Delaware House Bill 247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-03 - Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Sections 1 and 2 of this bill raise campaign contribution limits. Specifically, the bill raises the limit of contributions from a party to a House of Representatives candidate from $3,000 to $5,000, equal to the State Senate. The bill also raises the individual contribution to a party from $20,000 to $30,000. Sections 3 and 4 of this bill bring Delaware law more in line with Federal Election Commission reporting requirements. Specifically, the reporting periods would be January 1 through March 30, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through December 31. This bill retains the 8-day pre-elections reports and eliminates the 30-day pre-elections report. This bill also adds a 2-year period for third-party advertiser reporting for any election period longer than 2 years.

An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Campaign Finances.

Rep. Earl Jaques [D]

Sen. Margaret Henry [D]

Rep. Sean Matthews [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-03	House	Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2016-03-03	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2016-01-20	House	Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
2016-01-19	House	Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/41b17eeacb69fbb485257f3100601baf?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+247/$file/legis.html?open