HB 391

P rior to the commencement of a solicitation campa ign, present law requires a professional solicitor to file with the secretary of state copies, or samples, of each type of solicitation campaign literature or promotional materials utilized in the solicitation campaign, including, but not limited to, the t ext of any solicitation scripts or pitches made to the public orally, which is utilized in the campaign. This bill revises this provision to instead require the filing to be completed within 90 days after a solicitation campaign has been completed or with in 90 days after the end of the fiscal year for a campaign that lasts more than one year. This bill also revises this provision to provide that the text of any solicitation scripts or pitches made to the public orally are no longer required to be utilize d in the campaign. Present law also provides that within seven days after any modification or changes in campaign solicitation literature or promotional materials utilized by the professional solicitor, the secretary of state must be notified in writing and be given samples or copies of such changes and modifications. This bill removes this requirement.