Legislation - HB0260

Title: Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions
Sponsored by: Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee (By Request - Departmental - State Board of Elections)
Status: In the House - Passed Enrolled
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering, from January 1 of the year of the election to July 1 of the year before the election, the earliest date on which the State Board of Elections may begin making distributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0011

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/22/2025 Legislative Date 9/22/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Financing Act – Fair Campaign Financing Fund – Distributions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2026 Legislative Date 1/16/2026 Action Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/23/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2026 Legislative Date 2/18/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2026 Legislative Date 2/18/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Financing Act – Fair Campaign Financing Fund – Distributions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2026 Legislative Date 2/20/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (103-33) Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2026 Legislative Date 2/19/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 4/08/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {763126/1 Adopted Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/21/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (32-10) Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/28/2026 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/28/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (94-31) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/28/2026 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/22/2025	9/22/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Public Financing Act – Fair Campaign Financing Fund – Distributions
House	1/16/2026	1/16/2026	Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/23/2026	2/23/2026	Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	2/24/2026	2/18/2026	Favorable Adopted	27 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/24/2026	2/18/2026	Second Reading Passed	27 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Financing Act – Fair Campaign Financing Fund – Distributions
House	2/26/2026	2/20/2026	Third Reading Passed (103-33)	29 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/27/2026	2/19/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	30 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2026	4/08/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	4/08/2026	3/20/2026	Favorable with Amendments {763126/1 Adopted	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2026	3/20/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/21/2026	Third Reading Passed (32-10)	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	3/28/2026	House Concurs Senate Amendments	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	3/28/2026	Third Reading Passed (94-31)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	3/28/2026	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions

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