1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 6

CHAPTER NUMBER: 638 File Code: Elections
Sponsored By:
Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dypski, Bobo, Snodgrass, Getty, DeCarlo, Brinkley, Wood, Benson, Rudolph, and Pitkin
Entitled:
Election Laws - Reporting of Contributions by Persons Doing Business with State or Local Government

Synopsis:

Transferring from the Secretary of State to the State Administrative Board of Election Laws the authority to collect and monitor campaign contribution data reported by persons doing business with State or local government; requiring semiannual reports under specified circumstances; increasing, from $10,000 to $100,000, the threshold contractual amount and the threshold contribution amount for triggering the reporting of campaign contributions made by persons doing business with State or local government; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
7/31
Pre-filed
1/8
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
1/22
Hearing 2/5 at 1:15 p.m.
2/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
2/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/21
Third Reading Passed (136-1)
3/29
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (136-1)
Passed Enrolled
5/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 638
Senate Action
2/24
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Collins) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-1)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Chairman, Commerce & Government Matters Comm itte
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
ELECTION LAWS, ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
NOTICES
PROCUREMENT
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
SECRETARY OF STATE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 33 Election Code
( 30-1 , 30-2 , 30-3 , 30-4 )
State Finance and Procurement
( 13-218 , 17-401 , 17-402 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 626459/2 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 19, 1997 at: 10:39 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 414100/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 1, 1997 at: 11:41 Status: Adopted