Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 956
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/16/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Ethics and Elections (Justice) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (294434) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 1759 and 1760
    5  insert:
    6         Section 48. Section 106.113, Florida Statutes, is created
    7  to read:
    8         106.113 Expenditures by local governments.—
    9         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   10         (a) “Local government” means:
   11         1. A county, municipality, school district, or other
   12  political subdivision in this state; and
   13         2. Any department, agency, board, bureau, district,
   14  commission, authority, or similar body of a county,
   15  municipality, school district, or other political subdivision of
   16  this state.
   17         (b) “Public funds” means all moneys under the jurisdiction
   18  or control of the local government.
   19         (2) A local government or a person acting on behalf of
   20  local government may not expend or authorize the expenditure of,
   21  and a person or group may not accept, public funds for a
   22  political advertisement or electioneering communication
   23  concerning an issue, referendum, or amendment that is subject to
   24  a vote of the electors. This subsection does not apply to an
   25  electioneering communication from a local government or a person
   26  acting on behalf of a local government which is limited to
   27  factual information.
   28         (3) With the exception of the prohibitions specified in
   29  subsection (2), this section does not preclude an elected
   30  official of the local government from expressing an opinion on
   31  any issue at any time.
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   34         And the title is amended as follows:
   35         Delete line 2053
   36  and insert:
   37         gathered in compliance with the act; creating s.
   38         106.113, F.S.; defining the terms “local government”
   39         and “public funds”; prohibiting a local government
   40         from expending, and a person or group from accepting,
   41         public funds for a political advertisement or
   42         electioneering communication concerning an issue,
   43         referendum, or amendment that is subject to the vote
   44         of the electors; providing an exception for certain
   45         electioneering communications; clarifying restrictions
   46         with respect to local officials; providing for