California AB26 aims to eliminate perks for politicians by banning gifts, stock trading, lobbying, and pensions.
California AB26, known as the Eliminate the Politicians’ Perks Act of 2025, seeks to hold elected officials accountable by prohibiting Members of the Legislature from accepting gifts or trading in individual stock. It also imposes a lifetime lobbying ban, eliminates exemptions for the Legislature from labor, workplace, and public record laws, and removes government pensions for local elected officials.
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