HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 29B
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative Ritter offered the following:
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14	Amendment (with title amendment)
15	Between line(s) 1589 and 1590, insert:
16	Section 31. Subsections (7) and (9) of section 106.08,
17	Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (8) and (10),
18	respectively, subsection (8) is renumbered as subsection (9) and
19	amended, and a new subsection (7) is added to said section, to
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21	106.08 Contributions; limitations on.--
22	(7) A member of the Legislature may neither solicit nor
23	accept any contribution during any legislative session on the
24	member's own behalf, on behalf of a political party, or on
25	behalf of a candidate for the house of the Legislature of the
26	member; however, a member may contribute to the member's own
27	campaign.
28	(9)(8) Except when otherwise provided in subsection (8)
29	(7), any person who knowingly and willfully violates any
30	provision of this section shall, in addition to any other
31	penalty prescribed by this chapter, pay to the state a sum equal
32	to twice the amount contributed in violation of this chapter.
33	Each campaign treasurer shall pay all amounts contributed in
34	violation of this section to the state for deposit in the
35	General Revenue Fund.
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38	Remove line(s) 84, and insert:
39	elections; amending s. 106.08, F.S.; prohibiting legislators
40	from soliciting or accepting contributions during any
41	legislative session on their own behalf, on behalf of a
42	political party, or on behalf of a candidate for their house of
43	the Legislature; allowing a member to contribute to the member's
44	own campaign; providing penalties; providing for construction of
45	the act in pari