CS/CS/HB 559: Campaign Financing
GENERAL BILL by Governmental Operations ; Election Reform ; Detert ; Turnbull ; Logan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wiles ; Stafford ; Heyman ; Ritter ; Brown
Campaign Financing; (THIS BILL COMBINES H559,171,565) prohibits use of public employees or facilities for purposes of promoting or opposing candidates or issues or supporting public officials; provides exeptions; requires additional info for registration of political committees; adds penalties; prohibits committees of continuous existence from making certain expenditures without first registering as political committee, etc. Amends Chs. 104, 106.
Effective Date: 07/01/1999 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/3/1999 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 2/4/1999 | House |
• Referred to Election Reform (PRC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) |
| 3/2/1999 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Election Reform (PRC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00054 |
| 3/18/1999 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Election Reform (PRC), 03/22/99, 3:15 pm, 413C |
| 3/22/1999 | House |
• CS combines this bill with 171 & 565; Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Election Reform (PRC) -HJ 00515 |
| 4/6/1999 | House |
• CS read first time on 04/06/99 -HJ 00506; Reference(s) rescinded: Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00584; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 |
| 4/7/1999 | House |
• CS referred to Governmental Operations (PRC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00584 |
| 4/12/1999 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (PRC), 04/14/99, 2:00 pm, 317C |
| 4/14/1999 | House |
• Comm. Action: CS/CS by Governmental Operations (PRC) -HJ 00888 |
| 4/22/1999 | House |
• CS read first time on 04/22/99 -HJ 00886; Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00888 |
| 4/30/1999 | House |
• Died in Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) |