Lobbying Disclosure: Kahl/Pownall Advocates for Hertz Corporation
June 20, 2026
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The Frame
This report tracks the financial influence exerted by a major rental car company on state legislation and policy regarding airport fees and insurance implementation between January and March 2000.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Hertz Corporation
The corporation is the entity paying for lobbying services to influence state policy.
Kahl/Pownall Advocates
The firm is the recipient of lobbying fees and the entity performing the advocacy work.
Last recorded activity June 20, 2026.
Next step not available in the current record.
Key Facts
- Hertz Corporation paid Kahl/Pownall Advocates $40,089.11 for lobbying services.
- The reporting period covers January 1, 2000, through March 31, 2000.
- Lobbying efforts targeted legislative bills AB 393 and AB 966.
- Lobbying efforts targeted the Attorney General's Office regarding airport fee issues.
- Lobbying efforts targeted the Department of Insurance regarding the implementation of AB 62 and AB 393.
Why It Matters
This report tracks the financial influence exerted by a major rental car company on state legislation and policy regarding airport fees and insurance implementation between January and March 2000.
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Summary
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Lobbying Activity
KAHL/POWNALL ADVOCATES
on behalf of HERTZ CORPORATION THE
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Multi-Agency Lobbying
The client targeted both the legislative branch (bills) and the executive branch (Attorney General and Insurance Department) simultaneously regarding the same bill (AB 393).
Connected Entities
Sources
www.sos.ca.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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