l9n/ Oregon

2007 Regular Session

House Bill 2597

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 certain civil penalties or to pay certain membership dues. Limits uses of contributions received by political committee that is not principal campaign committee. Allows candidate to distribute contributions to principal campaign committee of same candidate for different office. Allows candidate to use contributions to purchase liability insurance for political committee treasurer and to pay certain election law civil penalties. Allows candidate who discontinues principal campaign committee to distribute excess contributions to certain charitable organizations, political party, legislative caucus political committee or Legislative Assembly. Prohibits candidate for public office from serving as candidate's own treasurer. Provides exceptions for candidates who neither receive nor spend more than $2,000 in calendar year or who receive contributions only from themselves.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    HEER

    Its course

    February 6 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 action4 actions on 4 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Jun 28 · stopped142 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 6 to Feb 82 days

    Elections, Ethics and RulesFeb 8 to Jun 28 · stopped140 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 Feb 6 – Jun 28

    1. Feb 6Introduced
    2. Feb 8Sent to Elections, Ethics and Rules
    3. Feb 28Heard in Elections, Ethics and Rules
    4. Jun 28Died when the session ended
    All 4 actions, as published
    1. Feb 6First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 8Referred to Elections, Ethics and Rules.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 28Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives