CS/SB 884: Audits of Campaign Finance Reports
GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Hutson
Audits of Campaign Finance Reports; Authorizing certain candidates to request the Division of Elections of the Department of State to audit a specified report; requiring the division to conduct audits and field investigations with respect to candidates’ alleged failures to file certain reports or statements; requiring the division to conduct random audits of specified reports after each general election cycle; exempting aspects of the auditing process from the Administrative Procedure Act, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2023 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/4/2024 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules |
| 1/9/2024 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 1/11/2024 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/16/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building |
| 1/16/2024 | Senate |
• CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 1/17/2024 | Senate |
• CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time |
| 1/18/2024 | Senate |
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability |
| 1/24/2024 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building |
| 1/29/2024 | Senate |
• Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 • Now in Rules |
| 3/8/2024 | Senate |
• Died in Rules |