l9n/ Oregon

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 4085

Lowers threshold for required filing of statement of independent expenditures to $250 per calendar year and requires statement to be filed within seven days after expenditure is made.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 3, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Lowers threshold for required filing of statement of independent expenditures to <i>$50</i>]<b> $250</b> per calendar year and requires statement to be filed within <i>five</i>]<b> seven</b> days <i>of reaching threshold</i>]<b> after expenditure is made</b>. Increases penalties <b>from 10 percent to 40 percent of total amount of contribution or expenditure for failure to file required statements or certificates, for failure to include required information in statements or certificates, </b>for incorrectly identifying expenditure as independent expenditure <i>, failing to timely file accurate statements of independent expenditures</i>] and<b> for</b> failing to timely file accurate statements for in-kind contributions. <b>Requires person making independent expenditures of more than $250 in calendar year to maintain detailed accounts that are current not later than seven days after triggering required report. Requires account records to be kept for at least two years. <b>Requires Secretary of State to conduct spot checks of statements of independent expenditures. <b>Requires secretary to randomly select for examination accounts of political committees. Requires that examinations occur four times per calendar year and determine whether committee accurately and timely complied with filing requirements during three months immediately preceding examination. <b>Permits secretary or Attorney General, upon reasonable suspicion of violation, to examine accounts of person, political committee or petition committee being investigated as result of elector filing complaint alleging violation of election law or rule. <b>Permits Attorney General, during investigation of election complaint, to issue subpoena to compel production of relevant documents or information.</b> <i>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</i>].

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

Its course

January 27 to March 3, 2016, 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 action10 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 15 days

RulesFeb 1 to Feb 1918 days

Ways and MeansFeb 19 to Mar 3 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 19

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 27 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 27Filed before the session
  2. Feb 1Introduced
  3. Sent to Rules
  4. Feb 10Heard in Rules
  5. Feb 16Heard in Rules
  6. Feb 17Heard in Rules
  7. Feb 19Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  8. Sent to Ways and Means
  9. Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 1First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 1Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 15Work Session cancelled.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Work Session held.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 19Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  10. Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives