HB 681: Campaign Financing
GENERAL BILL by Futch
Campaign Financing; repeals "Florida Election Campaign Financing Act"; eliminates transfer of portion of filing fees to trust fund & reduces filing fees accordingly, to conform; eliminates transfer of portion of municipal election assessments to trust fund & reduces municipal election assessment accordingly, to conform; provides for deposit of fines assessed for late county election returns into general revenue rather than trust fund, to conform, etc. Amends FS.
Effective Date: 01/01/1998
Last Action: 3/10/1998 House - Withdrawn from Election Reform (GRC); Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 461 (Ch. 97-13) -HJ 00150
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/10/1998 House - Withdrawn from Election Reform (GRC); Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 461 (Ch. 97-13) -HJ 00150
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/19/1997 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 3/4/1997 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00087; Referred to Election Reform (GRC) -HJ 00133 |
| 3/12/1997 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Election Reform (GRC), 03/18/97, 1:00 pm, 212-HOB |
| 3/18/1997 | House |
• Comm. Action:-Favorable by Election Reform (GRC) -HJ 00246 |
| 3/19/1997 | House |
• In Governmental Responsibility Council, pending ranking -HJ 00246 |
| 3/27/1997 | House |
• Placed on Governmental Responsibility Council Calendar -HJ 00374 |
| 4/1/1997 | House |
• Read second time -HJ 00348 |
| 4/2/1997 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00381 |
| 4/3/1997 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 00422; Passed; YEAS 64 NAYS 52 -HJ 00423 |
| 4/9/1997 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/14/1997 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Executive Business, Ethics and Elections -SJ 00479 |
| 5/2/1997 | Senate |
• Upon adjournment in Senate Executive Business, Ethics and Elections, Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Placed on House Consent Calendar |
| 3/3/1998 | House |
• CARRIED OVER; Pending Consent Calendar; Objection filed; Referred to Election Reform (GRC) by Governmental Responsibility Council -HJ 00125 |
| 3/10/1998 | House |
• Withdrawn from Election Reform (GRC); Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 461 (Ch. 97-13) -HJ 00150 |