Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the exception of the Revenue and Taxation Code, commencing with the 1993–94 fiscal year, the duties and responsibilities previously conferred on the auditor, controller, or director of finance of any county to any independent l…

(a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025.” (b) This chapter shall only apply to a local agency that adopts an ordinance that makes the provisions of this chapter applicable within its jurisdictional boundaries. (Added by…

All of the following definitions shall apply for purposes of this chapter: (a) “Hotel” means a commercially operated hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn, or similar transient lodging establishment, when all or part of the transient occupancy is or would be subject to tax under Se…

For purposes of this chapter, a person is related to another person if both persons are related to each other pursuant to Section 267(b) of Title 26 of the United States Code, as that section was amended by Public Law 114-113, and the regulations thereunder. (Added by Stats. 2025…

(a) Upon request by the local agency, each short-term rental facilitator shall report, in the form and manner prescribed by the local agency, the physical address, including nine-digit ZIP Code, of each short-term rental during the reporting period. (b) If the information provide…

A short-term rental facilitator shall include in the listing of a short-term rental any applicable local license number associated with the short-term rental and any transient occupancy tax certification issued by a local agency. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. (SB 346) E…

(a) A local agency may conduct an audit or otherwise examine the records of the short-term rental facilitator documenting the receipt of the transient occupancy tax due and payable to the local agency if the short-term rental facilitator is responsible for collecting and remittin…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to preempt a local agency from adopting an ordinance that regulates short-term rentals, short-term rental facilitators, or the payment and collection of transient occupancy taxes in a manner different from the procedures prescribed in th…

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Endowment” means the funds that are conveyed solely for the long-term stewardship of a mitigation property. Endowment funds are held as charitable trusts that are permanently restricted to paying the costs of…

(a) Any conservation easement created as a component of satisfying a local or state mitigation requirement shall be perpetual in duration, whether created pursuant to Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 51070) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of this code or Chapter 4 (commenc…

(a) If a state or local agency requires a project proponent to transfer property to mitigate any adverse impact upon natural resources caused by permitting the development of a project or facility, the agency may authorize a governmental entity, special district, a nonprofit orga…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 13014 of the Fish and Game Code, if an endowment is conveyed pursuant to Section 65966 for property conveyed pursuant to Section 65967, the endowment may be held by the same governmental entity, special district, or nonprofit organization that holds th…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Commission” means the Racial Equity Commission established pursuant to Section 8303.1. (b) “Racial equity” means efforts to ensure race can no longer be used to predict life well-being, outcomes, and conditions for all groups. (c) “Structural racism”…

(a) There is established in state government a Racial Equity Commission, within the Office of Planning and Research. (b) The commission shall consist of 11 members who are residents of California. Of the members of the commission, seven members shall be appointed by the Governor,…

(a) The commission shall develop resources, best practices, and tools for advancing racial equity, based upon publicly available information and data, by doing all of the following: (1) (A) In consultation with private and public stakeholders, as appropriate, develop a statewide …

(a) The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (b) This chapter shall b…

This chapter may be known and may be cited as the Online Disclosure Act. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 917, Sec. 1. Effective October 14, 2001.)

The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) The people of California enacted one of the nation’s most comprehensive campaign and lobbying financial disclosure laws when they voted for Proposition 9, the Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative statute. (b) Public access…

(a) To implement the Legislature’s intent, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commission, notwithstanding any other provision of this code, shall do all of the following: (1) Develop online and electronic filing processes for use by persons and entities specified in…

(a) The Secretary of State shall, on or before June 30, 2007, fully implement this chapter as specified in Section 84602, including completing online lobbying registration forms so that all forms can be filed online as specified in Section 84602. (b) On or before February 1, 2007…

The Secretary of State shall conspicuously post on the Secretary of State’s internet website hyperlinks to the internet website of any local government agency that contains publicly-disclosed campaign finance information. The Secretary of State shall update these hyperlinks no la…

The Secretary of State shall disclose online pursuant to this chapter an index of the identification numbers, as assigned pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 84101, of every person, entity, or committee that is obligated to make a disclosure pursuant to Chapter 4. This index s…

The Secretary of State, once all state-mandated development, procurement, and oversight requirements have been met, shall make public their availability to accept reports online or electronically. Any filer may then commence voluntarily filing online or electronically any require…

(a) The following persons shall file online or electronically with the Secretary of State: (1) Any candidate, including superior court, appellate court, and Supreme Court candidates and officeholders, committee, or other persons who are required, pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing…

The date that a filer transmits an online or electronic report shall be the date the filed report is received by the Secretary of State. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 662, Sec. 26. (SB 1239) Effective January 1, 2019. Conditionally operative on date prescribed by Stats. 2018, Ch. …

Pursuant to Section 8314, no employee or official of a state or local government agency shall utilize, for political or campaign purposes, public facilities or resources to retrieve or maintain any of the data produced by the requirements of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1997, C…

If the Secretary of State rejects a filing made under this chapter, the Secretary of State shall immediately notify the filer of the reason or reasons for rejection using plain, straightforward language, avoiding technical terms as much as possible, and using a coherent and easil…

(a) The Political Disclosure, Accountability, Transparency, and Access Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. Moneys collected pursuant to Section 84101.5 and one-half of the moneys collected pursuant to Section 86102 shall be deposited in the Political Disclosure, Acc…

A local government agency may require an elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person required to file reports or other documents required by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 84100), except an elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person who receives contrib…

(a) Within 72 hours of each applicable filing deadline, a local government agency shall post on its internet website a copy of any report or other document required by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 84100) that is filed with that agency in paper format, or by email or fax. If…