AN ACT CONCERNING MODIFICATIONS TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS AND STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION AUTHORITY.
To make several changes concerning campaign finance laws and the State Elections Enforcement Commission, including redefining "organization expenditure", "solicit", "contribution" and "expenditure", modifying the contents of certain political advertising disclaimers, reducing the number of audits required to be conducted by said commission, restricting the timing of declaratory rulings by said commission, requiring legislative approval of commission guidance documents, amending procedures for contributions rejected as qualifying contributions for purposes of Citizens' Election Program grant applications, subjecting the commission executive director to nomination and legislative confirmation and providing that court-ordered restitution of funds to a committee are to be spent by such committee over a period of time equal to the time it took to raise such funds instead of all at once.
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Government Administration and Elections Committee| New today | 2-4 days old | 5 days & older |
| Text of Bill | |
| APP Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| File No. 696 [doc] | |
| GAE Joint Favorable Substitute [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Committee Actions | |
| APP Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | |
| GAE Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) |
| Fiscal Notes | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 696 |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 696 |
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2025 | Tabled for the Calendar, House | ||
| 5/6/2025 | No New File by Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 5/6/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/6/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/5/2025 | (APP) | Joint Favorable | |
| 4/29/2025 | Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 4/14/2025 | (LCO) | File Number 696 | |
| 4/14/2025 | House Calendar Number 436 | ||
| 4/14/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House | ||
| 4/14/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/7/2025 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/25 12:00 PM | |
| 3/28/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/27/2025 | (GAE) | Joint Favorable Substitute | |
| 3/20/2025 | Public Hearing 03/24 | ||
| 3/19/2025 | Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections |
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