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HB 171: Campaign Financing/Political Ads

GENERAL BILL by Turnbull ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wiles ; Stafford ; Heyman ; Ritter

Campaign Financing/Political Ads; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/H559,171,565) revises definition of term "political advertisement"; eliminates provision that authorizes unrestricted expenditure of funds for purpose of jointly endorsing 3 or more candidates; provides limits on contributions to political parties; revises limits on contributions to candidates by political parties; provides penalties; corrects cross references to conform, etc. Amends Ch. 106.

Effective Date: 01/01/2000
 Last Action: 4/6/1999 House - Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/HB 559 (Died in House Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/11/1998 House • Prefiled
    12/18/1998 House • Referred to Election Reform (PRC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Law Enforcement & Crime Prevention (CRC); Judiciary (CJC)
    3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Election Reform (PRC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Law Enforcement & Crime Prevention (CRC); Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00030
    3/18/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Election Reform (PRC), 03/22/99, 3:15 pm, 413C
    3/22/1999 House • CS combines this bill with 559 & 565; Comm. Action: CS by Election Reform (PRC)
    4/6/1999 House • Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/HB 559 (Died in House Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations)

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  • HB 171, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Election Reform (Post-Meeting) 3/21/1999 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 559 (c2) Campaign Financing Logan Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died in Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC)
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    H 565 Campaign Financing Logan Compare Last Action: 4/6/1999 H Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/HB 559 (Died in House Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations)
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    S 314 (e2) Campaign Finance Reform Act Latvala Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died in Committee on Election Reform (PRC)
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    S 968 Elections Campbell Compare Last Action: 3/5/1999 S Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00127; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00127
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    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    106.011 Definitions.
    106.021 Campaign treasurers; deputies; primary and secondary depositories.
    106.08 Contributions; limitations on.
    106.087 Independent expenditures; contribution limits; restrictions on political parties, political committees, and committees of continuous existence.
    106.19 Violations by candidates, persons connected with campaigns, and political committees.
    106.29 Reports by political parties; restrictions on contributions and expenditures; penalties.

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