IN HB1040 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-04 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Pending: House Elections and Apportionment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Primary election campaign finance reporting. Increases the maximum civil penalty for a delinquent filing of a preprimary campaign finance report from $1,000 to $5,000. Provides that if certain candidates at a primary election: (1) had at least one opponent in the primary election; and (2) spent or received at least $5,000 after the date of the preprimary campaign finance report and before July 1; the candidate must file a report of receipts and expenditures dated as of the third Wednesday of July after the primary election.

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Title

Primary election campaign finance reporting. Increases the maximum civil penalty for a delinquent filing of a preprimary campaign finance report from $1,000 to $5,000. Provides that if certain candidates at a primary election: (1) had at least one opponent in the primary election; and (2) spent or received at least $5,000 after the date of the preprimary campaign finance report and before July 1; the candidate must file a report of receipts and expenditures dated as of the third Wednesday of July after the primary election.

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-04HouseFirst reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2017-01-04HouseAuthored by Representative Thompson

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