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2020 SESSION
HB 1556 Political campaign advertisements; authorization statement, name of candidate defined.
Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Political campaign advertisements; disclosures; authorization statement; name of candidate defined. Defines "name of candidate" for purposes of political advertisement disclosure requirements to mean (i) the full name of the candidate as it appears on the statement of qualification filed by the candidate or as it will appear on the ballot or (ii) the first name, middle name, or nickname of the candidate as it appears on his statement of qualification and a last name of the candidate as it appears on his statement of qualification. The bill further provides that when a disclosure statement includes the name of a campaign committee, the name must be the same as it appears on the statement of organization. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021, and further provides that any print media advertisement paid for or distributed prior to the effective date of the bill shall not be subject to the requirements of the bill.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20105148D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107246D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108245D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1556ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB1556ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/12/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20105148D
- 01/12/20 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance
- 01/30/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107246D-H1
- 01/31/20 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/20 House: Read first time
- 02/05/20 House: Read second time
- 02/05/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107246D-H1
- 02/05/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1556H1
- 02/06/20 House: Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N)
- 02/06/20 House: VOTE: Passage (84-Y 15-N)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/18/20 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (10-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/18/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108245D-S1
- 02/20/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/21/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108245D-S1
- 02/21/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1556S1
- 02/21/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (34-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/20 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108245D-S1 (93-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/25/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 03/02/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1556ER)
- 03/02/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB1556ER)
- 03/03/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/02/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 615 (effective 1/1/21)
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615)