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2022 SB 431: An Act Concerning Referenda, Independent Expenditures And Certain Other 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 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, and (6) require, for organization expenditure party candidate listings, only the disclaimer of the paying committee and not the individual disclaimer of all candidates mentioned.

Sponsors

  • Dathan, Lucy
  • Winkler, Michael A.
  • Lesser, Matthew L.

Actions

2022-03-11 REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections
2022-03-14 PUBLIC HEARING 0318
2022-03-28 Joint Favorable
2022-03-29 FILED WITH LCO
2022-04-08 REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/13/22
2022-04-14 RPTD. OUT OF LCO
2022-04-14 FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
2022-04-14 SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 329
2022-04-14 FILE NO. 477
2022-05-03 SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
2022-05-03 SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
2022-05-03 TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17
2022-05-03 FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR
2022-05-03 HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 557

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