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Lobbying Disclosure: Professional Engineers in California Government (Q2 2000)

Original title: READ & ASSOCIATES AARON lobbying for PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT

Record date · June 20, 2026

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What This Bill Does

This document discloses activity and payments made by the organization Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) to the firm Read & Associates for the period of April 1, 2000, through June 30, 2000.

Why it matters

This report identifies the financial investment made by a professional association to influence 38 specific pieces of state legislation during the second quarter of 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

Professional Engineers in California Government

The organization incurred a $50,000 expense to influence state legislative outcomes.

Directly affected

Read & Associates

The firm received $50,000 in compensation for lobbying services provided to their client.

Key Facts

  • The lobbying firm Read & Associates received $50,000 for services provided to Professional Engineers in California Government between April 1, 2000, and June 30, 2000.
  • The lobbying efforts focused on 16 Assembly Bills (AB 80, 107, 688, 816, 1295, 1303, 1612, 1776, 1829, 2099, 2304, 2463, 2619, 2629, 2672, 2745).
  • The lobbying efforts focused on 3 Assembly Constitutional Amendments (ACA 1, 8, 16).
  • The lobbying efforts focused on 1 Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR 135).
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  • The lobbying efforts focused on 1 House Resolution (HR 48).
  • The lobbying efforts focused on 16 Senate Bills (SB 14, 315, 683, 984, 1080, 1166, 1327, 1378, 1426, 1446, 1563, 1697, 1863).

Frequently Asked Questions

How much was paid for lobbying services during this period?
Professional Engineers in California Government paid $50,000 to Read & Associates.
What time period does this report cover?
The report covers the second quarter of 2000, specifically April 1, 2000, through June 30, 2000.

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Lobbying Activity

READ & ASSOCIATES AARON

on behalf of PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT

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READ & ASSOCIATES AARON

on behalf of PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT

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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

High Volume Legislative Targeting

The client targeted 38 distinct legislative items in a single quarter, indicating a broad legislative agenda.

Connected Entities

Read & Associates, Professional Engineers in California Government
OrganizationRead & Associates“Lobbying firm hired by PECG”Map →
OrganizationProfessional Engineers in California Government“Client organization representing state-employed engineers”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.sos.ca.gov

Analysis Score

0–100
  • 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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