Lobbying Disclosure: Smith & Kempton for Southern California Regional Rail Authority
June 20, 2026
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The Frame
This report identifies the financial investment made by a public transit agency to influence state legislation, detailing the specific bills under consideration during the first quarter of 2000.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Southern California Regional Rail Authority
The agency authorized the expenditure of $19,500 for professional lobbying services.
Smith & Kempton
The firm received payment to represent the interests of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority regarding specific state legislation.
Last recorded activity June 20, 2026.
Next step not available in the current record.
Summary
Key Facts
- The Southern California Regional Rail Authority paid Smith & Kempton $19,500 for lobbying services.
- The reporting period for these payments is January 1, 2000, through March 31, 2000.
- The firm lobbied on 11 Assembly Bills (AB 74, 308, 276, 521, 477, 682, 769, 779, 1473, 1649, 1567).
- The firm lobbied on 12 Senate Bills (SB 98, 170, 200, 315, 540, 677, 886, 1101, 1166, 1202, 1243, 1298).
- The firm lobbied on 2 Senate Constitutional Amendments (SCA 3, 9).
- The firm lobbied on two additional bills: SB 160 and AB 1155.
Why It Matters
This report identifies the financial investment made by a public transit agency to influence state legislation, detailing the specific bills under consideration during the first quarter of 2000.
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Lobbying Activity
SMITH & KEMPTON
on behalf of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Broad Legislative Monitoring
The agency monitored a high volume of bills (26 total) across both chambers, suggesting a wide-reaching interest in state-level transportation policy during this quarter.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.sos.ca.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz5Current news / social attention level
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