Political Reform Division

Lobbying Registration Renewal for the 2025-2026 Legislative Session is taking place November 1 - December 31, 2024. For more information, including how to file by email, read the renewal notice.

Lobbyist Photo Submission Form

The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has updated the Statement of Organization (Form 410) to accommodate new requirements to include the names of those authorized to obtain the bank records and email addresses of the committee's treasurer, assistant treasurer, and principal officer(s).

The Political Reform Division administers provisions of California's Political Reform Act, including the law's most fundamental purpose of ensuring that "receipts and expenditures in election campaigns should be fully and truthfully disclosed in order that the voters may be fully informed and the activities of lobbyists should be regulated" and "their finances disclosed..." (Gov. Code § 81002)

The Political Reform Act was adopted as a statewide initiative (Proposition 9) by an overwhelming vote of the electorate in 1974. The law requires detailed disclosure of the role of money in California politics. This includes the disclosure of contributions and expenditures in connection with campaigns supporting or opposing state and local candidates and ballot measures as well as the disclosure of expenditures made in connection with lobbying the State Legislature and attempting to influence administrative decisions of state government. Electronic data received by the California Secretary of State is published on the California Automated Lobbying and Campaign Contribution Electronic Search System (CAL-ACCESS) website. CAL-ACCESS is the state’s campaign and lobbying information system where candidates, political committees, and lobbyists file detailed financial disclosures.

History of the Political Reform Division