Mississippi House Bill 383 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 23-15-802, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Contributions To Named Candidate Made To A Political Committee Authorized By The Candidate To Accept Contributions Shall Be Considered Contributions To The Candidate; To Provide That Expenditures Made By Any Person In Concert With A Candidate Shall Be Considered To Be A Contribution Made To The Candidate; To Provide That The Finance Of The Dissemination Of Campaign Materials Shall Be Considered To Be An Expenditure For, And A Contribution To The Candidate; To Provide That Disbursements For Electioneering Communications That Are Coordinated With A Candidate Shall Be Considered A Contribution To The Candidate; To Create New Section 23-15-808, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Make Disbursement For The Direct Cost Of Producing And Airing Electioneering Communications In An Aggregate Amount In Excess Of $1,000.00 Shall File A Statement Regarding Such Disbursement Within 48 Hours Of The Disclosure Date And To Provide For The Information That Must Be Included In The Statement; To Amend Sections 23-15-801, 23-15-805, 23-15-807, 23-15-809, 23-15-811 And 23-15-813, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "electioneering Communication" And "disclosure Date" And Revise The Definition Of Certain Terms In The Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws; To Require, From And After January 1, 2011, Certain Candidates To File The Reports Required To Be Filed With The Office Of The Secretary Of State By Electronic Format; To Clarify The Information Required To Be Included In Certain Campaign Finance Reports; To Provide That Campaign Finance Reports Shall Include Certain Information Regarding Loans Or Other Extensions Of Credit Made To A Candidate For Use In Such Candidate's Campaign; To Require Statements Regarding Certain Independent Campaign Expenditures To Be Filed Within 48 Hours And To Revise The Information Required To Be Included In Such Statements; To Revise The Elements Necessary For A Conviction Of A Violation Of The Campaign Finance Laws; To Clarify Upon Whom Administrative Penalties Under The Campaign Finance Law May Apply; To Amend Section 97-13-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase To $2,000.00 The Amount That Corporations May Contribute To Political Campaigns In A Calendar Year And To Place Trusts, Incorporated Associations, Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships Or Manager-managed Limited Liability Companies Under Such Restriction; To Amend Section 23-15-817, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Repeal Section 23-15-1023, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Judicial Candidates Shall Disclose Certain Information About Certain Loans; To Amend Section 97-13-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Penalties For Violations Of The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

Campaign Finance Disclosure Law; clarify "contribution" and require disclosure of certain loans made to candidates.

Rep. Bobby Moak [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-06		Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0383.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0383IN.htm