Senate Bill 1060

    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 1060

    By Senator Mitchell





    4-455-99

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to campaign financing; amending

  3         s. 106.05, F.S.; requiring candidates to

  4         endorse checks to be deposited into a campaign

  5         depository; creating s. 106.051, F.S.;

  6         providing a limitation on solicitation and

  7         acceptance of campaign contributions by

  8         legislators; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Section 106.05, Florida Statutes, is

13  amended to read:

14         106.05  Deposit of contributions; statement of campaign

15  treasurer.--All funds received by the campaign treasurer of

16  any candidate or political committee shall, prior to the end

17  of the 5th business day following the receipt thereof,

18  Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, be deposited

19  in a campaign depository designated pursuant to s. 106.021, in

20  an account designated "...(name of candidate or committee)...

21  Campaign Account." Except for cashiers' checks, all checks

22  received by the campaign treasurer must be endorsed personally

23  by the candidate before being deposited in a campaign

24  depository. Except for contributions to political committees

25  made by payroll deduction, all deposits shall be accompanied

26  by a bank deposit slip containing the name of each contributor

27  and the amount contributed by each.  If a contribution is

28  deposited in a secondary campaign depository, the depository

29  shall forward the full amount of the deposit, along with a

30  copy of the deposit slip accompanying the deposit, to the

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  1  primary campaign depository prior to the end of the 1st

  2  business day following the deposit.

  3         Section 2.  Section 106.051, Florida Statutes, is

  4  created to read:

  5         106.051  Solicitation of campaign contributions;

  6  limitation.--A member of the State Legislature shall not

  7  solicit or accept any campaign contribution on behalf of any

  8  legislator, a political party, or any candidate for the

  9  Legislature 30 days prior to a regular or special legislative

10  session, during a regular or special legislative session, or

11  14 days following a regular or special legislative session.

12         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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15                          SENATE SUMMARY

16    Provides that all checks, except cashiers' checks, which
      are received by the campaign treasurer must be endorsed
17    by the candidate prior to being deposited in a campaign
      depository. Prohibits a legislator from soliciting or
18    accepting campaign contributions on behalf of a
      legislator, political party, or legislative candidate 30
19    days prior to a regular or special session of the
      Legislature, during a regular or special legislative
20    session, or 14 days following a regular or special
      legislative session.
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