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SJR 270: Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement

JOINT RESOLUTION by Baxley

Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement; Proposing the repeal of Section 7 of Article VI of the State Constitution which requires the availability of public financing of campaigns of candidates for elective statewide office who agree to campaign spending limits, etc.

Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2019 Senate • Filed
    1/22/2019 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 52
    2/28/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/05/19, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 52
    • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -SJ 186
    • Now in Judiciary
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary

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  • SJR 270, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2019 at 12:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 3/4/2019 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 272 Campaign Finance Baxley Linked Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90)
    H 613 Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement Roth Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died on Calendar
    H 615 Campaign Finance Roth Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/5/2019 2:30 PM Ethics and Elections 4 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Constitution (1)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    VI Section 7 Page 1 (pdf)

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