CS/HB 1155 (2008) -  Campaign Financing

General Bill by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council and Williams, T.
Campaign Financing: Revises requirements for filing registered agent & office appointments; revises registration requirements for political committees; requires registration of electioneering communications organizations; revises reporting requirements for committees of continuous existence; revises fines for failures to file reports; revises requirements for depositing fines; revises notice filing requirements & report filing dates; requires political committees to file treasurer's reports with local or municipal filing officers under certain circumstances; deletes requirement that campaign depositories return checks to treasurers; expands late reporting fines; provides for sufficiency of notices; deletes prohibition against assessing separate fines for failing to file copies of reports; deletes notification requirements to candidates relating to pending qualification of independent or minor party candidates; deletes requirement that contributions be returned when candidate becomes unopposed; revises in-kind contribution reporting requirements; revises criteria for debit cards & return of surplus campaign funds; revises political advertisement requirement for nonpartisan candidates; specifies advertisement & notice & compliance requirements for candidate websites; revises rule requirements for election campaign financing reporting.
Effective Date: January 1, 2009
Last Event: 05/02/08 S Died in Messages on Friday, May 2, 2008 5:59 PM

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Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council 4/4/2008 5:37:46 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council 3/31/2008 2:25:53 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/30/2008 10:04 AM   Yeas: 119 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 1021] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Messages Time: 05/02/2008 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/30/2008 - 11:26 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/30/2008 - 11:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/30/2008 - 10:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0 Time: 04/30/2008 - 10:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/30/2008 - 10:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/24/2008 - 7:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/24/2008 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2008) Time: 04/22/2008 - 10:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/09/2008 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/09/2008 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/08/2008 - 7:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/08/2008 - 5:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19 Time: 04/08/2008 - 5:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 04/04/2008 - 5:36 PM Member: Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 04/01/2008 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council agenda Time: 03/28/2008 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 03/28/2008 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Referral revoked from Committee on Ethics & Elections by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 03/28/2008 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Ethics & Elections Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2008 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Committee on Ethics & Elections Time: 03/03/2008 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Ethics & Elections Version: __
Event: H Referred to Committee on Ethics & Elections by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 03/03/2008 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Ethics & Elections Version: __
Event: H Now in Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 03/02/2008 - 5:43 PM Member: Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Policy & Budget Council Time: 03/02/2008 - 5:43 PM Member: Committee: Policy & Budget Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 03/02/2008 - 5:43 PM Member: Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/26/2008 - 12:53 PM Member: Williams, T. Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
106.011 HB 587
106.022
106.03
106.04
106.07 HB 277, CS/HB 1201
106.0705
106.08
106.11
106.141 HB 277
106.143
106.14325
106.1437
106.29
106.35