Florida Senate - 2021 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1890
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Rules (Farmer) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 17 - 26
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5 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section
6 106.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
7 106.011 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the following
8 terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly
9 indicates otherwise:
10 (5) “Contribution” means:
11 (b) A transfer of funds between political committees,
12 between electioneering communications organizations, or between
13 a political committee and an electioneering communications
14 organization any combination of these groups.
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16 Notwithstanding the foregoing meanings of “contribution,” the
17 term may not be construed to include services, including, but
18 not limited to, legal and accounting services, provided without
19 compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
20 their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee or
21 editorial endorsements.
22 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
23 106.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
24 106.07 Reports; certification and filing.—
25 (4)(a) Except for daily reports, to which only the
26 contributions provisions below apply, and except as provided in
27 paragraph (b), each report required by this section must
28 contain:
29 1. The full name, address, and occupation, if any, of each
30 person who has made one or more contributions to or for such
31 committee or candidate within the reporting period, together
32 with the amount and date of such contributions. For
33 corporations, the report must provide as clear a description as
34 practicable of the principal type of business conducted by the
35 corporation. However, if the contribution is $100 or less or is
36 from a relative, as defined in s. 112.312, provided that the
37 relationship is reported, the occupation of the contributor or
38 the principal type of business need not be listed.
39 2. The name and address of each political committee from
40 which the reporting committee or the candidate received, or to
41 which the reporting committee or candidate made, any transfer of
42 funds, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers.
43 3. Each loan for campaign purposes to or from any person or
44 political committee within the reporting period, together with
45 the full names, addresses, and occupations, and principal places
46 of business, if any, of the lender and endorsers, if any, and
47 the date and amount of such loans.
48 4. A statement of each contribution, rebate, refund, or
49 other receipt not otherwise listed under subparagraphs 1.
50 through 3.
51 5. The total sums of all loans, in-kind contributions, and
52 other receipts by or for such committee or candidate during the
53 reporting period. The reporting forms shall be designed to
54 elicit separate totals for in-kind contributions, loans, and
55 other receipts.
56 6. The full name and address of each person to whom
57 expenditures have been made by or on behalf of the committee or
58 candidate within the reporting period; the amount, date, and
59 purpose of each such expenditure; and the name and address of,
60 and office sought by, each candidate on whose behalf such
61 expenditure was made. However, expenditures made from the petty
62 cash fund provided by s. 106.12 need not be reported
63 individually.
64 7. The full name and address of each person to whom an
65 expenditure for personal services, salary, or reimbursement for
66 authorized expenses as provided in s. 106.021(3) has been made
67 and which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
68 and purpose of such expenditure. However, expenditures made from
69 the petty cash fund provided for in s. 106.12 need not be
70 reported individually. Receipts for reimbursement for authorized
71 expenditures shall be retained by the treasurer along with the
72 records for the campaign account.
73 8. The total amount withdrawn and the total amount spent
74 for petty cash purposes pursuant to this chapter during the
75 reporting period.
76 9. The total sum of expenditures made by such committee or
77 candidate during the reporting period.
78 10. The amount and nature of debts and obligations owed by
79 or to the committee or candidate, which relate to the conduct of
80 any political campaign.
81 11. Transaction information for each credit card purchase.
82 Receipts for each credit card purchase shall be retained by the
83 treasurer with the records for the campaign account.
84 12. The amount and nature of any separate interest-bearing
85 accounts or certificates of deposit and identification of the
86 financial institution in which such accounts or certificates of
87 deposit are located.
88 13. The primary purposes of an expenditure made indirectly
89 through a campaign treasurer pursuant to s. 106.021(3) for goods
90 and services such as communications media placement or
91 procurement services, campaign signs, insurance, and other
92 expenditures that include multiple components as part of the
93 expenditure. The primary purpose of an expenditure shall be that
94 purpose, including integral and directly related components,
95 that comprises 80 percent of such expenditure.
96 Section 3. Section 106.079, Florida Statutes, is created to
97 read:
98 106.079 Transfer of political committee funds.—A political
99 committee may not transfer funds or make contributions to
100 another political committee.
101 Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
102 106.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
103 106.08 Contributions; limitations on.—
104 (1)(a) Except for political parties or affiliated party
105 committees, no person or political committee may, in any
106 election, make contributions in excess of the following amounts:
107 1. To a candidate for statewide office or for retention as
108 a justice of the Supreme Court or to a political committee that
109 is the sponsor of a constitutional amendment proposed by
110 initiative, $3,000. However, a political committee may not make
111 a contribution to any such political committee as provided in s.
112 106.079. The limitation on contributions for
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115 And the title is amended as follows:
116 Between lines 2 and 3
117 insert:
118 106.011, F.S.; redefining the term “contribution” to
119 conform to changes made by the act; amending s.
120 106.07, F.S.; revising reporting requirements
121 regarding transfers made by political committees, to
122 conform; creating s. 106.079, F.S.; prohibiting a
123 political committee from transferring funds or making
124 contributions to another political committee; amending
125 s.