Political Reform — California Government Code — Definitions — Committee defined Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session "Committee" means any person or combination of persons who directly or indirectly does any of the following: (a) Receives contributions totaling two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more in a calendar year. (b) Makes independent expenditures totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in a calendar year; or (c) Makes contributions totaling ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more in a calendar year to or at the behest of candidates or committees. A person or combination of persons that becomes a committee shall retain its status as a committee until such time as that status is terminated pursuant to Section 84214. Ca. Gov. Code § 82013 Amended by Stats 2015 ch 364 (AB 594),s 1, eff. 1/1/2016.