89506. (a) Payments, advances, or reimbursements, for travel,
including actual transportation and related lodging and subsistence
that is reasonably related to a legislative or governmental purpose,
or to an issue of state, national, or international public policy,
are not prohibited or limited by this chapter if either of the
following apply:
(1) The travel is in connection with a speech given by the elected
state officer, local elected officeholder, candidate for elected
state office or local elected office, an individual specified in
Section 87200, member of a state board or commission, or designated
employee of a state or local government agency, the lodging and
subsistence expenses are limited to the day immediately preceding,
the day of, and the day immediately following the speech, and the
travel is within the United States.
(2) The travel is provided by a government, a governmental agency,
a foreign government, a governmental authority, a bona fide public
or private educational institution, as defined in Section 203 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code, a nonprofit organization that is exempt
from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
or by a person domiciled outside the United States which
substantially satisfies the requirements for tax-exempt status under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) Gifts of travel not described in subdivision (a) are subject
to the limits in Section 89503.
(c) Subdivision (a) applies only to travel that is reported on the
recipient's statement of economic interests.
(d) For purposes of this section, a gift of travel does not
include any of the following:
(1) Travel that is paid for from campaign funds, as permitted by
Article 4 (commencing with Section 89510), or that is a contribution.
(2) Travel that is provided by the agency of a local elected
officeholder, an elected state officer, member of a state board or
commission, an individual specified in Section 87200, or a designated
employee.
(3) Travel that is reasonably necessary in connection with a bona
fide business, trade, or profession and that satisfies the criteria
for federal income tax deduction for business expenses in Sections
162 and 274 of the Internal Revenue Code, unless the sole or
predominant activity of the business, trade, or profession is making
speeches.
(4) Travel that is excluded from the definition of a gift by any
other provision of this title.
(e) This section does not apply to payments, advances, or
reimbursements for travel and related lodging and subsistence
permitted or limited by Section 170.9 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
89506. (a) Payments, advances, or reimbursements, for travel,
including actual transportation and related lodging and subsistence
that is reasonably related to a legislative or governmental purpose,
or to an issue of state, national, or international public policy,
are not prohibited or limited by this chapter if either of the
following apply:
(1) The travel is in connection with a speech given by the elected
state officer, local elected officeholder, candidate for elected
state office or local elected office, an individual specified in
Section 87200, member of a state board or commission, or designated
employee of a state or local government agency, the lodging and
subsistence expenses are limited to the day immediately preceding,
the day of, and the day immediately following the speech, and the
travel is within the United States.
(2) The travel is provided by a government, a governmental agency,
a foreign government, a governmental authority, a bona fide public
or private educational institution, as defined in Section 203 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code, a nonprofit organization that is exempt
from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
or by a person domiciled outside the United States which
substantially satisfies the requirements for tax-exempt status under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) Gifts of travel not described in subdivision (a) are subject
to the limits in Section 89503.
(c) Subdivision (a) applies only to travel that is reported on the
recipient's statement of economic interests.
(d) For purposes of this section, a gift of travel does not
include any of the following:
(1) Travel that is paid for from campaign funds, as permitted by
Article 4 (commencing with Section 89510), or that is a contribution.
(2) Travel that is provided by the agency of a local elected
officeholder, an elected state officer, member of a state board or
commission, an individual specified in Section 87200, or a designated
employee.
(3) Travel that is reasonably necessary in connection with a bona
fide business, trade, or profession and that satisfies the criteria
for federal income tax deduction for business expenses in Sections
162 and 274 of the Internal Revenue Code, unless the sole or
predominant activity of the business, trade, or profession is making
speeches.
(4) Travel that is excluded from the definition of a gift by any
other provision of this title.
(e) This section does not apply to payments, advances, or
reimbursements for travel and related lodging and subsistence
permitted or limited by Section 170.9 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
89506. (a) Payments, advances, or reimbursements, for travel,
including actual transportation and related lodging and subsistence
that is reasonably related to a legislative or governmental purpose,
or to an issue of state, national, or international public policy,
are not prohibited or limited by this chapter if either of the
following apply:
(1) The travel is in connection with a speech given by the elected
state officer, local elected officeholder, candidate for elected
state office or local elected office, an individual specified in
Section 87200, member of a state board or commission, or designated
employee of a state or local government agency, the lodging and
subsistence expenses are limited to the day immediately preceding,
the day of, and the day immediately following the speech, and the
travel is within the United States.
(2) The travel is provided by a government, a governmental agency,
a foreign government, a governmental authority, a bona fide public
or private educational institution, as defined in Section 203 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code, a nonprofit organization that is exempt
from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
or by a person domiciled outside the United States which
substantially satisfies the requirements for tax-exempt status under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) Gifts of travel not described in subdivision (a) are subject
to the limits in Section 89503.
(c) Subdivision (a) applies only to travel that is reported on the
recipient's statement of economic interests.
(d) For purposes of this section, a gift of travel does not
include any of the following:
(1) Travel that is paid for from campaign funds, as permitted by
Article 4 (commencing with Section 89510), or that is a contribution.
(2) Travel that is provided by the agency of a local elected
officeholder, an elected state officer, member of a state board or
commission, an individual specified in Section 87200, or a designated
employee.
(3) Travel that is reasonably necessary in connection with a bona
fide business, trade, or profession and that satisfies the criteria
for federal income tax deduction for business expenses in Sections
162 and 274 of the Internal Revenue Code, unless the sole or
predominant activity of the business, trade, or profession is making
speeches.
(4) Travel that is excluded from the definition of a gift by any
other provision of this title.
(e) This section does not apply to payments, advances, or
reimbursements for travel and related lodging and subsistence
permitted or limited by Section 170.9 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
