Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06458 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/22/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6458
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 1862
 *01862*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6458 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 1862

*01862*

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS 

Introduced by:

REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.

REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.

REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist.

REP. MINER, 66th Dist.

REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.

AN ACT LIMITING ORGANIZATION EXPENDITURES MADE BY STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES FOR LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.

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

That section 9-718 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit a state central committee from making any organization expenditure for the benefit of a candidate or candidate committee participating in the Citizens' Election Program for the office of (1) state senator, in an amount that exceeds ten thousand dollars for the general election campaign, and (2) state representative, in an amount that exceeds three thousand five hundred dollars for the general election campaign. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To limit the amount of organization expenditures made by state central committees for the benefit of legislative candidates participating in the Citizens' Election Program.