Senate Bill sb0008B

    Florida Senate - 2005                                   SB 8-B

    By Senator King





    8-762F-06

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to elections; amending s.

  3         106.08, F.S.; prescribing requirements for

  4         making in-kind contributions to political

  5         parties; 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 (6) of section 106.08, Florida

10  Statutes, is amended to read:

11         106.08  Contributions; limitations on.--

12         (6)(a)  A political party may not accept any

13  contribution that which has been specifically designated for

14  the partial or exclusive use of a particular candidate. Any

15  contribution so designated must be returned to the contributor

16  and may not be used or expended by or on behalf of the

17  candidate.

18         (b)1.  Also A political party may not accept any

19  in-kind contribution that fails to provide a direct benefit to

20  the political party. A "direct benefit" includes, but is not

21  limited to, fundraising or furthering the objectives of the

22  political party.

23         2.a.  An in-kind contribution to a state political

24  party may be accepted only by the chairperson of the state

25  political party or by the chairperson's designee or designees

26  whose name is on file with the Secretary of State prior to the

27  date of the written notice required in sub-subparagraph b. An

28  in-kind contribution to a county political party may be

29  accepted only by the chairperson of the county political party

30  or by the county chairperson's designee or designees whose

31  name is on file with the supervisor of elections of the

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                   SB 8-B
    8-762F-06




 1  respective county prior to the date of the written notice

 2  required in sub-subparagraph b.

 3         b.  A person making an in-kind contribution to a state

 4  political party or county political party must provide prior

 5  written notice of the contribution to a person described in

 6  sub-subparagraph a. The prior written notice must be signed

 7  and dated and may be provided by an electronic or facsimile

 8  message. However, prior written notice is not required for an

 9  in-kind contribution that consists of food and beverage in an

10  aggregate amount not exceeding $1,500 which is consumed at a

11  single sitting or event if such in-kind contribution is

12  accepted in advance by a person specified in sub-subparagraph

13  a.

14         c.  A person described in sub-subparagraph a. may

15  accept an in-kind contribution requiring prior written notice

16  only in a writing that is signed and dated before the in-kind

17  contribution is made. Failure to obtain the required written

18  acceptance of an in-kind contribution to a state or county

19  political party constitutes a refusal of the contribution.

20         d.  An in-kind contribution may not be given to a state

21  or county political party unless the in-kind contribution is

22  made as provided in this subparagraph.

23         Section 2.  This act shall take effect February 1,

24  2006.

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27                          SENATE SUMMARY

28    Requires prior notice of an in-kind contribution to a
      political party. Authorizes the chairperson of a
29    political party, or his or her designee, to accept or
      reject the contribution.
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