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
- IntroducedApr 16, 2009
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- 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
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6177 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 6177 (2025–26) LEAP website
- SB 6177 (2023–24) PFML benefits/health info.
- SB 6177 (2019–20) Employee personal vehicles
- SB 6177 (2017–18) Excess local infra. revenues
- SB 6177 (2015–16) Marijuana research licenses
- SB 6177 (2013–14) Mercury-containing lights
- SB 6177 (2011–12) Certificated employee evals
- SB 6177 (2007–08) Initiative 747