Limiting campaign contributions to certain candidates, and making penalties applicable

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill imposes campaign contribution limits on candidates for statewide elected office and candidates for state senator or representative. In an election campaign cycle for statewide elected office, a political committee shall not contribute more than $4,000 to one candidate; a national political party, state statutory political committee, or county statutory political committee shall not contribute more than $40,000; and any other natural person shall not contribute more than $4,000. For a candidate for state senator or representative, a political committee shall not contribute more than $1,000; a national political party, state statutory political committee, or county statutory political committee shall not contribute more than $10,000; and any other natural person shall not contribute more than $1,000.32D.701). A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560.32D for a violation of Code chapter 68A or rules of the ethics and campaign disclosure board, ranging from a reprimand to a civil penalty of not more than $2,000.