Connecticut-2015-SB00220-Introduced


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 220*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 1276
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.

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.