The Florida Senate

HB 291: Campaign Financing

GENERAL BILL by Richardson

Campaign Financing; establishes "Florida Clean Elections Act"; provides eligibility requirements for clean money campaign funding for candidates for statewide or legislative office; provides transitional requirements for current election cycle; provides limitations on contributions & expenditures & on use of personal funds; provides revenue sources for Clean Money Trust Fund; repeals "Florida Election Campaign Financing Act," to conform, etc. Amends FS.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/12/2003	House	• Prefiled
  2/25/2003	House	• Referred to Ethics & Elections (PR); Procedures; Judiciary; Finance & Tax; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (AP); Appropriations
  3/4/2003	House	• Introduced, referred to Ethics & Elections (PR); Procedures; Judiciary; Finance & Tax; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00041
  5/2/2003	House	• Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (PR)

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• HB 291, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/14/2003 at 12:07 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 385	Clean Money Trust Fund	Richardson	Linked	Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (PR) Location:
  S 1482	Campaign Financing	Lawson	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections Location:
  S 1458	Clean-Money TF/Dept. of State	Lawson	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections Location:
  S 2820	Elections	Fasano	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 29-B (Ch. 2003-415) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (50)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  106.011	Definitions.
  106.021	Campaign treasurers; deputies; primary and secondary depositories.
  106.07	Reports; certification and filing.
  106.08	Contributions; limitations on.
  106.087	Independent expenditures; contribution limits; restrictions on political parties, political committees, and committees of continuous existence.
  106.141	Disposition of surplus funds by candidates.
  106.143	Political advertisements circulated prior to election; requirements.
  106.144	Endorsements or opposition by certain groups and organizations.
  106.19	Violations by candidates, persons connected with campaigns, and political committees.
  106.22	Duties of the Division of Elections.
  106.265	Civil penalties.
  106.29	Reports by political parties; restrictions on contributions and expenditures; penalties.
  106.30	Short title.
  106.31	Legislative intent.
  106.32	Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund.
  106.33	Election campaign financing; eligibility.
  106.34	Expenditure limits.
  106.35	Distribution of funds.
  106.353	Candidates voluntarily abiding by election campaign financing limits but not requesting public funds; irrevocable statement required; penalty.
  106.355	Nonparticipating candidate exceeding limits.
  106.36	Penalties; fines.
  106.401
  106.403
  106.404
  106.405
  106.406
  106.407
  106.408
  106.409
  106.410
  106.411
  106.412
  106.413
  106.414
  106.415
  106.416
  106.417
  106.418
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  106.420
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  106.422
  106.423
  106.424
  106.425
  199.052	Annual tax returns; payment of annual tax.
  320.02	Registration required; application for registration; forms.
  322.08	Application for license.
  328.72	Classification; registration; fees and charges; surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle stickers.
  607.1622	Annual report for Department of State.

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