BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 6177: Public campaign financing

Regarding public financing of campaigns.

Summary

  • Creates the citizens public campaign act which creates a system of clean elections for state office campaigns through public financing, thereby focusing campaigns on issues and away from the sources of campaign contributions. Creates the citizens public campaign fund. Expenditures from the fund may be used only for the purposes of the citizens public campaign act.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedApr 16, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Kastama (D-25)
Introduced
April 16, 2009 in the Senate
Last action
March 15, 2010

AN ACT Relating to public financing of campaigns;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Kastama (D-25)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SB 6177 in other sessions

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