l9n/ Oregon

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 2680

Establishes Small Donor Elections Program to enable candidates for office of state Representative and state Senator to receive 6-to-1 match on small dollar donations.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 26, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Establishes Small Donor Elections Program to enable candidates for office of state Representative and state Senator to receive 6-to-1 match on small dollar donations. Limits matching funds. <b>Allows resident taxpayers to designate contribution to Small Donor Elections Fund on income tax return form. <b>Directs most election law penalties to Small Donor Elections Fund.</b> <i>Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees.</i>] <i>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.</i>] <i>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.</i>] <i>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.</i>] Becomes operative November 9, 2022. <b>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</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

12 co-sponsors

Paul Holvey, Zach Hudson, Pam Marsh, Nancy Nathanson, Jeff Reardon, Marty Wilde, Anna Williams, Lisa Reynolds, Courtney Neron Misslin, Karin Power, Ken Helm, Rachel Prusak

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Michael Dembrow

    Its course

    January 11 to June 26, 2021, 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 9 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 26 · stopped166 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 198 days

    RulesJan 19 to Jun 14146 days

    Ways and MeansJun 14 to Jun 26 · stopped12 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 14

    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 11 – Jun 26

    1. Jan 11Introduced
    2. Jan 19Sent to Rules
    3. Mar 30Heard in Rules
    4. May 13Heard in Rules
    5. Jun 1Heard in Rules
    6. Jun 7Heard in Rules
    7. Jun 14Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    8. Sent to Ways and Means
    9. Jun 26Died when the session ended
    All 10 actions, as published
    1. Jan 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Jan 19Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 30Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. May 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. May 28Work Session cancelled.House of Representatives
    6. Jun 1Work Session held.House of Representatives
    7. Jun 7Work Session held.House of Representatives
    8. Jun 14Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    9. Jun 14Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    10. Jun 26In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives