Political Reform Act of 1974.

Section 83109 was reframed from a negative prohibition (a nonclerical position shall not be included in the same civil service class as positions of other departments) to a positive authorization (the Commission may include a nonclerical position in a class that is separate and distinct from any position of any other department or agency). The practical effect is similar but the legal framing changed.

In Section 86116(g), the term 'campaign statement report' was changed to 'campaign report,' correcting the terminology used to describe the type of filing with the Secretary of State that allows a lobbyist filer to report only a committee name and identification number instead of full contribution details.

In Section 86112.3, the phrase 'legislative official or agency official' was changed to 'legislative official, or agency official,' adding a comma for grammatical clarity in listing the types of officials covered by the gift invitation disclosure requirement.

Fiscal committee jurisdiction was changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the Assembly fiscal committee now has review authority over this bill.

The bill now amends four sections of the Government Code (83109, 85200, 86112.3, and 86116) instead of just one (86112.3), substantially broadening its reach across multiple areas of the Political Reform Act.

Section 83109 is amended to authorize the Fair Political Practices Commission to include a nonclerical position in the same civil service class as positions in other departments or agencies, reversing a prior prohibition that required FPPC positions to be in a separate and distinct class.

Section 86112.3 continues to increase the minimum font size for the gift notice on lobbying invitations from 8-point to 10-point Roman boldface type, but is renumbered as Section 3 of the bill.

Section 85200 is amended to require candidates for judicial offices (in addition to elective state office) to file their statement of intention online or electronically with the Secretary of State. It also adds a requirement that candidates who initially indicate they will not qualify as a committee must amend their filing within 48 hours if they receive $2,000 or more in contributions or expenditures in a calendar year.

Section 86116 adds detailed lobbyist periodic reporting requirements, including: disclosure of contributions of $100 or more to state officers and candidates; total payments to influence legislative or administrative action including overhead and employee time; for issue lobbying advertisements of $2,500 or more, identification of the specific legislative action and the filer's position (support, oppose, neutral, etc.); and an alternative reporting option for PUC ratemaking proceedings allowing filers to report only attorney and witness fees rather than all payments.

The fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the amended bill now has identifiable fiscal implications requiring fiscal analysis.