Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to independent expenditures
Topics:Elections & voting
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Under current rules, people who spend money to support or oppose a candidate or ballot measure must follow certain reporting laws. This bill expands those rules to include anyone who spends more than $1,000 total on communications that advocate for a specific candidate or issue without coordinating with a political party.1
Read the official explanation
This bill changes the definition of “independent expenditure” for purposes of campaign finance to include one or more expenditures in excess of $1,000 in the aggregate for a communication that expressly advocates the nomination, election, or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or the passage or defeat of a ballot issue that is made without the prior approval or coordination with a political party. Under current law, persons making independent expenditures are subject to certain reporting requirements.