Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 2969
Establishes Task Force on Combating Independent Expenditures to conduct analysis and determine how to best form commission to combat independent expenditure advertisements by third party organizations in elections in this state, with emphasis on encouraging candidates to enter into agreements similar to People's Pledge.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Establishes Task Force on Combating Independent Expenditures to conduct analysis and determine how to best form commission to combat independent expenditure advertisements by third party organizations in elections in this state, with emphasis on encouraging candidates to enter into agreements similar to People's Pledge. Sunsets task force on July 2, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
Its course
February 22 to July 7, 2017, 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 RepresentativesFeb 22 to Jul 7 · stopped135 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 22 to Feb 231 day
RulesFeb 23 to Jul 7 · stopped134 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 22 – Jul 7
- Feb 22Introduced
- Feb 23Sent to Rules
- Jul 7Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 22First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 23Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives