Amendment
Bill No. 1037

Amendment No. 975655

CHAMBER ACTION
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1	Representative(s) Gelber offered the following:
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3	Amendment (with title amendment)
4	Remove line 54 and insert:
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6	Section 2.  Subsections (1), (3), (4), (13), and (18) of
7	section 106.011, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection
8	(19) is added to that section, to read:
9	106.011  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the
10	following terms have the following meanings unless the context
11	clearly indicates otherwise:
12	(1)(a)  "Political committee" means:
13	1.  A combination of two or more individuals, or a person
14	other than an individual, that, in an aggregate amount in excess
15	of $500 during a single calendar year:
16	a.  Accepts contributions for the purpose of making
17	contributions to any candidate, political committee, committee
18	of continuous existence, or political party;
19	b.  Accepts contributions for the purpose of expressly
20	advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or the passage
21	or defeat of an issue;
22	c.  Makes expenditures that expressly advocate the election
23	or defeat of a candidate or the passage or defeat of an issue;
24	or
25	d.  Makes contributions to a common fund, other than a
26	joint checking account between spouses, from which contributions
27	are made to any candidate, political committee, committee of
28	continuous existence, or political party;
29	2.  The sponsor of a proposed constitutional amendment by
30	initiative who intends to seek the signatures of registered
31	electors.
32	(b)  Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the following entities
33	are not considered political committees for purposes of this
34	chapter:
35	1.  Organizations which are certified by the Department of
36	State as committees of continuous existence pursuant to s.
37	106.04, national political parties, and the state and county
38	executive committees of political parties regulated by chapter
39	103.
40	2.  Corporations regulated by chapter 607 or chapter 617 or
41	other business entities formed for purposes other than to
42	support or oppose issues or candidates, if their political
43	activities are limited to contributions to candidates, political
44	parties, or political committees or expenditures in support of
45	or opposition to an issue from corporate or business funds and
46	if no contributions are received by such corporations or
47	business entities.
48	3.  Electioneering communications organizations as defined
49	in subsection (19) Organizations whose activities are limited to
50	making expenditures for electioneering communications or
51	accepting contributions for the purpose of making electioneering
52	communications; however, such organizations shall be required to
53	register with and report expenditures and contributions,
54	including contributions those received from committees of
55	continuous existence, to the Division of Elections and
56	expenditures in the same manner, at the same time, and subject
57	to the same penalties, and with the same filing officer as a
58	political committee supporting or opposing an issue or a
59	legislative a candidate, except as otherwise specifically
60	provided in this chapter or issue contained in the
61	electioneering communication. If any such organization would be
62	required to register and report with more than one filing
63	officer, the organization shall register and report solely with
64	the Division of Elections.
65	(3)  "Contribution" means:
66	(a)  A gift, subscription, conveyance, deposit, loan,
67	payment, or distribution of money or anything of value,
68	including contributions in kind having an attributable monetary
69	value in any form, made for the purpose of influencing the
70	results of an election or making an electioneering
71	communication.
72	(b)  A transfer of funds between political committees,
73	between committees of continuous existence, between
74	electioneering communications organizations, or between any
75	combination of these groups or between a political committee and
76	a committee of continuous existence.
77	(c)  The payment, by any person other than a candidate or
78	political committee, of compensation for the personal services
79	of another person which are rendered to a candidate or political
80	committee without charge to the candidate or committee for such
81	services.
82	(d)  The transfer of funds by a campaign treasurer or
83	deputy campaign treasurer between a primary depository and a
84	separate interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit, and
85	the term includes any interest earned on such account or
86	certificate.
87
88	Notwithstanding the foregoing meanings of "contribution," the
89	word shall not be construed to include services, including, but
90	not limited to, legal and accounting services, provided without
91	compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
92	their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee. This
93	definition shall not be construed to include editorial
94	endorsements.
95	(4)(a)  "Expenditure" means a purchase, payment,
96	distribution, loan, advance, transfer of funds by a campaign
97	treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer between a primary
98	depository and a separate interest-bearing account or
99	certificate of deposit, or gift of money or anything of value
100	made for the purpose of influencing the results of an election
101	or making an electioneering communication. However,
102	"expenditure" does not include a purchase, payment,
103	distribution, loan, advance, or gift of money or anything of
104	value made for the purpose of influencing the results of an
105	election when made by an organization, in existence prior to the
106	time during which a candidate qualifies or an issue is placed on
107	the ballot for that election, for the purpose of printing or
108	distributing such organization's newsletter, containing a
109	statement by such organization in support of or opposition to a
110	candidate or issue, which newsletter is distributed only to
111	members of such organization.
112	(b)  As used in this chapter, an "expenditure" for an
113	electioneering communication is made when the earliest of the
114	following occurs:
115	1.  A person enters into executes a contract for applicable
116	goods or services;
117	2.  A person makes payment, in whole or in part, for the
118	production or public dissemination of applicable goods or
119	services; or
120	3.  The electioneering communication is publicly
121	disseminated.
122	(13)  "Communications media" means broadcasting stations,
123	newspapers, magazines, outdoor advertising facilities, printers,
124	direct mail mailing companies, advertising agencies, the
125	Internet, and telephone companies; but with respect to
126	telephones, an expenditure shall be deemed to be an expenditure
127	for the use of communications media only if made for the costs
128	of telephones, paid telephonists, or automatic telephone
129	equipment to be used by a candidate or a political committee to
130	communicate with potential voters but excluding any costs of
131	telephones incurred by a volunteer for use of telephones by such
132	volunteer; however, with respect to the Internet, an expenditure
133	shall be deemed an expenditure for use of communications media
134	only if made for the cost of creating or disseminating a message
135	on a computer information system accessible by more than one
136	person but excluding internal communications of a campaign or of
137	any group.
138	(18)(a)  "Electioneering communication" means a paid
139	expression in any communications media prescribed in subsection
140	(13) by means other than the spoken word in direct conversation
141	that:
142	1.  Refers to or depicts a clearly identified candidate for
143	office or contains a clear reference indicating that an issue is
144	to be voted on at an election, without expressly advocating the
145	election or defeat of a candidate or the passage or defeat of an
146	issue.
147	2.  For communications referring to or depicting a clearly
148	identified candidate for office, is targeted to the relevant
149	electorate. A communication is considered targeted if 1,000 or
150	more persons in the geographic area the candidate would
151	represent if elected will receive the communication.
152	3.  For communications referring to or depicting a clearly
153	identified candidate for office, is published after the end of
154	the candidate qualifying period for the office sought by the
155	candidate.
156	4.  For communications containing a clear reference
157	indicating that an issue is to be voted on at an election, is
158	published after the issue is designated a ballot position or 120
159	days before the date of the election on the issue, whichever
160	occurs first.
161	(b)  The term "electioneering communication" does not
162	include:
163	1.  A statement or depiction by an organization, in
164	existence prior to the time during which a candidate named or
165	depicted qualifies or an issue identified is placed on the
166	ballot for that election, made in that organization's
167	newsletter, which newsletter is distributed only to members of
168	that organization.
169	2.  An editorial endorsement, news story, commentary, or
170	editorial by any newspaper, radio, television station, or other
171	recognized news medium.
172	3.  A communication that constitutes a public debate or
173	forum that includes at least two opposing candidates for an
174	office or one advocate and one opponent of an issue, or that
175	solely promotes such a debate or forum and is made by or on
176	behalf of the person sponsoring the debate or forum, provided
177	that:
178	a.  The staging organization is either:
179	(I)  A charitable organization that does not make other
180	electioneering communications and does not otherwise support or
181	oppose any political candidate or political party; or
182	(II)  A newspaper, radio station, television station, or
183	other recognized news medium; and
184	b.  The staging organization does not structure the debate
185	to promote or advance one candidate or issue position over
186	another.
187	(c)  For purposes of this chapter, an expenditure made for,
188	or in furtherance of, an electioneering communication shall not
189	be considered a contribution to or on behalf of any candidate.
190	(d)  For purposes of this chapter, an electioneering
191	communication shall not constitute an independent expenditure
192	nor be subject to the limitations applicable to independent
193	expenditures.
194	(19)  "Electioneering communications organization" means
195	any group, other than a political party, political committee, or
196	committee of continuous existence, whose activities are limited
197	to making expenditures for electioneering communications or
198	accepting contributions for the purpose of making electioneering
199	communications.
200	Section 3.  Subsection (1) of section 106.022, Florida
201	Statutes, is amended to read:
202	106.022  Appointment of a registered agent; duties.--
203	(1)  Each political committee, committee of continuous
204	existence, or electioneering communications organization entity
205	shall have and continuously maintain in this state a registered
206	office and a registered agent and must file with the division a
207	statement of appointment for the registered office and
208	registered agent. The statement of appointment must:
209	(a)  Provide the name of the registered agent and the
210	street address and phone number for the registered office;
211	(b)  Identify the entity for whom the registered agent
212	serves;
213	(c)  Designate the address the registered agent wishes to
214	use to receive mail;
215	(d)  Include the entity's undertaking to inform the
216	division of any change in such designated address;
217	(e)  Provide for the registered agent's acceptance of the
218	appointment, which must confirm that the registered agent is
219	familiar with and accepts the obligations of the position as set
220	forth in this section; and
221	(f)  Contain the signature of the registered agent and the
222	entity engaging the registered agent.
223	Section 4.  Section 106.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to
224	read:
225	106.03  Registration of political committees.--
226	(1)(a)  Each political committee that which anticipates
227	receiving contributions or making expenditures during a calendar
228	year in an aggregate amount exceeding $500 or that which is
229	seeking the signatures of registered electors in support of an
230	initiative shall file a statement of organization as provided in
231	subsection (3) within 10 days after its organization or, if
232	later, within 10 days after the date on which it has information
233	that which causes the committee to anticipate that it will
234	receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of $500.
235	If a political committee is organized within 10 days of any
236	election, it shall immediately file the statement of
237	organization required by this section.
238	(b)  Each electioneering communications organization that
239	anticipates receiving contributions or making expenditures shall
240	file a statement of organization as provided in subsection (3)
241	by expedited delivery within 24 hours after its organization or,
242	if later, within 24 hours after the date on which it has
243	information that causes the organization to anticipate that it
244	will receive contributions or make expenditures for an
245	electioneering communication.
246	(2)  The statement of organization shall include:
247	(a)  The name and street address of the committee;
248	(b)  The names, street addresses, and relationships of
249	affiliated or connected organizations;
250	(c)  The area, scope, or jurisdiction of the committee;
251	(d)  The name, street address, and position of the
252	custodian of books and accounts;
253	(e)  The name, street address, and position of other
254	principal officers, including officers and members of the
255	finance committee, if any;
256	(f)  The name, address, office sought, and party
257	affiliation of:
258	1.  Each candidate whom the committee is supporting;
259	2.  Any other individual, if any, whom the committee is
260	supporting for nomination for election, or election, to any
261	public office whatever;
262	(g)  Any issue or issues such organization is supporting or
263	opposing;
264	(h)  If the committee is supporting the entire ticket of
265	any party, a statement to that effect and the name of the party;
266	(i)  A statement of whether the committee is a continuing
267	one;
268	(j)  Plans for the disposition of residual funds which will
269	be made in the event of dissolution;
270	(k)  A listing of all banks, safe-deposit boxes, or other
271	depositories used for committee funds; and
272	(l)  A statement of the reports required to be filed by the
273	committee with federal officials, if any, and the names,
274	addresses, and positions of such officials.
275	(3)(a)  A political committee which is organized to support
276	or oppose statewide, legislative, or multicounty candidates or
277	issues to be voted upon on a statewide or multicounty basis
278	shall file a statement of organization with the Division of
279	Elections.
280	(b)  Except as provided in paragraph (c), a political
281	committee which is organized to support or oppose candidates or
282	issues to be voted on in a countywide election or candidates or
283	issues in any election held on less than a countywide basis
284	shall file a statement of organization with the supervisor of
285	elections of the county in which such election is being held.
286	(c)  A political committee which is organized to support or
287	oppose only candidates for municipal office or issues to be
288	voted on in a municipal election shall file a statement of
289	organization with the officer before whom municipal candidates
290	qualify.
291	(d)  Any political committee which would be required under
292	this subsection to file a statement of organization in two or
293	more locations by reason of the committee's intention to support
294	or oppose candidates or issues at state or multicounty and local
295	levels of government need file only with the Division of
296	Elections.
297	(4)  Any change in information previously submitted in a
298	statement of organization shall be reported to the agency or
299	officer with whom such committee is required to register
300	pursuant to subsection (3), within 10 days following the change.
301	(5)  Any committee which, after having filed one or more
302	statements of organization, disbands or determines it will no
303	longer receive contributions or make expenditures during the
304	calendar year in an aggregate amount exceeding $500 shall so
305	notify the agency or officer with whom such committee is
306	required to file the statement of organization.
307	(6)  If the filing officer finds that a political committee
308	has filed its statement of organization consistent with the
309	requirements of subsection (2), it shall notify the committee in
310	writing that it has been registered as a political committee. If
311	the filing officer finds that a political committee's statement
312	of organization does not meet the requirements of subsection
313	(2), it shall notify the committee of such finding and shall
314	state in writing the reasons for rejection of the statement of
315	organization.
316	(7)  The Division of Elections shall promulgate rules to
317	prescribe the manner in which inactive committees may be
318	dissolved and have their registration canceled. Such rules
319	shall, at a minimum, provide for:
320	(a)  Notice which shall contain the facts and conduct which
321	warrant the intended action, including but not limited to
322	failure to file reports and limited activity.
323	(b)  Adequate opportunity to respond.
324	(c)  Appeal of the decision to the Florida Elections
325	Commission.  Such appeals shall be exempt from the
326	confidentiality provisions of s. 106.25.
327	Section 5.  Section 106.0701, Florida Statutes, is created
328	to read:
329	106.0701  Statewide and legislative officer's and
330	candidate's solicitation of contributions; reporting
331	requirements.--
332	(1)  The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a member of the
333	Cabinet, a state legislator, or a candidate for any of these
334	offices that solicits or causes to be solicited a contribution
335	for a committee of continuous existence, electioneering
336	communications organization, organization exempt from taxation
337	under 26 U.S.C. s. 527 other than a political party or the
338	campaign depository of the solicitor, or an organization exempt
339	from taxation under 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(4) shall, within 48
340	hours of such solicitation, file a statement with the division
341	pursuant to s. 106.0705. The statement shall contain the
342	following information:
343	(a)  The name, street address, and office held or sought of
344	the officer or candidate making or causing the solicitation to
345	be made.
346	(b)  The date the solicitation was made.
347	(c)  The name, street address, and type of organization for
348	whom the solicitation was made.
349	(d)  A description of the relationship between the officer
350	or candidate and the organization for whom the solicitation was
351	made.
352	(2)  If an officer or candidate has not been issued a
353	secure sign-on to the division's electronic reporting system
354	pursuant to s. 106.0705, the officer or candidate making the
355	solicitation or causing the solicitation to be made shall,
356	within 24 hours of the solicitation, request one from the
357	division and file a report of the solicitation within 48 hours
358	after receiving the sign-on.
359	(3)  For purposes of this section, "solicits or causes to
360	be solicited a contribution for a committee of continuous
361	existence, electioneering communications organization,
362	organization exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. s. 527 other
363	than a political party or the campaign depository of the
364	solicitor, or an organization exempt from taxation under 26
365	U.S.C. s. 501(c)(4)" means to expressly seek, ask, petition,
366	beseech, or request, directly or indirectly, that a gift,
367	subscription, conveyance, deposit, loan, payment, or
368	distribution of money or anything of value, including
369	contributions in kind having an attributable monetary value in
370	any form, be given, directly or indirectly, to the committee or
371	organization; however, the term does not include a general
372	appeal to support the committee or organization if the appeal
373	fails to expressly seek, ask, petition, beseech, or request that
374	something with a monetary value be given to the committee or
375	organization.
376	(4)  Any officer or employee who fails to timely file a
377	solicitation report required by this section shall be subject to
378	the penalties for late-filed campaign finance reports pursuant
379	to s. 106.07(8).
380	Section 6.  Section 106.0703, Florida Statutes, is created
381	to read:
382	106.0703  Electioneering communications organizations;
383	additional reporting requirements.--
384	(1)  In addition to the reporting requirements in s.
385	106.07, an electioneering communications organization shall,
386	within 2 days after receiving its initial password or secure
387	sign-on from the Department of State allowing confidential
388	access to the department's electronic campaign finance filing
389	system, electronically file the periodic campaign finance
390	reports that would have been required pursuant to s. 106.07 for
391	reportable activities that occurred since the date of the last
392	general election.
393	(2)  In addition to the reporting requirements in s.
394	106.07, an electioneering communications organization shall
395	electronically file a supplemental report of each contribution
396	of $5,000 or more received by the organization within 2 days
397	after receipt. The supplemental report must include the
398	information required in s. 106.07(4)(a)1.-5. The electioneering
399	communications organization shall not include each contribution
400	reported pursuant to this subsection on the quarterly or
401	periodic campaign finance report pursuant to s. 106.07 for the
402	reporting period in which the contribution was received.
403	Section 7.  Section 106.0705, Florida Statutes, is amended
404	to read:
405	106.0705  Electronic filing of campaign treasurer's
406	reports.--
407	(1)  As used in this section, "electronic filing system"
408	means an Internet system for recording and reporting campaign
409	finance activity by reporting period.
410	(2)(a)  Each candidate who is required to file reports
411	pursuant to s. 106.07 with the division must file such reports
412	with the division by means of the division's electronic filing
413	system.
414	(b)  Each political committee, committee of continuous
415	existence, electioneering communications organization, or state
416	executive committee that is required to file reports with the
417	division under s. 106.04, s. 106.07, s. 106.0703, or s. 106.29,
418	as applicable, must file such reports with the division by means
419	of the division's electronic filing system.
420	(c)  Each person or organization that is required to file
421	reports with the division under s. 106.071 must file such
422	reports with the division by means of the division's electronic
423	filing system.
424	(3)  Reports filed pursuant to this section shall be
425	completed and filed through the electronic filing system not
426	later than midnight of the day designated. Reports not filed by
427	midnight of the day designated are late filed and are subject to
428	the penalties under s. 106.04(8), s. 106.07(8), or s. 106.29(3),
429	as applicable.
430	(4)  Each report filed pursuant to this section is
431	considered to be under oath by the candidate and treasurer or
432	the chair and treasurer, whichever is applicable, and such
433	persons are subject to the provisions of s. 106.04(4)(d), s.
434	106.07(5), or s. 106.29(2), as applicable. Persons given a
435	secure sign-on to the electronic filing system are responsible
436	for protecting such from disclosure and are responsible for all
437	filings using such credentials, unless they have notified the
438	division that their credentials have been compromised.
439	(5)  The electronic filing system developed by the division
440	must:
441	(a)  Be based on access by means of the Internet.
442	(b)  Be accessible by anyone with Internet access using
443	standard web-browsing software.
444	(c)  Provide for direct entry of campaign finance
445	information as well as upload of such information from campaign
446	finance software certified by the division.
447	(d)  Provide a method that prevents unauthorized access to
448	electronic filing system functions.
449	(6)  The division shall adopt rules pursuant to ss.
450	120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this section and provide for
451	the reports required to be filed pursuant to this section. Such
452	rules shall, at a minimum, provide:
453	(a)  Alternate filing procedures in case the division's
454	electronic filing system is not operable.
455	(b)  For the issuance of an electronic receipt to the
456	person submitting the report indicating and verifying that the
457	report has been filed.
458	(7)  Notwithstanding anything in law to the contrary, any
459	report required to have been filed under this section for the
460	period ended March 31, 2005, shall be deemed to have been timely
461	filed if the report is filed under this section on or before
462	June 1, 2005.
463	Section 8.  Effective upon this act becoming a law,
464	subsections (5) and (7) of section 106.08, Florida Statutes, are
465	amended to read:
466	106.08  Contributions; limitations on.--
467	(5)(a)  A person may not make any contribution through or
468	in the name of another, directly or indirectly, in any election.
469	(b)  Candidates, political committees, and political
470	parties may not solicit contributions from any religious,
471	charitable, civic, or other causes or organizations established
472	primarily for the public good.
473	(c)  Candidates, political committees, and political
474	parties may not make contributions, in exchange for political
475	support, to any religious, charitable, civic, or other cause or
476	organization established primarily for the public good. It is
477	not a violation of this paragraph for:
478	1.  A candidate, political committee, or political party
479	executive committee to make gifts of money in lieu of flowers in
480	memory of a deceased person;
481	2.  A candidate to continue membership in, or make regular
482	donations from personal or business funds to, religious,
483	political party, civic, or charitable groups of which the
484	candidate is a member or to which the candidate has been a
485	regular donor for more than 6 months; or
486	3.  A candidate to purchase, with campaign funds, tickets,
487	admission to events, or advertisements from religious, civic,
488	political party, or charitable groups.
489	(d)1.  Committees of continuous existence, electioneering
490	communications organizations, organizations exempt from taxation
491	under 26 U.S.C. s. 527 other than a political party, and
492	organizations exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(4)
493	shall not, in any election, accept contributions in excess of
494	$500 from an individual or group if, during the current election
495	period ending on the date of the next general election, the
496	committee or organization directly or indirectly through one or
497	more intermediaries:
498	a.  Reimburses or pays for any expenses of the Governor,
499	the Lieutenant Governor, a member of the Cabinet, a state
500	legislator, a candidate for any of these offices, an employee or
501	agent of the officer or candidate, or a member of the officer's
502	or candidate's immediate family.
503	b.  Is, in whole or in part, established, organized,
504	operated, or controlled by the Governor, the Lieutenant
505	Governor, a member of the Cabinet, a state legislator, a
506	candidate for any of these offices, an employee or agent of the
507	officer or candidate, or a member of the officer's or
508	candidate's immediate family, provided the committee or
509	organization directly or indirectly makes or has made a
510	contribution to, or an expenditure for the benefit of, the
511	officer's or candidate's campaign for publicly-elected office.
512	c.  Knowingly receives contributions solicited by, caused
513	to be solicited by, or accepted on behalf of the committee or
514	organization by the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a member
515	of the Cabinet, a state legislator, a candidate for any of these
516	offices, an employee or agent of the officer or candidate, or a
517	member of the officer's or candidate's immediate family,
518	provided the committee or organization directly or indirectly
519	makes or has made a contribution to, or an expenditure for the
520	benefit of, the officer's or candidate's campaign for publicly-
521	elected office in an amount exceeding $500 in the aggregate in
522	any election.
523	2.  For purposes of this paragraph, "immediate family"
524	means the spouse, parent, child, grandparent, or sibling of the
525	officer or candidate.
526	3.  Notwithstanding the limits provided in this paragraph,
527	a committee or organization that is subject to the $500
528	contribution limit in subparagraph 1. shall not accept a
529	contribution in excess of $100 from an unemancipated child under
530	the age of 18.
531	4.  The contribution limits of this paragraph apply to each
532	election. For purposes of this paragraph, the primary election
533	and the general election are separate elections so long as the
534	candidate that the committee or organization supports or
535	opposes, or who is referred to or depicted in the committee's or
536	organization's electioneering communications, is not an
537	unopposed candidate as defined in s. 106.011(15). However, for
538	the purpose of contribution limits with respect to committees
539	and organizations supporting or opposing only candidates for
540	retention as a justice or judge, or referring to or depicting
541	only candidates for retention as a justice or judge in the
542	committee's or organization's electioneering communications,
543	there is only one election, which is the general election.
544	(7)(a)  Any person who knowingly and willfully makes,
545	solicits, or accepts no more than one contribution in violation
546	of subsection (1) or subsection (5), or any person who knowingly
547	and willfully fails or refuses to return any contribution as
548	required in subsection (3), commits a misdemeanor of the first
549	degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.  If
550	any corporation, partnership, or other business entity or any
551	political party, political committee, or committee of continuous
552	existence is convicted of knowingly and willfully violating any
553	provision punishable under this paragraph, it shall be fined not
554	less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000.  If it is a domestic
555	entity, it may be ordered dissolved by a court of competent
556	jurisdiction; if it is a foreign or nonresident business entity,
557	its right to do business in this state may be forfeited.  Any
558	officer, partner, agent, attorney, or other representative of a
559	corporation, partnership, or other business entity or of a
560	political party, political committee, or committee of continuous
561	existence who aids, abets, advises, or participates in a
562	violation of any provision punishable under this paragraph
563	commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
564	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
565	(b)  Any person who knowingly and willfully makes,
566	solicits, or accepts two or more contributions in violation of
567	subsection (1) or subsection (5) commits a felony of the third
568	degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
569	775.084.  If any corporation, partnership, or other business
570	entity or any political party, political committee, or committee
571	of continuous existence is convicted of knowingly and willfully
572	violating any provision punishable under this paragraph, it
573	shall be fined not less than $10,000 and not more than $50,000.
574	If it is a domestic entity, it may be ordered dissolved by a
575	court of competent jurisdiction; if it is a foreign or
576	nonresident business entity, its right to do business in this
577	state may be forfeited.  Any officer, partner, agent, attorney,
578	or other representative of a corporation, partnership, or other
579	business entity, or of a political committee, committee of
580	continuous existence, or political party who aids, abets,
581	advises, or participates in a violation of any provision
582	punishable under this paragraph commits a felony of the third
583	degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
584	775.084.
585	Section 9.  Subsection (4) of section 106.08, Florida
586	Statutes, is amended, subsections (5) and (7) of that section,
587	as amended by this act, are amended, and subsection (8) of that
588	section is reenacted, to read:
589	106.08  Contributions; limitations on.--
590	(4)(a)  Any contribution received by the chair, campaign
591	treasurer, or deputy campaign treasurer of a political committee
592	supporting or opposing a candidate with opposition in an
593	election or supporting or opposing an issue on the ballot in an
594	election on the day of that election or less than 5 days prior
595	to the day of that election may not be obligated or expended by
596	the committee until after the date of the election.
597	(b)  Any contribution received by an electioneering
598	communications organization on the day of an election or less
599	than 10 days prior to the day of that election may not be
600	obligated or expended by the organization until after the date
601	of the election, and may not be expended to pay for any
602	obligation arising prior to the election.
603	(5)(a)  A person may not make any contribution through or
604	in the name of another, directly or indirectly, in any election.
605	(b)  Candidates, political committees, and political
606	parties may not solicit contributions from any religious,
607	charitable, civic, or other causes or organizations established
608	primarily for the public good.
609	(c)  Candidates, political committees, and political
610	parties may not make contributions, in exchange for political
611	support, to any religious, charitable, civic, or other cause or
612	organization established primarily for the public good. It is
613	not a violation of this paragraph for:
614	1.  A candidate, political committee, or political party
615	executive committee to make gifts of money in lieu of flowers in
616	memory of a deceased person;
617	2.  A candidate to continue membership in, or make regular
618	donations from personal or business funds to, religious,
619	political party, civic, or charitable groups of which the
620	candidate is a member or to which the candidate has been a
621	regular donor for more than 6 months; or
622	3.  A candidate to purchase, with campaign funds, tickets,
623	admission to events, or advertisements from religious, civic,
624	political party, or charitable groups.
625	(d)1.  Committees of continuous existence, electioneering
626	communications organizations, organizations exempt from taxation
627	under 26 U.S.C. s. 527 other than a political party, and
628	organizations exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(4)
629	shall not, in any election, accept contributions in excess of
630	$500 from an individual or group if, during the current election
631	period ending on the date of the next general election, the
632	committee or organization directly or indirectly through one or
633	more intermediaries:
634	a.  Reimburses or pays for any expenses of the Governor,
635	the Lieutenant Governor, a member of the Cabinet, a state
636	legislator, a candidate for any of these offices, an employee or
637	agent of the officer or candidate, or a member of the officer's
638	or candidate's immediate family.
639	b.  Is, in whole or in part, established, organized,
640	operated, or controlled by the Governor, the Lieutenant
641	Governor, a member of the Cabinet, a state legislator, a
642	candidate for any of these offices, an employee or agent of the
643	officer or candidate, or a member of the officer's or
644	candidate's immediate family, provided the committee or
645	organization directly or indirectly makes or has made a
646	contribution to, or an expenditure for the benefit of, the
647	officer's or candidate's campaign for publicly-elected office.
648	c.  Knowingly receives contributions solicited by, caused
649	to be solicited by, or accepted on behalf of the committee or
650	organization by the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a member
651	of the Cabinet, a state legislator, a candidate for any of these
652	offices, an employee or agent of the officer or candidate, or a
653	member of the officer's or candidate's immediate family,
654	provided the committee or organization directly or indirectly
655	makes or has made a contribution to, or an expenditure for the
656	benefit of, the officer's or candidate's campaign for publicly-
657	elected office in an amount exceeding $500 in the aggregate in
658	any election.
659	2.  For purposes of this paragraph, "immediate family"
660	means the spouse, parent, child, grandparent, or sibling of the
661	officer or candidate.
662	3.  Notwithstanding the limits provided in this paragraph,
663	a committee or organization that is subject to the $500
664	contribution limit in subparagraph 1. shall not accept a
665	contribution in excess of $100 from an unemancipated child under
666	the age of 18.
667	4.  The contribution limits of this paragraph apply to each
668	election. For purposes of this paragraph, the primary election
669	and the general election are separate elections so long as the
670	candidate that the committee or organization supports or
671	opposes, or who is referred to or depicted in the committee's or
672	organization's electioneering communications, is not an
673	unopposed candidate as defined in s. 106.011(15). However, for
674	the purpose of contribution limits with respect to committees
675	and organizations supporting or opposing only candidates for
676	retention as a justice or judge, or referring to or depicting
677	only candidates for retention as a justice or judge in the
678	committee's or organization's electioneering communications,
679	there is only one election, which is the general election.
680	(e)  An electioneering communications organization may not
681	accept a contribution from an organization exempt from taxation
682	under 26 U.S.C. s. 527 or s. 501(c)(4), other than a political
683	committee, committee of continuous existence, or political
684	party, unless the contributing organization has registered as if
685	it were an electioneering communications organization pursuant
686	to s. 106.03 and has filed all campaign finance reports required
687	of electioneering communications organizations pursuant to ss.
688	106.07 and 106.0703.
689	(7)(a)  Any person who knowingly and willfully makes,
690	solicits, or accepts no more than one contribution in violation
691	of subsection (1) or subsection (5), or any person who knowingly
692	and willfully fails or refuses to return any contribution as
693	required in subsection (3), commits a misdemeanor of the first
694	degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.  If
695	any corporation, partnership, or other business entity or any
696	political party, political committee, or committee of continuous
697	existence, or electioneering communications organization is
698	convicted of knowingly and willfully violating any provision
699	punishable under this paragraph, it shall be fined not less than
700	$1,000 and not more than $10,000.  If it is a domestic entity,
701	it may be ordered dissolved by a court of competent
702	jurisdiction; if it is a foreign or nonresident business entity,
703	its right to do business in this state may be forfeited.  Any
704	officer, partner, agent, attorney, or other representative of a
705	corporation, partnership, or other business entity or of a
706	political party, political committee, or committee of continuous
707	existence, electioneering communications organization, or
708	organization exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. s. 527 or s.
709	501(c)(4), who aids, abets, advises, or participates in a
710	violation of any provision punishable under this paragraph
711	commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
712	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
713	(b)  Any person who knowingly and willfully makes,
714	solicits, or accepts two or more contributions in violation of
715	subsection (1) or subsection (5) commits a felony of the third
716	degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
717	775.084.  If any corporation, partnership, or other business
718	entity or any political party, political committee, or committee
719	of continuous existence, or electioneering communications
720	organization is convicted of knowingly and willfully violating
721	any provision punishable under this paragraph, it shall be fined
722	not less than $10,000 and not more than $50,000.  If it is a
723	domestic entity, it may be ordered dissolved by a court of
724	competent jurisdiction; if it is a foreign or nonresident
725	business entity, its right to do business in this state may be
726	forfeited.  Any officer, partner, agent, attorney, or other
727	representative of a corporation, partnership, or other business
728	entity, or of a political committee, committee of continuous
729	existence, or political party, electioneering communications
730	organization, or organization exempt from taxation under 26
731	U.S.C. s. 527 or s. 501(c)(4), who aids, abets, advises, or
732	participates in a violation of any provision punishable under
733	this paragraph commits a felony of the third degree, punishable
734	as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
735	(8)  Except when otherwise provided in subsection (7), any
736	person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of
737	this section shall, in addition to any other penalty prescribed
738	by this chapter, pay to the state a sum equal to twice the
739	amount contributed in violation of this chapter.  Each campaign
740	treasurer shall pay all amounts contributed in violation of this
741	section to the state for deposit in the General Revenue Fund.
742	Section 10.  For the purpose of incorporating the
743	amendments made by this act to section 106.03, Florida Statutes,
744	in a reference thereto, section 106.07, Florida Statutes, is
745	reenacted to read:
746	106.07  Reports; certification and filing.--
747	(1)  Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate or
748	political committee pursuant to s. 106.021 shall file regular
749	reports of all contributions received, and all expenditures
750	made, by or on behalf of such candidate or political committee.
751	Reports shall be filed on the 10th day following the end of each
752	calendar quarter from the time the campaign treasurer is
753	appointed, except that, if the 10th day following the end of a
754	calendar quarter occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday,
755	the report shall be filed on the next following day which is not
756	a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.  Quarterly reports shall
757	include all contributions received and expenditures made during
758	the calendar quarter which have not otherwise been reported
759	pursuant to this section.
760	(a)  Except as provided in paragraph (b), following the
761	last day of qualifying for office, the reports shall be filed on
762	the 32nd, 18th, and 4th days immediately preceding the primary
763	and on the 46th, 32nd, 18th, and 4th days immediately preceding
764	the election, for a candidate who is opposed in seeking
765	nomination or election to any office, for a political committee,
766	or for a committee of continuous existence.
767	(b)  Following the last day of qualifying for office, any
768	statewide candidate who has requested to receive contributions
769	from the Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund or any statewide
770	candidate in a race with a candidate who has requested to
771	receive contributions from the trust fund shall file reports on
772	the 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, and 32nd days prior to the primary
773	election, and on the 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, 32nd, 39th, 46th,
774	and 53rd days prior to the general election.
775	(c)  Following the last day of qualifying for office, any
776	unopposed candidate need only file a report within 90 days after
777	the date such candidate became unopposed.  Such report shall
778	contain all previously unreported contributions and expenditures
779	as required by this section and shall reflect disposition of
780	funds as required by s. 106.141.
781	(d)1.  When a special election is called to fill a vacancy
782	in office, all political committees and committees of continuous
783	existence making contributions or expenditures to influence the
784	results of such special election shall file campaign treasurers'
785	reports with the filing officer on the dates set by the
786	Department of State pursuant to s. 100.111.
787	2.  When an election is called for an issue to appear on
788	the ballot at a time when no candidates are scheduled to appear
789	on the ballot, all political committees making contributions or
790	expenditures in support of or in opposition to such issue shall
791	file reports on the 18th and 4th days prior to such election.
792	(e)  The filing officer shall provide each candidate with a
793	schedule designating the beginning and end of reporting periods
794	as well as the corresponding designated due dates.
795	(2)(a)  All reports required of a candidate by this section
796	shall be filed with the officer before whom the candidate is
797	required by law to qualify. All candidates who file with the
798	Department of State shall file their reports pursuant to s.
799	106.0705. In addition, a copy of each report for candidates for
800	other than statewide office who qualify with the Department of
801	State shall be filed with the supervisor of elections in the
802	county where the candidate resides. Except as provided in s.
803	106.0705, reports shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the
804	day designated; however, any report postmarked by the United
805	States Postal Service no later than midnight of the day
806	designated shall be deemed to have been filed in a timely
807	manner. Any report received by the filing officer within 5 days
808	after the designated due date that was delivered by the United
809	States Postal Service shall be deemed timely filed unless it has
810	a postmark that indicates that the report was mailed after the
811	designated due date. A certificate of mailing obtained from and
812	dated by the United States Postal Service at the time of
813	mailing, or a receipt from an established courier company, which
814	bears a date on or before the date on which the report is due,
815	shall be proof of mailing in a timely manner. Reports shall
816	contain information of all previously unreported contributions
817	received and expenditures made as of the preceding Friday,
818	except that the report filed on the Friday immediately preceding
819	the election shall contain information of all previously
820	unreported contributions received and expenditures made as of
821	the day preceding that designated due date. All such reports
822	shall be open to public inspection.
823	(b)1.  Any report which is deemed to be incomplete by the
824	officer with whom the candidate qualifies shall be accepted on a
825	conditional basis, and the campaign treasurer shall be notified
826	by registered mail as to why the report is incomplete and be
827	given 3 days from receipt of such notice to file an addendum to
828	the report providing all information necessary to complete the
829	report in compliance with this section. Failure to file a
830	complete report after such notice constitutes a violation of
831	this chapter.
832	2.  In lieu of the notice by registered mail as required in
833	subparagraph 1., the qualifying officer may notify the campaign
834	treasurer by telephone that the report is incomplete and request
835	the information necessary to complete the report. If, however,
836	such information is not received by the qualifying officer
837	within 3 days after the telephone request therefor, notice shall
838	be sent by registered mail as provided in subparagraph 1.
839	(3)  Reports required of a political committee shall be
840	filed with the agency or officer before whom such committee
841	registers pursuant to s. 106.03(3) and shall be subject to the
842	same filing conditions as established for candidates' reports.
843	Incomplete reports by political committees shall be treated in
844	the manner provided for incomplete reports by candidates in
845	subsection (2).
846	(4)(a)  Each report required by this section shall contain:
847	1.  The full name, address, and occupation, if any of each
848	person who has made one or more contributions to or for such
849	committee or candidate within the reporting period, together
850	with the amount and date of such contributions. For
851	corporations, the report must provide as clear a description as
852	practicable of the principal type of business conducted by the
853	corporation. However, if the contribution is $100 or less or is
854	from a relative, as defined in s. 112.312, provided that the
855	relationship is reported, the occupation of the contributor or
856	the principal type of business need not be listed.
857	2.  The name and address of each political committee from
858	which the reporting committee or the candidate received, or to
859	which the reporting committee or candidate made, any transfer of
860	funds, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers.
861	3.  Each loan for campaign purposes to or from any person
862	or political committee within the reporting period, together
863	with the full names, addresses, and occupations, and principal
864	places of business, if any, of the lender and endorsers, if any,
865	and the date and amount of such loans.
866	4.  A statement of each contribution, rebate, refund, or
867	other receipt not otherwise listed under subparagraphs 1.
868	through 3.
869	5.  The total sums of all loans, in-kind contributions, and
870	other receipts by or for such committee or candidate during the
871	reporting period. The reporting forms shall be designed to
872	elicit separate totals for in-kind contributions, loans, and
873	other receipts.
874	6.  The full name and address of each person to whom
875	expenditures have been made by or on behalf of the committee or
876	candidate within the reporting period; the amount, date, and
877	purpose of each such expenditure; and the name and address of,
878	and office sought by, each candidate on whose behalf such
879	expenditure was made. However, expenditures made from the petty
880	cash fund provided by s. 106.12 need not be reported
881	individually.
882	7.  The full name and address of each person to whom an
883	expenditure for personal services, salary, or reimbursement for
884	authorized expenses as provided in s. 106.021(3) has been made
885	and which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
886	and purpose of such expenditure. However, expenditures made from
887	the petty cash fund provided for in s. 106.12 need not be
888	reported individually.
889	8.  The total amount withdrawn and the total amount spent
890	for petty cash purposes pursuant to this chapter during the
891	reporting period.
892	9.  The total sum of expenditures made by such committee or
893	candidate during the reporting period.
894	10.  The amount and nature of debts and obligations owed by
895	or to the committee or candidate, which relate to the conduct of
896	any political campaign.
897	11.  A copy of each credit card statement which shall be
898	included in the next report following receipt thereof by the
899	candidate or political committee. Receipts for each credit card
900	purchase shall be retained by the treasurer with the records for
901	the campaign account.
902	12.  The amount and nature of any separate interest-bearing
903	accounts or certificates of deposit and identification of the
904	financial institution in which such accounts or certificates of
905	deposit are located.
906	13.  The primary purposes of an expenditure made indirectly
907	through a campaign treasurer pursuant to s. 106.021(3) for goods
908	and services such as communications media placement or
909	procurement services, campaign signs, insurance, and other
910	expenditures that include multiple components as part of the
911	expenditure. The primary purpose of an expenditure shall be that
912	purpose, including integral and directly related components,
913	that comprises 80 percent of such expenditure.
914	(b)  The filing officer shall make available to any
915	candidate or committee a reporting form which the candidate or
916	committee may use to indicate contributions received by the
917	candidate or committee but returned to the contributor before
918	deposit.
919	(5)  The candidate and his or her campaign treasurer, in
920	the case of a candidate, or the political committee chair and
921	campaign treasurer of the committee, in the case of a political
922	committee, shall certify as to the correctness of each report;
923	and each person so certifying shall bear the responsibility for
924	the accuracy and veracity of each report.  Any campaign
925	treasurer, candidate, or political committee chair who willfully
926	certifies the correctness of any report while knowing that such
927	report is incorrect, false, or incomplete commits a misdemeanor
928	of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
929	775.083.
930	(6)  The campaign depository shall return all checks drawn
931	on the account to the campaign treasurer who shall retain the
932	records pursuant to s. 106.06.  The records maintained by the
933	depository with respect to such account shall be subject to
934	inspection by an agent of the Division of Elections or the
935	Florida Elections Commission at any time during normal banking
936	hours, and such depository shall furnish certified copies of any
937	of such records to the Division of Elections or Florida
938	Elections Commission upon request.
939	(7)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter,
940	in any reporting period during which a candidate, political
941	committee, or committee of continuous existence has not received
942	funds, made any contributions, or expended any reportable funds,
943	the filing of the required report for that period is waived.
944	However, the next report filed must specify that the report
945	covers the entire period between the last submitted report and
946	the report being filed, and any candidate, political committee,
947	or committee of continuous existence not reporting by virtue of
948	this subsection on dates prescribed elsewhere in this chapter
949	shall notify the filing officer in writing on the prescribed
950	reporting date that no report is being filed on that date.
951	(8)(a)  Any candidate or political committee failing to
952	file a report on the designated due date shall be subject to a
953	fine as provided in paragraph (b) for each late day, and, in the
954	case of a candidate, such fine shall be paid only from personal
955	funds of the candidate. The fine shall be assessed by the filing
956	officer and the moneys collected shall be deposited:
957	1.  In the General Revenue Fund, in the case of a candidate
958	for state office or a political committee that registers with
959	the Division of Elections; or
960	2.  In the general revenue fund of the political
961	subdivision, in the case of a candidate for an office of a
962	political subdivision or a political committee that registers
963	with an officer of a political subdivision.
964
965	No separate fine shall be assessed for failure to file a copy of
966	any report required by this section.
967	(b)  Upon determining that a report is late, the filing
968	officer shall immediately notify the candidate or chair of the
969	political committee as to the failure to file a report by the
970	designated due date and that a fine is being assessed for each
971	late day. The fine shall be $50 per day for the first 3 days
972	late and, thereafter, $500 per day for each late day, not to
973	exceed 25 percent of the total receipts or expenditures,
974	whichever is greater, for the period covered by the late report.
975	However, for the reports immediately preceding each primary and
976	general election, the fine shall be $500 per day for each late
977	day, not to exceed 25 percent of the total receipts or
978	expenditures, whichever is greater, for the period covered by
979	the late report. For reports required under s. 106.141(7), the
980	fine is $50 per day for each late day, not to exceed 25 percent
981	of the total receipts or expenditures, whichever is greater, for
982	the period covered by the late report. Upon receipt of the
983	report, the filing officer shall determine the amount of the
984	fine which is due and shall notify the candidate or chair. The
985	filing officer shall determine the amount of the fine due based
986	upon the earliest of the following:
987	1.  When the report is actually received by such officer.
988	2.  When the report is postmarked.
989	3.  When the certificate of mailing is dated.
990	4.  When the receipt from an established courier company is
991	dated.
992	5.  When the electronic receipt issued pursuant to s.
993	106.0705 is dated.
994
995	Such fine shall be paid to the filing officer within 20 days
996	after receipt of the notice of payment due, unless appeal is
997	made to the Florida Elections Commission pursuant to paragraph
998	(c). In the case of a candidate, such fine shall not be an
999	allowable campaign expenditure and shall be paid only from
1000	personal funds of the candidate. An officer or member of a
1001	political committee shall not be personally liable for such
1002	fine.
1003	(c)  Any candidate or chair of a political committee may
1004	appeal or dispute the fine, based upon, but not limited to,
1005	unusual circumstances surrounding the failure to file on the
1006	designated due date, and may request and shall be entitled to a
1007	hearing before the Florida Elections Commission, which shall
1008	have the authority to waive the fine in whole or in part. The
1009	Florida Elections Commission must consider the mitigating and
1010	aggravating circumstances contained in s. 106.265(1) when
1011	determining the amount of a fine, if any, to be waived. Any such
1012	request shall be made within 20 days after receipt of the notice
1013	of payment due. In such case, the candidate or chair of the
1014	political committee shall, within the 20-day period, notify the
1015	filing officer in writing of his or her intention to bring the
1016	matter before the commission.
1017	(d)  The appropriate filing officer shall notify the
1018	Florida Elections Commission of the repeated late filing by a
1019	candidate or political committee, the failure of a candidate or
1020	political committee to file a report after notice, or the
1021	failure to pay the fine imposed. The commission shall
1022	investigate only those alleged late filing violations
1023	specifically identified by the filing officer and as set forth
1024	in the notification. Any other alleged violations must be
1025	separately stated and reported by the division to the commission
1026	under s. 106.25(2).
1027	(9)  The Department of State may prescribe by rule the
1028	requirements for filing campaign treasurers' reports as set
1029	forth in this chapter.
1030	Section 11.  For the purpose of incorporating the
1031	amendments made by this act to section 106.08, Florida Statutes,
1032	in a reference thereto, section 106.19, Florida Statutes, is
1033	reenacted to read:
1034	106.19  Violations by candidates, persons connected with
1035	campaigns, and political committees.--
1036	(1)  Any candidate; campaign manager, campaign treasurer,
1037	or deputy treasurer of any candidate; committee chair, vice
1038	chair, campaign treasurer, deputy treasurer, or other officer of
1039	any political committee; agent or person acting on behalf of any
1040	candidate or political committee; or other person who knowingly
1041	and willfully:
1042	(a)  Accepts a contribution in excess of the limits
1043	prescribed by s. 106.08;
1044	(b)  Fails to report any contribution required to be
1045	reported by this chapter;
1046	(c)  Falsely reports or deliberately fails to include any
1047	information required by this chapter; or
1048	(d)  Makes or authorizes any expenditure in violation of s.
1049	106.11(4) or any other expenditure prohibited by this chapter;
1050	is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
1051	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
1052	(2)  Any candidate, campaign treasurer, or deputy
1053	treasurer; any chair, vice chair, or other officer of any
1054	political committee; any agent or person acting on behalf of any
1055	candidate or political committee; or any other person who
1056	violates paragraph (1)(a), paragraph (1)(b), or paragraph (1)(d)
1057	shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to three times the
1058	amount involved in the illegal act.  Such penalty may be in
1059	addition to the penalties provided by subsection (1) and shall
1060	be paid into the General Revenue Fund of this state.
1061	(3)  A political committee sponsoring a constitutional
1062	amendment proposed by initiative which submits a petition form
1063	gathered by a paid petition circulator which does not provide
1064	the name and address of the paid petition circulator on the form
1065	is subject to the civil penalties prescribed in s. 106.265.
1066	Section 12.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
1067	act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
1068	becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2006.
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1073	certain conditions; amending s. 106.011, F.S.; redefining
1074	the terms "political committee," "contribution,"
1075	"expenditure," "communications media," and "electioneering
1076	communication"; defining the term "electioneering
1077	communications organization"; amending s. 106.022, F.S.;
1078	conforming a reference to an electioneering communications
1079	organization; amending s. 106.03, F.S.; revising the
1080	registration requirements for political committees and
1081	electioneering communications organizations; creating s.
1082	106.0701; establishing campaign finance reporting
1083	requirements for certain officers and candidates
1084	soliciting contributions for certain committees and
1085	organizations; providing penalties; creating s. 106.0703,
1086	F.S.; establishing campaign finance reporting requirements
1087	for electioneering communications organizations; providing
1088	definitions; amending s. 106.0705, F.S.; incorporating the
1089	new campaign finance reporting requirements for
1090	electioneering communications organizations into the
1091	Department of State's electronic campaign finance
1092	reporting system; amending s. 106.08, F.S.; prohibiting
1093	the use of certain contributions received by an
1094	electioneering communications organization proximate to an
1095	election; limiting contributions to certain committees of
1096	continuous existence, electioneering communications
1097	organizations, and tax-exempt organizations pursuant to 26
1098	U.S.C. s. 527 and 501(c)(4); reenacting ss. 106.07,
1099	106.08(8), and 106.19, F.S., relating to reports,
1100	certification and filing, and penalty provisions, to
1101	incorporate the amendments made by this act to ss. 106.03
1102	and 106.08, F.S., in references thereto; providing
1103	effective dates.

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