AN ACT CONCERNING FOREIGN POLITICAL SPENDING.
To (1) prevent foreign interference in state referenda and elections and allow for greater enforcement of violations, (2) implement federal court rulings regarding independent expenditure political committees and contributions to such committees, (3) make adjustments to reflect the United States Supreme Court ruling on aggregate contribution limits for individuals, (4) more explicitly recognize referendum spending as a type of independent expenditure and require reporting as such, (5) impose attribution requirements for certain forms of referendum spending, (6) require, for organization expenditure party candidate listings, only the disclaimer of the paying committee and not the individual disclaimer of all candidates mentioned, and (7) make a conforming change regarding the distribution of surplus funds by candidate committees participating in the Citizens’ Election Program.
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Government Administration and Elections Committee| New today | 2-4 days old | 5 days & older |
| Text of Bill | |
| JUD Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| File No. 602 | |
| GAE Joint Favorable Substitute [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Committee Actions | |
| JUD Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | |
| GAE Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) |
| Fiscal Notes | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 602 |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 602 |
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2023 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 5/16/2023 | No New File by Committee on Judiciary | ||
| 5/16/2023 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/16/2023 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/15/2023 | (JUD) | Joint Favorable | |
| 5/11/2023 | Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary | ||
| 4/17/2023 | (LCO) | File Number 602 | |
| 4/17/2023 | Senate Calendar Number 360 | ||
| 4/17/2023 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 4/17/2023 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/10/2023 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/17/23 12:00 PM | |
| 3/29/2023 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/27/2023 | (GAE) | Joint Favorable Substitute | |
| 3/6/2023 | Public Hearing 03/10 | ||
| 3/3/2023 | Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections |
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