| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to campaign contributions; amending s. |
| 3 | 106.08, F.S.; prohibiting legislators, statewide |
| 4 | officeholders, and certain candidates from soliciting or |
| 5 | accepting contributions to or on behalf of a political |
| 6 | committee, committee of continuous existence, |
| 7 | electioneering communications organization, or s. 527 |
| 8 | organization and from controlling or coordinating or |
| 9 | consulting with any such committee or organization, with |
| 10 | specified exceptions; providing penalties; providing an |
| 11 | effective date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (7) of |
| 16 | section 106.08, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 17 | 106.08 Contributions; limitations on.-- |
| 18 | (7) |
| 19 | (c) A member of the Legislature, a statewide officeholder, |
| 20 | or a candidate for legislative or statewide office may not, |
| 21 | directly or indirectly, solicit, cause to be solicited, or |
| 22 | accept any contribution to or on behalf of a political |
| 23 | committee, committee of continuous existence, electioneering |
| 24 | communications organization, or, except for a political party or |
| 25 | campaign of the candidate, any organization described under s. |
| 26 | 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, and may not control or |
| 27 | coordinate or consult with any such committee or organization. |
| 28 | Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person |
| 29 | who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of this |
| 30 | paragraph commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as |
| 31 | provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 32 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |