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Senator Siplin moved the following amendment to amendment

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(712834):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete lines 36-90

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and insert:

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individual who uses his or her personal resources of no more than

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$500 and acts independent of any candidate or committee.

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     (4)  Any person who fails to include the disclaimer

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prescribed in subsection (2) in any political advertisement that

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is required to contain such disclaimer commits a misdemeanor of

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the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.

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775.083.

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     Section 37.  Effective upon becoming a law and retroactive

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to January 1, 2006, subsection (1) of section 106.143, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     106.143  Political advertisements circulated prior to

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election; requirements.--

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     (1)(a)  Any political advertisement that is paid for by a

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candidate and that is published, displayed, or circulated prior

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to, or on the day of, any election must prominently state:

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"Political advertisement paid for and approved by   (name of

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candidate)  ,   (party affiliation)  , for   (office sought)  ."

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     (b)  Any other political advertisement published, displayed,

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or circulated prior to, or on the day of, any election must

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prominently:

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     1.  Be marked "paid political advertisement" or with the

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abbreviation "pd. pol. adv."

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     2.  State the name and address of the persons sponsoring the

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advertisement.

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     3.a.(I)  State whether the advertisement and the cost of

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production is paid for or provided in kind by or at the expense

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of the entity publishing, displaying, broadcasting, or

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circulating the political advertisement; or

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     (II)  State who provided or paid for the advertisement and

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cost of production, if different from the source of sponsorship.

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     b.  This subparagraph does not apply if the source of the

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sponsorship is patently clear from the content or format of the

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political advertisement.

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     (c)  Any political advertisement made pursuant to s.

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106.021(3)(d) must be marked "paid political advertisement" or

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with the abbreviation "pd. pol. adv." and must prominently state,

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"Paid for and sponsored by   (name of person paying for political

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advertisement)  . Approved by   (names of persons, party

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affiliation, and offices sought in the political advertisement)  

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."

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This subsection does not apply to campaign messages used by a

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candidate and the candidate's supporters if those messages are

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designed to be worn by a person. This subsection does not apply

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to an individual who uses his or her personal resources of no

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more than $500 and acts independent of any candidate or

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committee.

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     Section 38.  Effective upon becoming a law and retroactive

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to January 1, 2006, section 106.1439, Florida Statutes, is

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amended to read:

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     106.1439  Electioneering communications; disclaimers.--

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     (1)  Any electioneering communication shall prominently

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state: "Paid electioneering communication paid for by   (Name and

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address of person paying for the communication)  ."

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     (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an individual who uses

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his or her personal resources of no more than $500 and acts

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independent of any

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line 104

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and insert:

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providing an exemption for an individual who uses up to a

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specified amount of his or

4/23/2008  10:53:00 AM     19-08469-08