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Lobbying Disclosure: Kahl/Pownall Advocates for Private Essential Access Community Hospitals

Original title: KAHL/POWNALL ADVOCATES lobbying for PRIVATE ESSENTIAL ACCESS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS

Record date · June 20, 2026

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What This Bill Does

This document discloses activity and payments made by the firm Kahl/Pownall Advocates on behalf of Private Essential Access Community Hospitals during the first quarter of 2000. The firm reported total payments of $41,151.74 for their advocacy work regarding 25 specific state bills.

Why it matters

This report identifies the financial investment made by a hospital advocacy group to influence 25 separate pieces of state legislation between January and March 2000.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Private Essential Access Community Hospitals

The organization paid for lobbying services to influence the outcome of 25 state bills.

Directly affected

Kahl/Pownall Advocates

The firm was compensated $41,151.74 to perform lobbying activities.

Key Facts

  • The lobbying firm Kahl/Pownall Advocates received $41,151.74 for services rendered between 1/1/2000 and 3/31/2000.
  • The client for these lobbying services is Private Essential Access Community Hospitals.
  • The firm lobbied on 16 Assembly Bills: AB 43, AB 48, AB 93, AB 100, AB 249, AB 359, AB 469, AB 1015, AB 1068, AB 1072, AB 1107, AB 1209, AB 1353, AB 1863, AB 2151, and AB 2901.
  • The firm lobbied on 9 Senate Bills: SB 82, SB 87, SB 92, SB 102, SB 107, SB 111, SB 112, SB 454, and SB 479.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of this document?
This is a disclosure report that tracks how much money was paid to a lobbying firm to influence specific state legislation.
Which bills were the lobbyists trying to influence?
The firm lobbied on 25 bills, including 16 Assembly bills and 9 Senate bills listed in the document.

What else do you want to know?

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Lobbying Activity

KAHL/POWNALL ADVOCATES

on behalf of PRIVATE ESSENTIAL ACCESS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS

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Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Broad Legislative Focus

The client targeted a high volume of 25 distinct bills in a single quarter, suggesting a broad legislative strategy regarding healthcare policy.

Connected Entities

Private Essential Access Community Hospitals, Kahl/Pownall Advocates

Sources

Open source document

www.sos.ca.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance40
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy10
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz5
    Current news / social attention level

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