SJR 270: Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement
JOINT RESOLUTION by Baxley
Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement; Proposing the repeal of Section 7 of Article VI of the State Constitution which requires the availability of public financing of campaigns of candidates for elective statewide office who agree to campaign spending limits, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations (AP)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2019 Senate • Filed
1/22/2019 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 52
2/28/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/05/19, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 52
• Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -SJ 186
• Now in Judiciary
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary
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SJR 270, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2019 at 12:10 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 3/4/2019 (pdf)
Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2019 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 272 Campaign Finance Baxley Linked Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90) 
H 613 Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement Roth Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died on Calendar
H 615 Campaign Finance Roth Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/5/2019 2:30 PM Ethics and Elections 4 Yeas - 3 Nays