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Alabama House Bill HB156 Compare Versions

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5	5		By Representatives Robertson, Stadthagen, Shedd, Crawford,
6	6		Marques, Lawrence, Pettus, Brown, Fincher, Lipscomb, Shaw,
7	7		Hammett, Butler, Harrison, Wadsworth, Whorton, Brinyark,
8	8		Underwood, Sorrells, Fidler, Moore (P), Collins, Almond, Wood
9	9		(R), Holk-Jones, Givens, Gidley, Starnes, Oliver, Travis,
10	10		Colvin, Bolton, McCampbell, Treadaway, Stringer, Harbison
11	11		RFD: Ethics and Campaign Finance
12	12		First Read: 08-Feb-24
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25		-	Enrolled, An Act,
26		-	Relating to campaign finance; to exempt a candidate
27		-	for a municipal office from filing a designation of his or her
	25	+	SYNOPSIS:
	26	+	Under existing law, a candidate for elected
	27	+	public office, within five days of becoming a
	28	+	candidate, must file a statement with the Secretary of
	29	+	State indicating the names of individuals serving as
	30	+	the principal campaign committee for the candidate.
	31	+	Also under existing law, a candidate must file
	32	+	periodic campaign finance reports with the Secretary of
	33	+	State during an election cycle, even if the candidate
	34	+	does not receive contributions or make expenditures.
	35	+	This bill would exempt a candidate running for a
	36	+	municipal office from filing a statement designating
	37	+	his or her principal campaign committee and filing
	38	+	campaign finance reports unless and until the candidate
	39	+	receives contributions or makes expenditures greater
	40	+	than $1,000 in the aggregate.
	41	+	A BILL
	42	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	43	+	AN ACT
	44	+	Relating to campaign finance; to exempt a candidate for
	45	+	a municipal office from filing a designation of his or her
28	46		principal campaign committee and from filing campaign finance
29		-	reports until the candidate reaches a certain threshold in
30		-	receiving contributions or making expenditures.
31		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
32		-	Section 1. A candidate running for a municipal office
33		-	is exempt from the filing requirements of Sections 17-5-4 and
34		-	17-5-8, Code of Alabama 1975, unless and until the candidate
35		-	receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of one
36		-	thousand dollars ($1,000).
37		-	Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
38		-	2024.
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56		-	________________________________________________
57		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
58		-	________________________________________________
59		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
60		-	House of Representatives
61		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
62		-	was passed by the House 29-Feb-24.
63		-	John Treadwell
64		-	Clerk
65		-	Senate 11-Apr-24 Passed
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	76	+	principal campaign committee and from filing campaign finance
	77	+	reports until the candidate reaches a certain threshold in
	78	+	receiving contributions or making expenditures.
	79	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
	80	+	Section 1. A candidate running for a municipal office
	81	+	is exempt from the filing requirements of Sections 17-5-4 and
	82	+	17-5-8, Code of Alabama 1975, unless and until the candidate
	83	+	receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of one
	84	+	thousand dollars ($1,000).
	85	+	Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
	86	+	2024.
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