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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

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  • 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    4/6/1999 House • CS read first time on 04/06/99 -HJ 00506; Reference(s) rescinded: Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00584; Pending review of CS under Rule 113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)

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  • CS/CS/HB 559, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Operations (Post-Meeting) 4/15/1999 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 171 Campaign Financing/Political Ads Turnbull Compare Last Action: 4/6/1999 H Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/HB 559 (Died in House Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations)
    Location:
    H 565 Campaign Financing Logan Compare Last Action: 4/6/1999 H Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/HB 559 (Died in House Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations)
    Location:
    H 1507 (e2) Elections Brown Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 756 (Ch. 99-326)
    Location:
    S 92 Campaign Financing Lee Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Died on Calendar
    Location:
    S 314 (e2) Campaign Finance Reform Act Latvala Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died in Committee on Election Reform (PRC)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    104.31 Political activities of state, county, and municipal officers and employees.
    106.011 Definitions.
    106.03 Registration of political committees.
    106.04 Committees of continuous existence.
    106.07 Reports; certification and filing.

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  • CS/HB 559, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Election Reform (Post-Meeting) 4/1/1999 (pdf)
    Governmental Operations (Post-Meeting) 4/12/1999 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    106.011 Definitions.
    106.03 Registration of political committees.
    106.04 Committees of continuous existence.
    106.07 Reports; certification and filing.

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  • HB 559, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    106.011 Definitions.
    106.03 Registration of political committees.
    106.04 Committees of continuous existence.

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