SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. HB 2165, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. ___

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11  Senator Silver moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 2, line 23,

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17         Section 2.  Subsection (5) of section 106.141, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         106.141  Disposition of surplus funds by candidates.--

20         (5)  A candidate elected to office or a candidate who

21  will be elected to office by virtue of his or her being

22  unopposed may, in addition to the disposition methods provided

23  in subsection (4), transfer from the campaign account to an

24  office account any amount of the funds on deposit in such

25  campaign account up to:

26         (a)  Ten thousand dollars, for a candidate for

27  statewide office.  The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall

28  be considered separate candidates for the purpose of this

29  section.

30         (b)  Five thousand dollars, for a candidate for

31  multicounty office.

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  1         (c)  Five thousand Two thousand five hundred dollars

  2  multiplied by the number of years in the term of office for

  3  which elected, for a candidate for legislative office.

  4         (d)  One thousand dollars multiplied by the number of

  5  years in the term of office for which elected, for a candidate

  6  for county office or for a candidate in any election conducted

  7  on less than a countywide basis.

  8         (e)  Six thousand dollars, for a candidate for

  9  retention as a justice of the Supreme Court.

10         (f)  Three thousand dollars, for a candidate for

11  retention as a judge of a district court of appeal.

12         (g)  One thousand five hundred dollars, for a candidate

13  for county court judge or circuit judge.

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15  The office account established pursuant to this subsection

16  shall be separate from any personal or other account.  Any

17  funds so transferred by a candidate shall be used only for

18  legitimate expenses in connection with the candidate's public

19  office.  Such expenses may include travel expenses incurred by

20  the officer or a staff member, personal taxes payable on

21  office account funds by the candidate or elected public

22  official, or expenses incurred in the operation of his or her

23  office, including the employment of additional staff. The

24  funds may be deposited in a savings account; however, all

25  deposits, withdrawals, and interest earned thereon shall be

26  reported at the appropriate reporting period. If a candidate

27  is reelected to office or elected to another office and has

28  funds remaining in his or her office account, he or she may

29  transfer surplus campaign funds to the office account.  At no

30  time may the funds in the office account exceed the limitation

31  imposed by this subsection. Upon leaving public office, any

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    Bill No. HB 2165, 1st Eng.

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  1  person who has funds in an office account pursuant to this

  2  subsection remaining on deposit shall give such funds to a

  3  charitable organization or organizations which meet the

  4  requirements of s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or,

  5  in the case of a state officer, to the state to be deposited

  6  in the General Revenue Fund or, in the case of an officer of a

  7  political subdivision, to the political subdivision to be

  8  deposited in the general fund thereof.

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10  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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14  And the title is amended as follows:

15         On page 1, lines 2-5, delete those lines

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18         An act relating to elections; amending s.

19         106.011, F.S.; modifying the definition of

20         "political committee"; amending s. 106.141,

21         F.S.; increasing the amount which may be

22         transferred to an office account; providing an

23         effective date.

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