Departmental Secretaries - Campaign and Working Hour Activities [HB-303]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Prohibiting a secretary of a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government from soliciting, accepting, transmitting, or depositing in a campaign account contributions or donations for the benefit of a candidate or political party; prohibiting a secretary from being a candidate for a public elective office while serving as secretary; authorizing the State Board of Elections to impose a civil penalty on specified entities as a result of a violation of this Act; etc.
HB-303: Departmental Secretaries - Campaign and Working Hour Activities
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
Campaign Finance - Political Action Committees - Solicitation Disclosures [HB-299]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Requiring a solicitation by or for a political action committee to contain a disclosure statement; requiring the disclosure statement to satisfy specified requirements and contain specified information; providing that a political action committee that receives a contribution as a result of a violation of the Act must refund the contribution and may be assessed a civil penalty of up to $10,000 by the State Board of Elections; providing for the assessment process and use of the civil penalty; etc.
HB-299: Campaign Finance - Political Action Committees - Solicitation Disclosures
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
Election Laws - Loans to a Campaign Finance Entity [SB-259]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
Altering the conditions under which the principal balance on a loan to a campaign finance entity is considered a contribution; providing that the terms of a loan to a campaign finance entity require that the loan be repaid no later than the end of the second year of the election cycle immediately following the election cycle in which the loan was made; specifying that penalties assessed for violations of campaign contribution limits may be assessed against a lender, the candidate whose campaign finance entity received the loan, or both; etc.
SB-259: Election Laws - Loans to a Campaign Finance Entity
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2017
Campaign Finance - Making a Contribution During General Assembly Session - Prohibition [HB-234]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting a person from directly or indirectly making a specified contribution during a regular session of the General Assembly; and providing that the prohibition applies only to a person who has received notice of the prohibition on specified contributions during a regular session of the General Assembly from a specified official or a person acting on behalf of a specified official.
HB-234: Campaign Finance - Making a Contribution During General Assembly Session - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 02/16/2017
Election Law - Fair Campaign Financing Fund [HB-72]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to determine before each gubernatorial election if the balance in the Fair Campaign Financing Fund is sufficient to provide a full public contribution for two gubernatorial tickets in the primary election and one gubernatorial ticket in the general election; requiring the Governor to include a specified appropriation in the budget bill if an insufficiency exists; requiring an eligible gubernatorial ticket to receive a public contribution in the form of a single payment; etc.
HB-72: Election Law - Fair Campaign Financing Fund
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 2/07 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/07/2017