AN ACT CONCERNING REFERENDA, INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES AND CERTAIN OTHER POLITICAL SPENDING.
To (1) prevent foreign interference in state referenda and elections and allow for greater enforcement of violations, (2) implement federal court rulings regarding independent expenditure political committees and contributions to such committees, (3) make adjustments to reflect the United States Supreme Court ruling aggregate contribution limits for individuals, (4) more explicitly recognize referendum spending as a type of independent expenditure and require reporting as such, (5) impose attribution requirements for certain forms of referendum spending, and (6) require, for organization expenditure party candidate listings, only the disclaimer of the paying committee and not the individual disclaimer of all candidates mentioned.
Introduced by:
Government Administration and Elections Committee| New today | 2-4 days old | 5 days & older |
| Text of Bill | |
| File No. 477 [doc] | |
| GAE Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Called Amendments | |
| Senate Schedule A LCO# 6340 (J) [doc] |
| Votes | |
| Senate Roll Call Vote 310 |
| Committee Actions | |
| GAE Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) |
| Fiscal Notes | |
| Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 6340 (Eliminates Fiscal Impact in Bill) | |
| Fiscal Note for SB-431, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 6340) | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 477 |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis for SB-431, as amended by Senate "A" | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 477 |
Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:
Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/2022 | House Calendar Number 557 | ||
| 5/3/2022 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House | ||
| 5/3/2022 | Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17 | ||
| 5/3/2022 | Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A | ||
| 5/3/2022 | Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 6340 | ||
| 4/14/2022 | (LCO) | File Number 477 | |
| 4/14/2022 | Senate Calendar Number 329 | ||
| 4/14/2022 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 4/14/2022 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/8/2022 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/13/22 5:00 PM | |
| 3/29/2022 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/28/2022 | (GAE) | Joint Favorable | |
| 3/14/2022 | Public Hearing 03/18 | ||
| 3/11/2022 | Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections |
Co-sponsors of SB-431
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