HB 291 (2003) -  Campaign Financing

by Richardson
Creates the Florida Clean Elections Act; provides for clean money campaign funding for candidates for statewide or legislative office; provides limitations on contributions and expenditures; directs Secretary of State to create nonpartisan Voter Information Commission; requires certain free coverage of debates; redefines "political advertisement"; eliminates unrestricted expenditures for certain joint endorsements; repeals the Florida Election Campaign Financing Act; provides for a surcharge on civil penalties; provides limits on contributions to political parties; revises limits on contributions to candidates by political parties.
Effective Date: This act shall take effect July 1, 2003, if House Bill ___ or similar legislation creating the Clean Money Trust Fund is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law
Last Event: Died in Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections on Friday, May 2, 2003 6:15 PM

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Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections Time: 05/02/2003 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2003 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections Time: 02/25/2003 - 5:10 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Procedures Time: 02/25/2003 - 5:10 PM Member: Committee: Procedures Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Judiciary Time: 02/25/2003 - 5:10 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Finance & Tax Time: 02/25/2003 - 5:10 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Time: 02/25/2003 - 5:10 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations Time: 02/25/2003 - 5:10 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H File timely Time: 02/12/2003 - 10:45 AM Member: Richardson Committee: Version: