House Bill 548

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Last Action to State & Local Government (S)
Title AN ACT relating to campaign finance.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number 313
Sponsor J. Kay
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 121.015 to amend definition of "contributing organization" and to add new definition for "electioneering communication" and to make technical corrections; amend KRS 121.190 to extend requirements for disclosure in campaign advertisements to Internet and electronic communication network announcements, to cover electioneering communications, and to apply disclosures in advertisements and communications made by additional groups and organizations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 121 to require any person or group making electioneering communications expenditures in an amount greater than $3,000 during an election to follow the same registration and reporting schedule as candidates and slates of candidates and specify the information to be reported, and to require any person or group making electioneering communications expenditures in an amount greater than $1,000 in the 15 days before an election to file reports electronically within 48 hours of the expenditure or the communication, whichever is sooner, and to specify that contributions for electioneering communications make the contributors a contributing organization.
Index Headings of Original Version Elections and Voting - Campaign finance, new restrictions on certain organizations and expenditures
State Agencies - Registry of Election Finance, new restrictions on certain organizations and expenditures
Campaign Finance - Definitions, add to, electioneering communications
Campaign Finance - Reporting, electioneering communications
Fiscal Note - Registry of Election Finance, new restrictions on certain organizations and expenditures
Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/29/16
  • introduced in House
03/01/16
  • to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
03/03/16
  • posted in committee
03/07/16
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/08/16
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 9, 2016
03/09/16
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/22/16
  • 3rd reading, passed 59-35
03/23/16
  • received in Senate
03/28/16
  • to State & Local Government (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor D. Osborne
Summary Permit a legislative agent to make a campaign contribution to a legislator, a candidate, or his or her campaign committee if the legislative agent is eligible to cast a vote in the race.
Index Headings Elections and Voting - Campaign finance, new restrictions on certain organizations and expenditures
State Agencies - Registry of Election Finance, new restrictions on certain organizations and expenditures
Campaign Finance - Definitions, add to, electioneering communications
Campaign Finance - Reporting, electioneering communications
Fiscal Note - Registry of Election Finance, new restrictions on certain organizations and expenditures

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