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Legislation


1997 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 127

CHAPTER NUMBER: 562 File Code: Elections
Sponsored By:
Senators Miller, Blount, and Collins
Entitled:
Campaign Finance and Ethics Law - Fund-Raising and Disclosure

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, members of the General Assembly, or persons acting on behalf of any of these individuals, from joining in specified fund-raising activities during specified periods of time; establishing procedures for the computerization of campaign fund reports; prohibiting specified lobbyists from serving on specified fund-raising or political committees; and requiring a specified report from the State Administrative Board of Election Laws.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/9
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
1/15
Hearing 2/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/18
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Collins) Adopted
3/19
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Withdrawn
Substitute Committee Amendment (Economic and Environmental Affairs) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (46-1)
4/4
Returned Passed
5/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 562
House Action
3/21
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
3/24
Hearing 3/28 at 1:15 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (131-1)
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
COMPTROLLER
COMPUTERS
DISCLOSURE
ELECTION LAWS, ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF
ETHICS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- LEGISLATIVE POLICY COM.; AELR
GOVERNOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
LOBBYING
PENALTIES
POLITICAL CANDIDATES
POLITICAL COMMITTEES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 33 Election Code
( 1-1 , 1-1 , 26-3 , 26-10 , 26-11 , 26-12 )
State Government
( 15-607 , 15-607 , 15-704 , 15-707 )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 344200/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 19, 1997 at: 11:06 Status: Withdrawn
Number: 664504/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 19, 1997 at: 11:06 Status: Adopted
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