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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5738: Party political committees

Creating equality in contribution limits for state-level, county-level, and district-level party political committees.

Summary

  • The limit on contributions from county central committees and legislative district committees to all candidates, other than judicial candidates, is raised. County central committees and legislative district committees may jointly contribute up to $0.95 per registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the candidate is seeking office.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5738), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Maralyn Chase (D-32)
Introduced
January 30, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to creating equality in contribution limits for state-level, county-level, and district-level party political committees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Maralyn Chase (D-32)

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security.

SB 5738 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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