Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/CS/HB 569, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Soto moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (481688) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Delete lines 1396 - 1412
    5  and insert:
    6         (b) A person or political committee may not make
    7  contributions to a state or county executive committee of a
    8  political party or to a political committee or electioneering
    9  communications organization affiliated with or organized by a
   10  candidate aggregating more than $25,000 per calendar year.
   11         (c)(b)1. The contribution limits provided in this
   12  subsection do not apply to contributions made by a state or
   13  county executive committee of a political party or affiliated
   14  party committee regulated by chapter 103 or to amounts
   15  contributed by a candidate to his or her own campaign.
   16         2. Notwithstanding the limits provided in this subsection,
   17  an unemancipated child under the age of 18 years of age may not
   18  make a contribution in excess of $100 to any candidate or to any
   19  political committee supporting one or more candidates.
   20         (d)(c) The contribution limits of this subsection apply to
   21  each election. For purposes of this subsection, the primary
   22  election and general election are separate elections so long as
   23  the candidate is not an unopposed candidate as defined in s.
   24  106.011 106.011(15). However, for the purpose of contribution
   25  limits with respect to candidates for retention as a justice or
   26  judge, there is only one election, which is the general
   27  election.
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   30         And the title is amended as follows:
   31         Delete line 2408
   32  and insert:
   33         to political committees; providing limitations on
   34         contributions made to a state or county executive
   35         committee of a political party and certain political
   36         committees and electioneering communications
   37         organizations; removing a limitation on