Bill Text: DE HB185 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 15, Sections 8030(b) And 8031(a) Of The Delaware Code, Relating To Reporting Requirements Under Delaware’s Campaign Finance Laws.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-20 - Stricken [HB185 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-HB185-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Jaques & Sen. Henry |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 185 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15, SECTIONS 8030(b) AND 8031(a) OF THE DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER DELAWARE'S CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS. |
Section 1.Amend §8030(b), Title 15 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
(b) A reporting period shall begin on the day after the previous reporting period (except that for a newly-formed committee, the reporting period begins on the date the first contribution is received or expenditure made by or on behalf of such committee) and shall end on the following dates:
(1) March 30, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of every year, before or after an election, from the time the committee receives its first contribution or makes its first expenditure, until and including the year in which contributions and expenditures are balanced and the political committee terminates;
(2) 30 days before any
election (except for committees of candidates not on the ballot at such
election);
(3) 8 days before any
election (except for committees of candidates not on the ballot at such
election).
Section 2. Amend Title 15, §8031(a) of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§8031 Special reports — Third-party advertisements.
(a) Any person other than a candidate committee or political party who makes an expenditure for any third-party advertisement that causes the aggregate amount of expenditures for third-party advertisements made by such person to exceed $500 during (i) an election period, or (ii) the 2 years preceding the date of such expenditure, whichever is shorter, shall file a third-party advertisement report with the Commissioner.
Section 3.Section 1 of this Act shall take effect on January 1, 2017. Section 2 of this Act shall take effect on January 1, 2016.
SYNOPSIS
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This bill brings Delaware law more in line with Federal Election Commission 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.The bill takes effect on January 1, 2017. |
