25RS HB 45

House Bill 45

Actions

Last Action	01/07/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to campaign finance.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	445
Sponsor	J. Hodgson
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 121.015, relating to campaign finance, to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 121 to establish reporting and record retention requirements for political issues committees and persons making independent expenditures; prohibit political issues committees from knowingly and willfully soliciting or accepting contributions from prohibited sources; establish certification requirements for treasurers of political issues committees and donors making contributions and independent expenditures; define activity that creates a presumption of a violation; prohibit foreign nationals from making a donation, contribution, or expenditure, soliciting another person to make a donation, contribution, or expenditure, or participating in another person's decision to influence a ballot measure; establish a cause of action for accepting or soliciting contributions from prohibited sources and failing to certify, report, or retain records; establish a right of privacy in donations to tax-exempt organizations; establish a penalty for a state or local governmental entity, court, or officer of the court that violates the right of privacy; amend KRS 121.190 to require a "paid for by" disclosure for advertisements advocating or opposing a ballot measure.
Index Headings of Original Version	Courts, Circuit - Campaign finance, prohibited sources, ballot measures, cause of action Crimes and Punishments - Right of privacy, donations to tax-exempt organizations, Class A misdemeanor Elections and Voting - Foreign nationals, contributions, independent expenditures, ballot measures, prohibition Elections and Voting - Political issues committee, prohibited sources, reporting, record retention, requirements State Agencies - Registry of Election Finance, reporting, certification, ballot measures, requirements Campaign Finance - Foreign nationals, contributions, independent expenditures, ballot measures, prohibition Campaign Finance - Political issues committee, prohibited sources, reporting, record retention, requirements Campaign Finance - Right of privacy, donations to tax-exempt organizations Civil Actions - Campaign finance, prohibited sources, ballot measures, cause of action Civil Procedure - Campaign finance, prohibited sources, ballot measures, cause of action Corrections Impact - Campaign finance, prohibited sources, ballot measures, cause of action