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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2256: Undisclosed campaign contrib

Enacting the elimination of undisclosed campaign contributions act.

Summary

  • Requires nonprofit organizations to report incidental political contributions and expenditures to the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC).
  • Requires incidental committees to report on its top 10 contributors that exceed $10,000, and any single contributor of at least $100,000.
  • Makes out-of-state political and incidental committees subject to the same reporting requirements to the PDC as in-state political committees.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 2256), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMay 8, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Bergquist (D-11)
Introduced
May 8, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to increasing transparency of incidental and undisclosed campaign contributions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Bergquist (D-11)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Senator D-22

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2256 in other sessions

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