HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1909
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative Gottlieb offered the following:
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14	Amendment (with title amendment)
15	Remove line(s) 2109-2116, and insert:
16	opposition to a candidate or elected public official. However,
17	expenditures may be made for the sole purpose of jointly
18	endorsing three or more candidates.
19	(b) Any political committee or committee of continuous
20	existencethat violates this subsection is liable for a civil
21	fine of up to $5,000 to be determined by the Florida Elections
22	Commission or the entire amount of the expenditures, whichever
23	is greater.
24	Section 43. Subsection (3) of section 106.021, Florida
25	Statutes, is amended to read:
26	106.021 Campaign treasurers; deputies; primary and
27	secondary depositories.--
28	(3) Except for independent expenditures, no contribution
29	or expenditure, including contributions or expenditures of a
30	candidate or of the candidate's family, shall be directly or
31	indirectly made or received in furtherance of the candidacy of
32	any person for nomination or election to political office in the
33	state or on behalf of any political committee except through the
34	duly appointed campaign treasurer of the candidate or political
35	committee; however, a candidate or any other individual may be
36	reimbursed for expenses incurred for travel, food and beverage,
37	office supplies, and mementos expressing gratitude to campaign
38	supporters by a check drawn upon the campaign account and
39	reported pursuant to s. 106.07(4). In addition, expenditures may
40	be made directly by any political committee or political party
41	regulated by chapter 103 for obtaining time, space, or services
42	in or by any communications medium for the purpose of jointly
43	endorsing three or more candidates, and any such expenditure
44	shall not be considered a contribution or expenditure to or on
45	behalf of any such candidates for the purposes of this chapter.
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48	Remove line(s) 98 and 99, and insert:
49	obtaining an endorsement; providing penalties; amending ss.
50	106.021 and 106.087, F.S.; removing expenditure authorization
51	for certain joint endorsements; eliminating the prohibition on
52	independent