Senate Bill sb2660

    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 2660

    By Senator Rich





    34-1496B-06

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to campaign contributions;

  3         amending s. 106.08, F.S.; prohibiting

  4         legislators, statewide officeholders, and

  5         certain candidates from soliciting or accepting

  6         contributions to or on behalf of a political

  7         committee, committee of continuous existence,

  8         electioneering communications organization, or

  9         s. 527 organization and from controlling or

10         coordinating or consulting with any such

11         committee or organization, with specified

12         exceptions; providing penalties; providing an

13         effective date.

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15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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17         Section 1.  Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (7) of

18  section 106.08, Florida Statutes, to read:

19         106.08  Contributions; limitations on.--

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21         (c)  A member of the Legislature, a statewide

22  officeholder, or a candidate for legislative or statewide

23  office may not, directly or indirectly, solicit, cause to be

24  solicited, or accept any contribution to or on behalf of a

25  political committee, committee of continuous existence,

26  electioneering communications organization, or, except for a

27  political party or campaign of the candidate, any organization

28  described under s. 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, and may

29  not control or coordinate or consult with any such committee

30  or organization. Notwithstanding any other provision of this

31  chapter, any person who knowingly and willfully violates any

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 2660
    34-1496B-06




 1  provision of this paragraph commits a felony of the third

 2  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or

 3  s. 775.084.

 4         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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 7                          SENATE SUMMARY

 8    Prohibits legislators, statewide officeholders, and
      certain candidates from soliciting or accepting
 9    contributions under certain circumstances. Provides
      specified exceptions. Provides criminal penalties.
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