Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB's 716 & 2660
                        Barcode 124762
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11  The Committee on Judiciary (Posey) recommended the following
12  amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment 
15         On page 18, line 26, through page 19, line 5, delete
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18  and insert:  
19         (d)1.  Committees of continuous existence,
20  electioneering communications organizations, organizations
21  exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. s. 527 other than a
22  political party, and organizations exempt from taxation under
23  26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(4) shall not, in any election, accept
24  contributions in excess of $500 from an individual or group if
25  the committee or organization directly or indirectly through
26  one or more intermediaries:
27         a.  Reimburses or pays for any expenses of the
28  Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a member of the Cabinet, a
29  state legislator, a candidate for any of these offices, an
30  employee or agent of the officer or candidate, or a member of
31  the officer's or candidate's immediate family.
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Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB's 716 & 2660 Barcode 124762 1 b. Is, in whole or in part, established, organized, 2 operated, or controlled by the Governor, the Lieutenant 3 Governor, a member of the Cabinet, a state legislator, a 4 candidate for any of these offices, an employee or agent of 5 the officer or candidate, or a member of the officer's or 6 candidate's immediate family, provided the committee or 7 organization directly or indirectly makes or has made a 8 contribution to, or an expenditure for the benefit of, the 9 officer's or candidate's campaign for publicly-elected office. 10 c. Knowingly receives contributions solicited by, 11 caused to be solicited by, or accepted on behalf of the 12 committee or organization by the Governor, the Lieutenant 13 Governor, a member of the Cabinet, a state legislator, a 14 candidate for any of these offices, an employee or agent of 15 the officer or candidate, or a member of the officer's or 16 candidate's immediate family, provided the committee or 17 organization directly or indirectly makes or has made a 18 contribution to, or an expenditure for the benefit of, the 19 officer's or candidate's campaign for publicly-elected office. 20 2. For purposes of this paragraph, "immediate family" 21 means the spouse, parent, child, grandparent, or sibling of 22 the officer or candidate. 23 3. Notwithstanding the limits provided in this 24 paragraph, a committee or organization that is subject to the 25 $500 contribution limit in subparagraph 1. shall not accept a 26 contribution in excess of $100 from an unemancipated child 27 under the age of 18. 28 4. The contribution limits of this paragraph apply to 29 each election. For purposes of this paragraph, the primary 30 election and the general election are separate elections so 31 long as the candidate that the committee or organization 2 11:12 AM 04/24/06 s0716.ju24.001
Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB's 716 & 2660 Barcode 124762 1 supports or opposes, or who is referred to or depicted in the 2 committee's or organization's electioneering communications, 3 is not an unopposed candidate as defined in s. 106.011(15). 4 However, for the purpose of contribution limits with respect 5 to committees and organizations supporting or opposing only 6 candidates for retention as a justice or judge, or referring 7 to or depicting only candidates for retention as a justice or 8 judge in the committee's or organization's electioneering 9 communications, there is only one election, which is the 10 general election. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 11:12 AM 04/24/06 s0716.ju24.001