“Amaya was able to get #SB752 before Texas lawmakers this session with the help of State Sen. José Menendez (D-San Antonio), who authored the bill.
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#CleanMoneyChampion Senator @BenAllenCA introduced first version of #DisclosureClarityAct, #SB752, last year. It passed Senate 35-0, but opposition in the Assembly to other parts of the bill got it killed in Assembly Appropriations.
But we weren't about to quit! 5/
Thank you, @Steve_Glazer, for having worked with #SB752 author @BenAllenCA on solution to ensure petition signers know to ask to see top funders & for coauthoring it. And thanks for working with @SenatorUmberg on 2022 #version, #SB1360 now!
Thank you, @SenatorLeyva, for voting for #SB752 the #DisclosureClarityAct last year! Please also vote Yes in Elections on #SB1360, the 2022 #version, to stop #DarkMoney from hiding on online political ads & make their formatting rules consistent with the rest of the #DISCLOSEAct.
Thank you, @JoshNewmanCA, for voting for #SB752 the #DisclosureClarityAct last year! Please also vote Yes Monday on #SB1360, the 2022 #version, to stop #DarkMoney from hiding on online political ads & make their formatting consistent with the rest of the #DISCLOSEAct.
Thank you, @SenBobHertzberg @hertzieLA, for voting for #SB752 the #DisclosureClarityAct last year! Please also vote Yes on #SB1360, the 2022 #version, to stop #DarkMoney from hiding on online political ads & make their formatting consistent with the rest of the #DISCLOSEAct.
Big thanks to our partners for #SB752 & other #CA #DISCLOSEAct bills: @CommonCauseCA @_jonathanstein @LWVC @DoraRose #VoicesForProgress @EvanMMinton @SandraFluke @CAStateStrong @Jennifer_enviro @MOVI_Coalition @MicheSutter @CourageCA @consumercal @DanielGNewman @InitiateJustice
Special thanks also to #CleanMoneyChampion @kevinmullin who authored the original #AB249 #CA #DISCLOSEAct + followups + floor managed #SB47 #PetitionDISCLOSEAct for @BenAllenCA that #SB752 stops abuses of! Their teamwork is why CA has the strongest disclosure laws in the nation!
Special thanks to Asm Elections Chair @Marc_Berman for working with author @BenAllenCA to make needed amends to pass our #SB752 & @CommonCauseCA's #SB459 for needed transparency in political ads, issue ads, and lobbying by #BigMoney interests.
Big thanks to Assm Elections Chair @Marc_Berman plus @Evan_Low @ChadMayes @kevinmullin @AsmBlancaRubio & Steve Bennett for passing @BenAllenCA's #SB752 #DisclosureClarityAct 6-0! Next step Appropriations Committee where Chair @LorenaAD80 has been a #CleanMoneyChampion!
Thanks @ChadMayes for coauthoring #AB1217 #IssueAd #DISCLOSEAct last session! It didn't pass Senate but #SB459 #LobbyingTransparencyAct by @BenAllenCA will require issue ads be reported & say who paid. Please vote for it & #SB752 #DisclosureClarityAct in Elections. @CommonCauseCA
Thanks @Evan_Low for voting for #DISCLOSEAct bills #AB1217, #AB201, & #SB47 last session! Please also vote for #SB752 #DisclosureClarityAct & #SB459 #LobbyingTransparencyAct by @BenAllenCA in Assm Elections. @CommonCauseCA
Thanks @AsmBlancaRubio for voting for #DISCLOSEAct bills #AB1217, #AB201, & #SB47 last session! Please also vote for #SB752 #DisclosureClarityAct & #SB459 #LobbyingTransparencyAct by @BenAllenCA in Assm Elections. @CommonCauseCA
Thanks 2019-20 #CleanMoneyChampions @ScottWilkCA & @SenatorBorgeas, and new Senator @rosilicie, for bipartisan votes for #SB459 for increased lobbying transparency! Please also vote for #SB752 @BenAllenCA #DisclosureClarityAct to close loopholes for top funders on political ads.
This @CalMatters story from last year shows why #SB752 Disclosure Clarity Act by @BenAllenCA is so important: It closes loophole that allows special interests to hide from disclosure on SuperPAC ads attacking local and legislative candidates:...
SIGN THE PETITION for #SB752, the Disclosure Clarity Act by @BenAllenCA, the first bill in the nation to require online political ads to clearly and prominently disclose the top funder of the ad, on the ad itself! SIGN HERE: http://bit.ly/sign-sb752-3
Thanks to Sen Appropriations Committee Chair @Portantino & @SteveBradford @sydneykamlager @SenJohnLaird @BobWieckowskiCA for passing #SB752 Disclosure Clarity Act & @CommonCauseCA's #SB459 lobbying disclosure bill, both authored by @BenAllenCA, out of committee! On to the floor!
Thanks to #CleanMoneyChampion @AsmCervantes, author of last session's #AB201 Text Message #DISCLOSEAct, for joining as Principal Coauthor of #SB90 & #AB1416 Ballot #DISCLOSEAct & #SB752 Disclosure Clarity Act, authored by champions @HenrySternCA, @SantiagoAD53, & @BenAllenCA!
Thanks to Senate Elections Chair @Steve_Glazer & @hertzieLA @SenatorLeyva @SenatorNewmanCA for passing @BenAllenCA's #SB752 #DisclosureClarityAct out of committee! Next step Appropriations, whose Chair @Portantino was a #CleanMoney Champion last session!
Thanks to the Valley Grassroots for Democracy for endorsing #SB90 @HenrySternCA & #AB1416 @SantiagoAD53 @LorenaAD80 the Ballot #DISCLOSEAct, and #SB752 @BenAllenCA the Disclosure Clarity Act! @hertzieLA