The Florida Senate

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.

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• 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  3/10/1998	House	• Withdrawn from Election Reform (GRC); Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 461 (Ch. 97-13) -HJ 00150

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• HB 681, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Election Reform (Post-Meeting) 3/12/1997 (pdf) Election Reform (Post-Meeting) 3/18/1997 (pdf)

  Floor Votes (1)

  Date	Chamber	Result
  4/3/1997 12:58 PM	House	64 Yeas - 52 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (27)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  99.092	Qualifying fee of candidate; notification of Department of State.
  99.093	Municipal candidates; election assessment.
  99.103	Department of State to remit part of filing fees and party assessments of candidates to state executive committee.
  102.112	Deadline for submission of county returns to the Department of State; penalties.
  105.031	Qualification; filing fee; candidate's oath; items required to be filed.
  106.04	Committees of continuous existence.
  106.07	Reports; certification and filing.
  106.141	Disposition of surplus funds by candidates.
  106.22	Duties of the Division of Elections.
  106.265	Civil penalties.
  106.30	Short title.
  106.31	Legislative intent.
  106.32	Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund.
  106.33	Election campaign financing; eligibility.
  106.34	Expenditure limits.
  106.35	Distribution of funds.
  106.353	Candidates voluntarily abiding by election campaign financing limits but not requesting public funds; irrevocable statement required; penalty.
  106.355	Nonparticipating candidate exceeding limits.
  106.36	Penalties; fines.
  199.052	Annual tax returns; payment of annual tax.
  320.02	Registration required; application for registration; forms.
  322.08	Application for license.
  327.25	Classification; registration; fees and charges; surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle stickers.
  370.12	Marine animals; regulation.
  607.1622	Annual report for Department of State.
  732.9215	Education program relating to anatomical gifts.
  732.9216	Organ and tissue donor education panel.

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