Indiana House Bill 1138 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Pending: House Elections and Apportionment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Unlawful slating. Provides that a political party or other person may not: (1) solicit or receive money or other property as a condition that the person, another person, or a political party support or slate a candidate; (2) pay money or give other property in exchange for the support or slating of a candidate by a person or a political party; or (3) require an individual to refrain from seeking the nomination of a political party for an elected office in a primary election if the political party does not slate the individual as the political party's choice for election to the office. Provides that a civil penalty may be assessed against a political party or other person of not more than three times the value of the money or property solicited, received, paid, or given in violation of the prohibition. Provides that any agreement entered into in violation of the prohibition is void.

Unlawful slating.

Rep. John Bartlett [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-07	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2020-01-07	House	Authored by Representative Bartlett

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1138/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/3/a/5/73a576d8/HB1138.01.INTR.pdf