l9n/ Oregon

2007 Regular Session

House Bill 2059

Allows candidate for public office to use political contributions only to support nomination or election of candidate.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Elections, Ethics and Rules Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Allows candidate for public office to use political contributions only to support nomination or election of candidate. Prohibits candidate from using contributions for personal use. Prohibits candidate from using contributions to make contributions to other candidates or political committees, to defray office expenses, to pay criminal or civil penalties or to pay certain membership dues. Allows candidate to distribute contributions to principal campaign committee of same candidate for different office. Allows candidate who discontinues principal campaign committee to distribute excess contributions to charitable organization, political party, legislative caucus political committee or Legislative Assembly. Limits uses of contributions received by political committee that is not principal campaign committee.

Its course

January 8 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 8 to Jun 28 · stopped171 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 8 to Jan 113 days

Elections, Ethics and RulesJan 11 to Jun 28 · stopped168 days

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 8 – Jun 28

  1. Jan 8Introduced
  2. Jan 11Sent to Elections, Ethics, and Rules
  3. Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 11Referred to Elections, Ethics, and Rules with subsequent referral to Judiciary.House of Representatives
  3. Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives