| Measure Title: | RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. |
| Report Title: | Campaign Spending Reform |
| Description: | Makes permanent the attachment of the campaign spending commission to the lieutenant governor's office; prohibits banks, corporations, labor organizations, and other entities organized under the authority of federal or state laws from making campaign contributions; prohibits the State and counties from entering into contracts with any person who makes contributions within a specified time before, during, and after performance of the contract; decreases the contribution limit for persons to $2,000 within an election period, which is defined as the two-year period between general election days; limits contributions to any number of candidates to an aggregate amount of $25,000 in a two-year election period; specifies coordinated campaign activities that constitute contributions; clarifies disposition of contributions that exceed the contribution limit; provides that intentional and knowing violations of the campaign spending law shall be a class C felony. |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | HANABUSA, Ihara, Ige |
| Current Referral: | TMG, JHW |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/17/2003 | S | Introduced and passed First Reading. |
| 1/22/2003 | S | Referred to TMG, JHW. |
| 1/28/2003 | S | SenatorIge is added as a co-sponsor pursuant to Senate rule 45. |
| 8/21/2003 | D | Carried over to 2004 Regular Session. |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment