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CS/HB 491: Disposition of Surplus Funds by Candidates

GENERAL BILL by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee ; Payne ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes

Disposition of Surplus Funds by Candidates; Prohibits candidate from donating surplus campaign funds to charitable organization that employs candidate; provides candidate may give funds that have not been spent or obligated to state or political subdivision.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/29/2019 House • Filed
    11/7/2019 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 40
    12/5/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, 12/12/19, 9:30 am, Morris Hall
    12/12/2019 House • Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 317
    • Now in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee -HJ 317
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 40
    1/21/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 01/23/20, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
    1/23/2020 House • CS by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 438
    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    1/24/2020 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 438
    • CS by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee read 1st time -HJ 437
    1/28/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 01/30/20, 11:30 am, Morris Hall
    1/30/2020 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 477
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 477
    2/13/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20
    2/19/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 589
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/20/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 612
    • CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 612
    2/26/2020 Senate • In Messages
    2/27/2020 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 365
    3/2/2020 Senate • Received -SJ 365
    3/11/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 683
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 814 -SJ 683
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 683
    • Amendment(s) pending (557896) -SJ 684
    • Temporarily postponed -SJ 684
    • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 724
    3/12/2020 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 845
    3/13/2020 Senate • Pending amendment(s), withdrawn (557896) -SJ 875
    • Amendment(s) adopted (609638) -SJ 875
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 877
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 877
    3/13/2020 House • In returning messages
    • Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) failed (938405) -HJ 1204
    • Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) adopted (427809) -HJ 1203, 1204
    • Concurred in Senate amendment(s) as amended (609638) -HJ 1202, 1204
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 73 NAYS 37 -HJ 1204
    3/13/2020 Senate • In returning messages
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in returning Messages

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  • CS/HB 491, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/23/2020 at 6:16 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 814 (c1) Disposition of Surplus Funds by Candidates Perry Identical Last Action: 3/11/2020 S Laid on Table -SJ 683 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    881630 - Amendment
    Delete line 37 and insert:     		Brandes 3/10/2020
    4:01 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/13/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    609638 - Amendment
    Delete line 37 and insert:     		Brandes 3/12/2020
    4:40 PM     		House: Concurred as Amended
    3/13/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 427809 - Amendment to Amendment (609638)
    Between lines 199 and 200 of the amendment, insert:     		Ingoglia 3/13/2020
    6:38 PM     		House: Adopted
    3/13/2020     		PDF
    hierarchy 938405 - Amendment to Amendment (427809)
    Remove lines 5-50 of the amendment     		Jacquet 3/13/2020
    8:25 PM     		House: Failed
    3/13/2020     		PDF
    557896 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Brandes 3/11/2020
    11:37 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/13/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/20/2020 1:53 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/13/2020 3:31 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/13/2020 8:56 PM House 73 Yeas - 37 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    106.141 Disposition of surplus funds by candidates. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 491, Original Filed Version Posted 10/29/2019 at 1:34 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/12/2019 (pdf)
    Public Integrity and Ethics Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/23/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 814 Disposition of Surplus Funds by Candidates Perry Identical Last Action: 3/11/2020 S Laid on Table -SJ 683 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    940425 - Amendment
    Remove lines 27-34 and insert:     		Payne 1/22/2020
    5:40 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/6/2020     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    106.141 Disposition of surplus funds by candidates. Page 1 (pdf)

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