The California Coastal Commission plays a critical role in protecting California's coast, with power to make decisions on everything from offshore oil and gas extraction, to public access, to coastal development projects large and small. But unlike the State Legislature where lobbyists are required to report their expenses and activities, the people who lobby the Coastal Commission don’t operate with the same requirements. AB 2002 (Stone) would have closed a loophole in current law by requiring any person who communicates with Coastal Commission members regarding an administrative action of the commission, and who qualifies as a lobbyist, to comply with provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974.

Bill info from the legislature