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2010 SESSION

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SB 119 Campaign finance; contribution limits for candidates for statewide offices and General Assembly.

Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Campaign finance; contribution limits.  Imposes limits on contributions to candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and the General Assembly. The limits are $20,000 per general or special election and $10,000 per primary election for contributions by persons and $50,000 and $25,000, respectively, for political action committees. However, if contributions are made by a person or political action committee for a primary, then that person or committee is limited to contributions of $10,000 and $25,000, respectively, for the general or special election. There are no limits on contributions by political party committees or by a candidate to his own campaign. Civil penalties for violations of the limits may equal up to two times the excess contribution amounts.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100299D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/06/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100299D
• 01/06/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/26/10  Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
• 02/09/10  Senate: Continued to 2011 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)