These 100 interest groups spent the most trying to influence California officials

Chevron, Western States Petroleum Association and Tesoro spent more money than any other lobbyist employers in the quarter.

Chevron topped the list at $6.1 million and the other two dished out more than $2 million apiece. All three groups said they lobbied the climate change bills during the quarter, among other issues.

In early June, the Senate passed Senate Bill 562 to create a universal health care system in California. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon shelved what he called a “woefully incomplete” bill later that month, ending the measure’s progress for the year.

The California Nurses Association, which sponsored the universal health care bill, spent $528,228 to influence officials during the quarter.

The California Hospital Association is the only other group in health care that spent more money than the nurses to influence officials in the second quarter. The association spent $752,666 and did not list SB 562 as one of the many measures it lobbied. About 125 other lobbyist employers, including the chamber, California Medical Association, Anthem, Pfizer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Blue Shield of California, reported that they lobbied the bill in the first six months of the year.

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