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2004 SESSION
SB 268 Campaign finance disclosure; provisions for in-kind contributions and independent expenditures.
Introduced by: H. Russell Potts, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Campaign Finance Disclosure Act; reports of large pre-election in-kind contributions and independent expenditures; penalties. Applies to in-kind contributions and independent expenditures greater than $5,000 in a statewide election or $2,500 in other elections made in the 30 days before a primary or special election or 60 days before a general election to pay for advertisements referring to a clearly identified candidate. The bill requires the maker of the in-kind contribution or independent expenditure and recipient of the in-kind contribution to file a campaign disclosure report on the next business day. The bill provides for a civil penalty of $2,500 for the first failure to report and $5,000 for each subsequent failure in an election cycle.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 044783788 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 048812788-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 044783788
- 01/14/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/27/04 Senate: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 3
- 02/10/04 Senate: Reported from P. & E. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 048812788-S1
- 02/12/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/04 Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/04 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/13/04 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 048812788-S1
- 02/13/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB268S1
- 02/16/04 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/19/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/04 House: Read first time
- 02/19/04 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 03/05/04 House: Continued to 2005 in P. & E. (11-Y 10-N)