Florida Senate - 2009                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 216
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                Floor: 1/F/RM          .                                
             04/30/2009 05:46 PM       .                                
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       Senator Wise moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (563947) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete lines 4 - 6
    5  and insert:
    6  
    7         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    8  and insert
    9         Section 1. Section 106.113, Florida Statutes, is created to
   10  read:
   11         106.113 Expenditures by local governments.—
   12         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   13         (a) “Local government” means:
   14         1. A county, municipality, school district, or other
   15  political subdivision in this state; and
   16         2. Any department, agency, board, bureau, district,
   17  commission, authority, or similar body of a county,
   18  municipality, school district, or other political subdivision of
   19  this state.
   20         (b) “Public funds” means all moneys under the jurisdiction
   21  or control of the local government.
   22         (2) A local government or a person acting on behalf of
   23  local government may not expend or authorize the expenditure of,
   24  and a person or group may not accept, public funds for a
   25  political advertisement or electioneering communication
   26  concerning an issue, referendum, or amendment that is subject to
   27  a vote of the electors. This subsection does not apply to an
   28  electioneering communication from a local government or a person
   29  acting on behalf of a local government which is limited to
   30  factual information.
   31         (3) With the exception of the prohibitions specified in
   32  subsection (2), this section does not preclude an elected
   33  official of the local government from expressing an opinion on
   34  any issue at any time.
   35         Section 2. Section 106.295, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   36  read:
   37         106.295 Caucus accountability Leadership fund.—
   38         (1) For purposes of this section:
   39         (a) “Caucus accountability Leadership fund” means accounts
   40  comprised of any moneys contributed to a political party,
   41  directly or indirectly, which are designated to be used at the
   42  partial or total discretion of a leader.
   43         (b) “Leader” means the President of the Senate, the Speaker
   44  of the House of Representatives, the majority leader and the
   45  minority leader of each house, and any person designated by a
   46  political caucus of members of either house to succeed to any
   47  such position.
   48         (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, caucus
   49  accountability leadership funds are authorized prohibited in
   50  this state. No leader shall accept any leadership funds.
   51         (3) This section applies to leadership funds in existence
   52  on or after January 1, 1990.
   53         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.
   54  
   55  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   56         And the title is amended as follows:
   57         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   58  and insert:
   59                        A bill to be entitled                      
   60         An act relating to campaign financing; creating s.
   61         106.113, F.S.; defining the terms “local government”
   62         and “public funds”; prohibiting a local government
   63         from expending, and a person or group from accepting,
   64         public funds for a political advertisement or
   65         electioneering communication concerning an issue,
   66         referendum, or amendment that is subject to the vote
   67         of the electors; providing an exception for certain
   68         electioneering communications; clarifying restrictions
   69         with respect to local officials; amending s. 106.295,
   70         F.S.; defining the term “caucus accountability fund”;
   71         authorizing the use of caucus accountability funds;
   72         providing an effective date.