Bill Text: CT SB00220 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Campaign Filings By Town Committee Treasurers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-21 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [SB00220 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00220-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 220 |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 1276 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING CAMPAIGN FILINGS BY TOWN COMMITTEE TREASURERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 155 of the general statutes be amended to exempt from penalty any treasurer of a town committee who fails to file any statement required by section 9-608 of the general statutes where such statement would have reported no contribution, expenditure or expense during a reporting period.
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage citizen participation in town committees by eliminating penalties for certain nonmalicious omissions.