Mississippi Senate Bill 2714 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit The Personal Use Of Campaign Contributions By Any Elected Public Office Holder Or Any Candidate For Public Office; To Specifically Prohibit Certain Personal Use Expenditures; To Provide That Any Expense That Directly Results From Campaign Or Officeholder Activity Is Permitted; To Provide For The Disposal Of Campaign Contributions Once A Termination Report Is Filed; To Provide Penalties; To Require The Secretary Of State To Issue Advisory Opinions Regarding The Use Of Campaign Contributions; To Amend Section 23-15-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Technical Changes; To Amend Section 23-15-803, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Deadline For Filing A Statement Of Organization For A Political Committee To 48 Hours; To Require The Disclosure Of The Name, Address, Officers And Members Of A Political Committee, The Designation Of The Chair And The Custodian Of Financial Books And Records; To Allow The Secretary Of State To Administratively Fine Political Committees Not More Than $5,000.00, Per Violation, For Failing To Comply With Filing Requirements; To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Candidates To File Campaign Finance Reports Directly With The Secretary Of State By Fax, Email, Postal Mail Or Hand Delivery; To Require, Beginning With The 2018 Election Cycle, All Statements, Reports Of Contributions And Expenditures, And Other Reports To Be Filed Electronically Over The Internet; To Require The Secretary Of State, Beginning With The 2018 Election Cycle, To Implement And Maintain An Electronic Database Accessible By The Public Through The Secretary Of State's Website That Provides The Capability Of Search And Retrieval Of All Statements, Reports Of Contributions And Expenditures, And Other Reports Required To Be Filed With The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Unopposed Candidates Are Not Required To File Pre-election Reports But Must File All Other Reports; To Provide That The Required Disclosure Of An Expenditure To A Credit Card Issuer, Financial Institution Or Business Allowing Payments And Money Transfers To Be Made Over The Internet To Include, Either By Detail Or A Separate Entity, The Amount Of The Funds Passing To Each Person, Business Entity Or Organization Receiving Funds From The Expenditure; To Amend Section 23-15-811, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Secretary Of State Or Attorney General May Bring A Mandamus Action To Compel The Required Campaign Finance Disclosure Reports; To Amend Section 23-15-813, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Technical Changes; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-809, 23-15-815 And 23-15-817, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Campaign contributions; revise use of.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2017-01-16	Senate	Referred To Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/SB/SB2714.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2714IN.htm