Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB's 716 & 2660
                        Barcode 343000
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11  The Committee on Judiciary (Posey) recommended the following
12  amendment to amendment (715026):
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14         Senate Amendment 
15         On page 1, line 19, through page 2, line 19, delete
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19         (d)1.  Committees of continuous existence,
20  electioneering communications organizations, organizations
21  exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. s. 527 other than a
22  political party, and organizations exempt from taxation under
23  26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(4) shall not, in any election, accept
24  contributions in excess of $500 from an individual or group
25  if, during the current election period ending on the date of
26  the next general election, the committee or organization
27  directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries:
28         a.  Reimburses or pays for any expenses of the
29  Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a member of the Cabinet, a
30  state legislator, a candidate for any of these offices, an
31  employee or agent of the officer or candidate, or a member of
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    Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB's 716 & 2660
                        Barcode 343000
 1  the officer's or candidate's immediate family.
 2         b.  Is, in whole or in part, established, organized,
 3  operated, or controlled by the Governor, the Lieutenant
 4  Governor, a member of the Cabinet, a state legislator, a
 5  candidate for any of these offices, an employee or agent of
 6  the officer or candidate, or a member of the officer's or
 7  candidate's immediate family, provided the committee or
 8  organization directly or indirectly makes or has made a
 9  contribution to, or an expenditure for the benefit of, the
10  officer's or candidate's campaign for publicly-elected office.
11         c.  Knowingly receives contributions solicited by,
12  caused to be solicited by, or accepted on behalf of the
13  committee or organization by the Governor, the Lieutenant
14  Governor, a member of the Cabinet, a state legislator, a
15  candidate for any of these offices, an employee or agent of
16  the officer or candidate, or a member of the officer's or
17  candidate's immediate family, provided the committee or
18  organization directly or indirectly makes or has made a
19  contribution to, or an expenditure for the benefit of, the
20  officer's or candidate's campaign for publicly-elected office
21  in an amount exceeding $500 in the aggregate in any election.
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