HB 2269: Political Campaigns
GENERAL BILL by Harrington
Political Campaigns; clarifies that certain persons who make independent expenditures that expressly advocate election or defeat of candidates or approval or rejection of issues must file periodic expenditure reports; allows certain individuals to make anonymous independent expenditures; authorizes certain individuals to engage in anonymous political advertising; clarifies that certain telephone calls are political polls. Amends 106.071,.143,.147.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/4/2000 | House |
• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00435 |
| 4/6/2000 | House |
• Referred to Governmental Operations (PRC); Election Reform (PRC) -HJ 00497 |
| 4/10/2000 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (PRC), 04/12/00, 1:00 pm, 317-C |
| 4/12/2000 | House |
• Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Governmental Operations (PRC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00571 |
| 4/18/2000 | House |
• Now in Election Reform (PRC) -HJ 00571 |
| 4/19/2000 | House |
• Withdrawn from Election Reform (PRC) -HJ 00574; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar |
| 4/26/2000 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar |
| 4/27/2000 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar |
| 4/28/2000 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01222; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01222; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 01222 |
| 5/3/2000 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 01511; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01512; Passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01512 |
| 5/3/2000 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 5/4/2000 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Ethics and Elections -SJ 01150 |
| 5/5/2000 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections |