House Bill 2165

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HB 2165

        By the Committee on Election Reform and Representative
    Flanagan





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the definition of "political

  3         committee"; amending s. 106.011, F.S.;

  4         modifying the definition of "political

  5         committee"; providing an effective date.

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

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  9         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 106.011, Florida

10  Statutes, is amended to read:

11         106.011  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the

12  following terms have the following meanings unless the context

13  clearly indicates otherwise:

14         (1)  "Political committee" means a combination of two

15  or more individuals, or a person other than an individual, the

16  major primary or incidental purpose of which is to support or

17  oppose any candidate, issue, or political party. For purposes

18  of this subsection, "major purpose" means accepting, which

19  accepts contributions or making makes expenditures which

20  expressly advocate the election or defeat of a candidate or

21  issue during a calendar year in an aggregate amount in excess

22  of $500.; "Political committee" also means the sponsor of a

23  proposed constitutional amendment by initiative who intends to

24  seek the signatures of registered electors. Organizations

25  which are certified by the Department of State as committees

26  of continuous existence pursuant to s. 106.04, national

27  political parties, and the state and county executive

28  committees of political parties regulated by chapter 103 shall

29  not be considered political committees for the purposes of

30  this chapter. Corporations regulated by chapter 607 or chapter

31  617 or other business entities formed for purposes other than

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HB 2165

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  1  to support or oppose issues or candidates are not political

  2  committees if their political activities are limited to

  3  contributions to candidates, political parties, or political

  4  committees or expenditures in support of or opposition to an

  5  issue from corporate or business funds and if no contributions

  6  are received by such corporations or business entities.

  7         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  8  law.

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11                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Modifies the basic definition of "political committee" to
13    mean a combination of two or more individuals, or a
      person other than an individual, the major purpose of
14    which is to support or oppose any candidate, issue, or
      political party. Defines "major purpose" as accepting
15    contributions or making expenditures which expressly
      advocate the election or defeat of a candidate or issue
16    during a calendar year in an aggregate amount in excess
      of $500.
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