Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 2714
Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<i>Establishes Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform. Directs task force to study and make recommendations on reforming campaign finance in this state.</i>] <i>Sunsets task force on December 31, 2020.</i>] <i>Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees. <b>Requires political committee to identify as caucus, measure, multicandidate, political party, recall or small donor political committee. Prohibits person from controlling more than one of each committee. <b>Authorizes Secretary of State and Attorney General to require return of contribution excess of limits and impose civil penalty up to 150 percent of total amount of contribution. <b>Repeals Ballot Measure 47 (2006), currently held in abeyance, which establishes limits on political campaign contributions and independent expenditures on candidate races and establishes certain campaign finance disclosure requirements. <b>Becomes operative December 3, 2020.</b>
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
Its course
January 14 to June 30, 2019, 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.
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading35–23
Passed · Jun 6 · 2 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 4
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 14 – Jun 6
- Jan 14Introduced
- Jan 15Sent to Rules
- May 23Heard in Rules
- May 28Heard in Rules
- May 30Heard in Rules
- Jun 4Rules recommended it as amended
- Jun 5Read a second time
- Jun 6Passed the House of Representatives, 35 to 23
In the Senate Jun 10 – Jun 30
- Jun 10Arrived in the Senate
- Jun 11Sent to Rules
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 14 actions, as published
- Jan 14First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 15Referred to Rules with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- May 22Public Hearing and Possible Work Session cancelled.House of Representatives
- May 23Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- May 28Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- May 30Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 4Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
- Jun 4Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 5Second reading.House of Representatives
- Jun 6Third reading. Carried by Rayfield. Passed.House of Representatives
- Jun 6Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.House of Representatives
- Jun 10First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jun 11Referred to Rules.Senate
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.Senate