Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1352 By the Committee on Ethics and Elections; and Senator Brodeur 582-02625-22 20221352c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to limitations on political 3 contributions; amending s. 106.08, F.S.; defining the 4 term foreign national; providing that a foreign 5 national may not make or offer to make certain 6 contributions or expenditures; providing an effective 7 date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1.Subsection (12) is added to section 106.08, 12 Florida Statutes, to read: 13 106.08Contributions; limitations on. 14 (12)(a)For purposes of this subsection, foreign national 15 means: 16 1.A foreign government; 17 2.A foreign political party; 18 3.A foreign corporation, partnership, association, 19 organization, or other combination of persons organized under 20 the laws of or having its principal place of business in a 21 foreign country; 22 4.A person with foreign citizenship; or 23 5.A person who is not a citizen or national of the United 24 States and is not lawfully admitted to the United States for 25 permanent residence. 26 27 The term does not include a person who is a dual citizen or dual 28 national of the United States and a foreign country. 29 (b)Consistent with the requirements of 52 U.S.C. s. 30121 30 and 11 C.F.R. s. 110.20, a foreign national may not make or 31 offer to make, directly or indirectly, a contribution or an 32 expenditure in connection with any election held in the state. 33 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.