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SB 871 Political campaign advertisements; includes yard signs in definition of print media.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Political campaign advertisements; yard signs. Includes yard signs in the definition of print media and defines yard signs to be those signs paid for or distributed by a candidate, campaign committee, or political committee to be placed on public or private property. The inclusion of yard signs in the definition of print media subjects yard signs to all current disclosure requirements for print media. The bill provides an exemption to the disclosure requirements for those yard signs paid for or distributed prior to July 1, 2015.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101008D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB871ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101008D
- 01/07/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/20/15 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/23/15 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/15 House: Read first time
- 01/30/15 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/06/15 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance
- 02/11/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/15 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/16/15 House: Read second time
- 02/17/15 House: Read third time
- 02/17/15 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/17/15 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/17/15 House: Passed House with amendment (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/17/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/19/15 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB871ER)
- 02/24/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/15 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
- 02/26/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/23/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 573 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573)