SENATE BILL 119

Sponsored By:

Senators Kelley, Benson, Colburn, Conway, Getty, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, Middleton, Pugh, Reilly, and Shank

Entitled:

Election Law - Use of Campaign Funds for Meeting and Conference Expenses and Other Activities

Synopsis:

Including a disbursement to pay the costs of a candidate or elected official for travel, lodging, meals, and registration expenses to attend meetings or conferences and other activities focused on legislative issues, process, or public policy analyses pertinent to the office the candidate seeks or the elected official holds as an allowable expenditure of funds from a campaign account under the State election law; prohibiting a specified responsible officer from issuing or authorizing an expenditure, except as authorized by law; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

1/21

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

1/26

Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10

Senator Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43

Senator Joseph M. Getty, District 5

Senator Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, District 44

Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45

Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28

Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Senator Edward R. Reilly, District 33

Senator Christopher B. Shank, District 2

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Campaign Financing

Elections, State Board of

Ethics

General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.

Political Candidates

Political Committees

Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc

Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law

( 1-101 , 1-101 , 13-218 , 13-245 , 13-602 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered