Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05971 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/21/2011

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5971
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 536
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. O'BRIEN T., 24th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5971 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 536

Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections 

Introduced by:

REP. O'BRIEN T., 24th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING A DEMOCRACY FUND.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to create a Democracy Fund, supported by a new tax on television and radio advertising, through which grassroots political action committees with no corporate support can purchase television and radio advertising to promote their public policy and political views.

Statement of Purpose: 

To ensure that average citizens have the same access to the benefit of free speech as corporations and the very wealthy.