Bill Text: FL S1216 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Campaign Finance

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2023-05-05 - Died in Ethics and Elections [S1216 Detail]

Download: Florida-2023-S1216-Introduced.html
       Florida Senate - 2023                                    SB 1216
       
       
        
       By Senator Ingoglia
       
       
       
       
       
       11-00437-23                                           20231216__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to campaign finance; creating s.
    3         106.38, F.S.; prohibiting a political committee from
    4         transferring funds to another political committee;
    5         amending s. 106.011, F.S.; revising the definition of
    6         the term “contribution” to conform to changes made by
    7         the act; amending s. 106.07, F.S.; conforming
    8         provisions to changes made by the act; providing an
    9         effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   12  
   13         Section 1. Section 106.38, Florida Statutes, is created to
   14  read:
   15         106.38 Transfer of political committee funds.—A political
   16  committee may not transfer funds to another political committee.
   17         Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 106.011, Florida
   18  Statutes, is amended to read:
   19         106.011 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the following
   20  terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly
   21  indicates otherwise:
   22         (5) “Contribution” means:
   23         (a) A gift, subscription, conveyance, deposit, loan,
   24  payment, or distribution of money or anything of value,
   25  including contributions in kind having an attributable monetary
   26  value in any form, made for the purpose of influencing the
   27  results of an election or making an electioneering
   28  communication.
   29         (b) A transfer of funds between political committees,
   30  between electioneering communications organizations or between
   31  an electioneering communications organization and a political
   32  committee, or between any combination of these groups.
   33         (c) The payment, by a person other than a candidate or
   34  political committee, of compensation for the personal services
   35  of another person which are rendered to a candidate or political
   36  committee without charge to the candidate or committee for such
   37  services.
   38         (d) The transfer of funds by a campaign treasurer or deputy
   39  campaign treasurer between a primary depository and a separate
   40  interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit, and the term
   41  includes interest earned on such account or certificate.
   42  
   43  Notwithstanding the foregoing meanings of “contribution,” the
   44  term may not be construed to include services, including, but
   45  not limited to, legal and accounting services, provided without
   46  compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
   47  their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee or
   48  editorial endorsements.
   49         Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
   50  106.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   51         106.07 Reports; certification and filing.—
   52         (4)(a) Except for daily reports, to which only the
   53  contributions provisions below apply, and except as provided in
   54  paragraph (b), each report required by this section must
   55  contain:
   56         1. The full name, address, and occupation, if any, of each
   57  person who has made one or more contributions to or for such
   58  committee or candidate within the reporting period, together
   59  with the amount and date of such contributions. For
   60  corporations, the report must provide as clear a description as
   61  practicable of the principal type of business conducted by the
   62  corporation. However, if the contribution is $100 or less or is
   63  from a relative, as defined in s. 112.312, provided that the
   64  relationship is reported, the occupation of the contributor or
   65  the principal type of business need not be listed.
   66         2. The name and address of each political committee from
   67  which the reporting committee or the candidate received, or to
   68  which the reporting committee or candidate made, any transfer of
   69  funds, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers.
   70         3. Each loan for campaign purposes to or from any person or
   71  political committee within the reporting period, together with
   72  the full names, addresses, and occupations, and principal places
   73  of business, if any, of the lender and endorsers, if any, and
   74  the date and amount of such loans.
   75         4. A statement of each contribution, rebate, refund, or
   76  other receipt not otherwise listed under subparagraphs 1.
   77  through 3.
   78         5. The total sums of all loans, in-kind contributions, and
   79  other receipts by or for such committee or candidate during the
   80  reporting period. The reporting forms must shall be designed to
   81  elicit separate totals for in-kind contributions, loans, and
   82  other receipts.
   83         6. The full name and address of each person to whom
   84  expenditures have been made by or on behalf of the committee or
   85  candidate within the reporting period; the amount, date, and
   86  purpose of each such expenditure; and the name and address of,
   87  and office sought by, each candidate on whose behalf such
   88  expenditure was made. However, expenditures made from the petty
   89  cash fund provided by s. 106.12 need not be reported
   90  individually.
   91         7. The full name and address of each person to whom an
   92  expenditure for personal services, salary, or reimbursement for
   93  authorized expenses as provided in s. 106.021(3) has been made
   94  and which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
   95  and purpose of such expenditure. However, expenditures made from
   96  the petty cash fund provided for in s. 106.12 need not be
   97  reported individually. Receipts for reimbursement for authorized
   98  expenditures must shall be retained by the treasurer along with
   99  the records for the campaign account.
  100         8. The total amount withdrawn and the total amount spent
  101  for petty cash purposes pursuant to this chapter during the
  102  reporting period.
  103         9. The total sum of expenditures made by such committee or
  104  candidate during the reporting period.
  105         10. The amount and nature of debts and obligations owed by
  106  or to the committee or candidate, which relate to the conduct of
  107  any political campaign.
  108         11. Transaction information for each credit card purchase.
  109  Receipts for each credit card purchase must shall be retained by
  110  the treasurer with the records for the campaign account.
  111         12. The amount and nature of any separate interest-bearing
  112  accounts or certificates of deposit and identification of the
  113  financial institution in which such accounts or certificates of
  114  deposit are located.
  115         13. The primary purposes of an expenditure made indirectly
  116  through a campaign treasurer pursuant to s. 106.021(3) for goods
  117  and services such as communications media placement or
  118  procurement services, campaign signs, insurance, and other
  119  expenditures that include multiple components as part of the
  120  expenditure. The primary purpose of an expenditure is shall be
  121  that purpose, including integral and directly related
  122  components, that comprises 80 percent of such expenditure.
  123         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

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