*HB1467.1*
February 13, 2025
HOUSE BILL No. 1467
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DIGEST OF HB 1467 (Updated February 12, 2025 3:40 pm - DI 144)
Citations Affected: IC 3-5; IC 3-9.
Synopsis: Campaign finance. Prohibits a foreign national from making
a contribution in connection with a public question. Prohibits a political
action committee from: (1) knowingly or willfully; and (2) directly or
indirectly; accepting a contribution or expenditure from a prohibited
source. Prohibits a foreign national from taking certain actions
concerning a public question. Specifies reporting and disclosure
requirements that apply to a political action committee and a person
who makes an independent expenditure.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
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January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and
Apportionment.
February 13, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
HB 1467—LS 7036/DI 51 February 13, 2025
First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1467
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
elections.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 3-5-2-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.114-2012,
2 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) "Contribution" means a donation (whether
4 characterized as an advance, a deposit, a gift, a loan, a subscription, or
5 a contract or promise to make a donation) of property (as defined in
6 IC 35-31.5-2-253) that satisfies both of the following:
7 (1) The donation is made for the purpose of influencing any of the
8 following:
9 (A) The nomination or election to office of a candidate.
10 (B) The election of delegates to a state constitutional
11 convention.
12 (C) The outcome of a public question.
13 (2) The donation is accepted by any of the following:
14 (A) A candidate.
15 (B) A candidate's committee.
16 (C) A regular party committee.
17 (D) A political action committee.
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1 (E) A legislative caucus committee.
2 (b) Whenever:
3 (1) funds are transferred from one (1) committee to another; or
4 (2) a donation of funds to influence an election on a public
5 question is accepted as a contribution;
6 the accepting committee is considered to be receiving a contribution in
7 the amount of the funds transferred.
8 (c) Whenever a candidate or a committee accepts the personal
9 services of a person whose compensation is being paid by a third
10 person, the candidate or committee is considered to be receiving a
11 contribution from the third person in the amount of the compensation
12 paid.
13 (d) This subsection does not apply to a contribution described in
14 IC 3-9-2-11.5. Notwithstanding subsection (a), whenever a candidate
15 or a committee accepts the personal services of a volunteer who is not
16 being compensated, the candidate or committee is not considered to be
17 receiving a contribution.
18 (e) This subsection does not apply to a contribution described in
19 IC 3-9-2-11.5. Notwithstanding subsection (a), whenever a political
20 action committee accepts a donation of:
21 (1) rent;
22 (2) office expenses;
23 (3) management fees;
24 (4) costs of solicitations of contributions; or
25 (5) other administrative costs;
26 the committee is not considered to be receiving a contribution.
27 SECTION 2. IC 3-5-2-25.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
28 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
29 1, 2025]: Sec. 25.5. For purposes of IC 3-9-2-11.5, "foreign
30 national" has the meaning set forth in 52 U.S.C. 30121(b).
31 SECTION 3. IC 3-5-2-27.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
32 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
33 1, 2025]: Sec. 27.1. "Independent expenditure" means an
34 expenditure by a person expressly advocating the approval or
35 rejection of a public question.
36 SECTION 4. IC 3-5-2-40.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
37 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
38 1, 2025]: Sec. 40.2. For purposes of IC 3-9-2-11.5, "preliminary
39 activity" includes conducting a poll, drafting language for a public
40 question, the planning and use of a focus group, a telephone call, or
41 engaging in travel.
42 SECTION 5. IC 3-5-2-40.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
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1 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
2 1, 2025]: Sec. 40.4. "Prohibited source" is a foreign national.
3 SECTION 6. IC 3-9-1-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.169-2015,
4 SECTION 71, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. A committee must include in its statement of
6 organization the following:
7 (1) The name and address of the committee.
8 (2) The purpose for which the committee is formed, unless the
9 committee is a candidate's committee that identifies a specific
10 office sought by the candidate.
11 (3) The name and address of the chairman and treasurer.
12 (4) If applicable, the name, address, office sought, and political
13 party affiliation or independent status of each candidate whom the
14 committee is supporting.
15 (5) If the committee is a legislative caucus committee, political
16 action committee, or regular party committee and is supporting
17 the entire ticket of a political party, the name of the party.
18 (6) If the committee is a political action committee supporting or
19 opposing a public question, the following:
20 (A) A brief statement of the question supported or opposed.
21 (B) A certification that no preliminary activity occurring
22 before the filing of the statement was funded by a
23 prohibited source.
24 (7) A listing of all banks, safety deposit boxes, and other
25 depositories used.
26 (8) Other information prescribed by the election division under
27 IC 3-6-4.2-12(8).
28 SECTION 7. IC 3-9-1-24 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
29 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) Except as provided in
30 subsection (b), the treasurer of a committee shall obtain and keep
31 receipted bills, cancelled checks, or other proof of payment, stating the
32 particulars for each expenditure made by or on behalf of a committee:
33 (1) of more than twenty-five dollars ($25); and
34 (2) for a smaller amount, if the aggregate amount of the
35 expenditures to the same person during a year exceeds
36 twenty-five dollars ($25).
37 (b) This subsection applies to a:
38 (1) political action committee that makes a contribution or
39 expenditure; and
40 (2) person who makes an independent expenditure;
41 to influence an election on a public question. The treasurer of a
42 political action committee or a person who makes an independent
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1 expenditure shall obtain and keep receipted bills, cancelled checks,
2 or other proof of payment, stating the particulars for each
3 expenditure made by or on behalf of a committee or person.
4 (b) (c) The treasurer or a person who makes an independent
5 expenditure shall preserve all receipted bills and accounts required to
6 be kept by this section for:
7 (1) three (3) years; or
8 (2) one (1) year after the date of dissolution of the committee;
9 whichever occurs first.
10 SECTION 8. IC 3-9-1-25 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
11 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 25. (a) A member of a committee
12 that has appointed a treasurer in accordance with this chapter may
13 solicit or receive contributions as long as the member immediately
14 turns over the contributions without diminution to the treasurer of the
15 committee, to be disbursed and accounted for by the treasurer as
16 provided by this article. The treasurer shall show, in the treasurer's
17 account and statement and in addition to the requirements of IC 3-9-5,
18 through what member of the committee any contributions were
19 received.
20 (b) A contribution is considered to be received and accepted by a
21 committee when any member of the committee:
22 (1) has physical possession of the contribution; and
23 (2) manifests an intent to keep the contribution by depositing the
24 contribution, subject to IC 3-9-5-14(c).
25 (c) A treasurer of a political action committee shall, before
26 accepting a contribution to influence an election on a public
27 question, obtain from the person offering the contribution an
28 affirmation that the person:
29 (1) is not a foreign national; and
30 (2) has not knowingly or willfully accepted contributions:
31 (A) that exceed, in the aggregate, one hundred thousand
32 dollars ($100,000);
33 (B) from one (1) or more prohibited sources; and
34 (C) within the four (4) years preceding the date the
35 contribution is offered by the person.
36 SECTION 9. IC 3-9-2-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.128-2015,
37 SECTION 146, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
38 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. A foreign national (as defined
39 in 52 U.S.C. 30121(b)) may not make a contribution in connection
40 with:
41 (1) an election;
42 (2) a convention; or
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1 (3) a caucus in which a candidate is selected; or
2 (4) a public question;
3 under this title.
4 SECTION 10. IC 3-9-2-11.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
5 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
6 1, 2025]: Sec. 11.5. (a) A political action committee may not:
7 (1) knowingly or willfully; and
8 (2) directly or indirectly;
9 accept a contribution or expenditure from a prohibited source.
10 (b) A foreign national may not direct, dictate, or control the
11 decision-making process of a person with regard to that person's
12 activity to influence a public question, such as a decision to make
13 a contribution or expenditure to influence an election on a public
14 question.
15 (c) A foreign national may not directly or indirectly solicit the
16 making of a contribution or expenditure by another person to
17 influence an election on a public question.
18 (d) This section does not create or eliminate a right or duty of a
19 person regarding disclosure of information regarding a
20 contribution or expenditure under this article.
21 SECTION 11. IC 3-9-5-14 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
22 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 14. (a) As used in this
23 section, "threshold contribution amount" refers to the following:
24 (1) For contributions made to a candidate's committee, a
25 legislative caucus committee, or a political action committee, one
26 hundred dollars ($100).
27 (2) For contributions made to a regular party committee, two
28 hundred dollars ($200).
29 (b) The report of each committee's treasurer must disclose the
30 following:
31 (1) The amount of cash on hand and the value of any investments
32 made by the committee at the beginning of the reporting period.
33 (2) The total sum of individual contributions including
34 transfers-in, accepted by the committee during its reporting
35 period.
36 (3) The following information regarding each person who has
37 made one (1) or more contributions within the year, in an
38 aggregate amount that exceeds the threshold contribution amount
39 in actual value to or for the committee, including the purchase of
40 tickets for events such as dinners, luncheons, rallies, and similar
41 fundraising events:
42 (A) The full name of the person.
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1 (B) The full mailing address of the person making the
2 contribution.
3 (C) The person's occupation, if the person is an individual who
4 has made contributions to the committee of at least one
5 thousand dollars ($1,000) during the calendar year.
6 (D) The date and amount of each contribution.
7 (4) The name and address of each committee from which the
8 reporting committee received, or to which that committee made,
9 a transfer of funds, together with the amounts and dates of all
10 transfers.
11 (5) If the reporting committee is a candidate's committee, the
12 following information about each other committee that has
13 reported expenditures to the reporting candidate's committee
14 under section 15 of this chapter:
15 (A) The name and address of the other committee.
16 (B) The amount of expenditures reported by the other
17 committee.
18 (C) The date of the expenditures reported by the other
19 committee.
20 (D) The purpose of the expenditures reported by the other
21 committee.
22 (6) Each loan to or from a person within the reporting period
23 together with the following information:
24 (A) The full names and mailing addresses of the lender and
25 endorsers, if any.
26 (B) The person's occupation, if the person is an individual who
27 has made loans of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) to the
28 committee during the calendar year.
29 (C) The date and amount of the loans.
30 (7) The total sum of all receipts of the committee during the
31 reporting period.
32 (8) The full name, mailing address, occupation, and principal
33 place of business, if any, of each person other than a committee
34 to whom an expenditure was made by the committee or on behalf
35 of the committee within the year in an aggregate amount that:
36 (A) exceeds one hundred dollars ($100), in the case of a
37 candidate's committee, legislative caucus committee, or
38 political action committee; or
39 (B) exceeds two hundred dollars ($200), in the case of a
40 regular party committee.
41 (9) The name, address, and office sought by each candidate for
42 whom any expenditure was made or a statement identifying the
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1 public question for which any expenditure was made, including
2 the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure.
3 (10) The full name, mailing address, occupation, and principal
4 place of business, if any, of each person to whom an expenditure
5 for personal services, salaries, or reimbursed expenses was made
6 within the year in an aggregate amount that:
7 (A) exceeds one hundred dollars ($100), in the case of a
8 candidate's committee, legislative caucus committee, or
9 political action committee; or
10 (B) exceeds two hundred dollars ($200), in the case of a
11 regular party committee;
12 and that is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date, and
13 purpose of the expenditure.
14 (11) The total sum of expenditures made by the committee during
15 the reporting period.
16 (12) The amount and nature of debts owed by or to the committee,
17 and a continuous reporting of the debts after the election at the
18 times required under this article until the debts are extinguished.
19 (c) If a committee:
20 (1) obtains a contribution;
21 (2) determines that the contribution should not be accepted by the
22 committee; and
23 (3) does not receive and accept the contribution under
24 IC 3-9-1-25(b);
25 the committee must return the contribution to the person who made the
26 contribution. A returned contribution is not required to be listed on the
27 report of the committee's treasurer. However, if the committee receives
28 and deposits the contribution under IC 3-9-1-25(b) and subsequently
29 determines that the contribution should be refunded, the receipt and
30 refund of the contribution must be listed on the report of the
31 committee's treasurer.
32 (d) A report filed by the treasurer of a political action
33 committee under subsection (b) must include an affirmation by the
34 treasurer that the person making a contribution of any amount:
35 (1) is not a foreign national; and
36 (2) has not knowingly or willfully received, solicited, or
37 accepted, whether directly or indirectly, contributions or
38 expenditures:
39 (A) from prohibited sources;
40 (B) that exceed, in the aggregate, one hundred thousand
41 dollars ($100,000); and
42 (C) within the four (4) years immediately preceding the
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1 date the contribution is made.
2 SECTION 12. IC 3-9-5-18 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
3 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 18. (a) Each candidate
4 shall file a statement that the candidate has turned over all
5 contributions received by the candidate to the treasurer of the
6 candidate's principal committee and that to the best of the candidate's
7 knowledge and belief the reports of the candidate's committee are
8 complete and accurate.
9 (b) Each political action committee shall file a statement with
10 each report required under this chapter affirming that the
11 committee has not knowingly or willfully received, solicited, or
12 accepted a contribution or an expenditure from a prohibited
13 source.
14 SECTION 13. IC 3-9-9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
15 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
16 1, 2025]:
17 Chapter 9. Independent Expenditures.
18 Sec. 1. A person making an independent expenditure:
19 (1) that exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000); and
20 (2) regarding a public question;
21 shall, not later than forty-eight (48) hours after making the
22 expenditure, file a report, using a form prescribed under
23 IC 3-5-4-8, with the office required to receive reports under
24 IC 3-9-5.
25 Sec. 2. The report filed under section 1 of this chapter must
26 certify and affirm the following:
27 (1) The person has not knowingly or willfully received,
28 solicited, or accepted, whether directly or indirectly,
29 contributions or expenditures:
30 (A) from prohibited sources;
31 (B) that exceed, in the aggregate, one hundred thousand
32 dollars ($100,000); and
33 (C) within the four (4) year period immediately preceding
34 the date of the independent expenditure.
35 (2) The person will not receive contributions or expenditures
36 in the manner described in subdivision (1) during the
37 remainder of the calendar year in which the public question
38 will appear on the ballot.
39 Sec. 3. A determination by the commission or a county election
40 board that a person who has filed a certification under section 2 of
41 this chapter has accepted funds:
42 (1) from a prohibited source;
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1 (2) in excess of the amount set forth in section 2 of this
2 chapter; and
3 (3) during the period described in section 2 of this chapter;
4 creates a presumption that the person has violated section 2 of this
5 chapter.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Elections and Apportionment, to
which was referred House Bill 1467, has had the same under
consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new
paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 1. IC 3-5-2-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.114-2012,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) "Contribution" means a donation (whether
characterized as an advance, a deposit, a gift, a loan, a subscription, or
a contract or promise to make a donation) of property (as defined in
IC 35-31.5-2-253) that satisfies both of the following:
(1) The donation is made for the purpose of influencing any of the
following:
(A) The nomination or election to office of a candidate.
(B) The election of delegates to a state constitutional
convention.
(C) The outcome of a public question.
(2) The donation is accepted by any of the following:
(A) A candidate.
(B) A candidate's committee.
(C) A regular party committee.
(D) A political action committee.
(E) A legislative caucus committee.
(b) Whenever:
(1) funds are transferred from one (1) committee to another; or
(2) a donation of funds to influence an election on a public
question is accepted as a contribution;
the accepting committee is considered to be receiving a contribution in
the amount of the funds transferred.
(c) Whenever a candidate or a committee accepts the personal
services of a person whose compensation is being paid by a third
person, the candidate or committee is considered to be receiving a
contribution from the third person in the amount of the compensation
paid.
(d) This subsection does not apply to a contribution described in
IC 3-9-2-11.5. Notwithstanding subsection (a), whenever a candidate
or a committee accepts the personal services of a volunteer who is not
being compensated, the candidate or committee is not considered to be
receiving a contribution.
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(e) This subsection does not apply to a contribution described in
IC 3-9-2-11.5. Notwithstanding subsection (a), whenever a political
action committee accepts a donation of:
(1) rent;
(2) office expenses;
(3) management fees;
(4) costs of solicitations of contributions; or
(5) other administrative costs;
the committee is not considered to be receiving a contribution.
SECTION 2. IC 3-5-2-25.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2025]: Sec. 25.5. For purposes of IC 3-9-2-11.5, "foreign
national" has the meaning set forth in 52 U.S.C. 30121(b).
SECTION 3. IC 3-5-2-27.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2025]: Sec. 27.1. "Independent expenditure" means an
expenditure by a person expressly advocating the approval or
rejection of a public question.
SECTION 4. IC 3-5-2-40.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2025]: Sec. 40.2. For purposes of IC 3-9-2-11.5, "preliminary
activity" includes conducting a poll, drafting language for a public
question, the planning and use of a focus group, a telephone call, or
engaging in travel.
SECTION 5. IC 3-5-2-40.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2025]: Sec. 40.4. "Prohibited source" is a foreign national.
SECTION 6. IC 3-9-1-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.169-2015,
SECTION 71, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. A committee must include in its statement of
organization the following:
(1) The name and address of the committee.
(2) The purpose for which the committee is formed, unless the
committee is a candidate's committee that identifies a specific
office sought by the candidate.
(3) The name and address of the chairman and treasurer.
(4) If applicable, the name, address, office sought, and political
party affiliation or independent status of each candidate whom the
committee is supporting.
(5) If the committee is a legislative caucus committee, political
action committee, or regular party committee and is supporting
the entire ticket of a political party, the name of the party.
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(6) If the committee is a political action committee supporting or
opposing a public question, the following:
(A) A brief statement of the question supported or opposed.
(B) A certification that no preliminary activity occurring
before the filing of the statement was funded by a
prohibited source.
(7) A listing of all banks, safety deposit boxes, and other
depositories used.
(8) Other information prescribed by the election division under
IC 3-6-4.2-12(8).
SECTION 7. IC 3-9-1-24 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) Except as provided in
subsection (b), the treasurer of a committee shall obtain and keep
receipted bills, cancelled checks, or other proof of payment, stating the
particulars for each expenditure made by or on behalf of a committee:
(1) of more than twenty-five dollars ($25); and
(2) for a smaller amount, if the aggregate amount of the
expenditures to the same person during a year exceeds
twenty-five dollars ($25).
(b) This subsection applies to a:
(1) political action committee that makes a contribution or
expenditure; and
(2) person who makes an independent expenditure;
to influence an election on a public question. The treasurer of a
political action committee or a person who makes an independent
expenditure shall obtain and keep receipted bills, cancelled checks,
or other proof of payment, stating the particulars for each
expenditure made by or on behalf of a committee or person.
(b) (c) The treasurer or a person who makes an independent
expenditure shall preserve all receipted bills and accounts required to
be kept by this section for:
(1) three (3) years; or
(2) one (1) year after the date of dissolution of the committee;
whichever occurs first.
SECTION 8. IC 3-9-1-25 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 25. (a) A member of a committee
that has appointed a treasurer in accordance with this chapter may
solicit or receive contributions as long as the member immediately
turns over the contributions without diminution to the treasurer of the
committee, to be disbursed and accounted for by the treasurer as
provided by this article. The treasurer shall show, in the treasurer's
account and statement and in addition to the requirements of IC 3-9-5,
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through what member of the committee any contributions were
received.
(b) A contribution is considered to be received and accepted by a
committee when any member of the committee:
(1) has physical possession of the contribution; and
(2) manifests an intent to keep the contribution by depositing the
contribution, subject to IC 3-9-5-14(c).
(c) A treasurer of a political action committee shall, before
accepting a contribution to influence an election on a public
question, obtain from the person offering the contribution an
affirmation that the person:
(1) is not a foreign national; and
(2) has not knowingly or willfully accepted contributions:
(A) that exceed, in the aggregate, one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000);
(B) from one (1) or more prohibited sources; and
(C) within the four (4) years preceding the date the
contribution is offered by the person.".
Page 1, after line 10, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 10. IC 3-9-2-11.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11.5. (a) A political action
committee may not:
(1) knowingly or willfully; and
(2) directly or indirectly;
accept a contribution or expenditure from a prohibited source.
(b) A foreign national may not direct, dictate, or control the
decision-making process of a person with regard to that person's
activity to influence a public question, such as a decision to make
a contribution or expenditure to influence an election on a public
question.
(c) A foreign national may not directly or indirectly solicit the
making of a contribution or expenditure by another person to
influence an election on a public question.
(d) This section does not create or eliminate a right or duty of a
person regarding disclosure of information regarding a
contribution or expenditure under this article.
SECTION 11. IC 3-9-5-14 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 14. (a) As used in this
section, "threshold contribution amount" refers to the following:
(1) For contributions made to a candidate's committee, a
legislative caucus committee, or a political action committee, one
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hundred dollars ($100).
(2) For contributions made to a regular party committee, two
hundred dollars ($200).
(b) The report of each committee's treasurer must disclose the
following:
(1) The amount of cash on hand and the value of any investments
made by the committee at the beginning of the reporting period.
(2) The total sum of individual contributions including
transfers-in, accepted by the committee during its reporting
period.
(3) The following information regarding each person who has
made one (1) or more contributions within the year, in an
aggregate amount that exceeds the threshold contribution amount
in actual value to or for the committee, including the purchase of
tickets for events such as dinners, luncheons, rallies, and similar
fundraising events:
(A) The full name of the person.
(B) The full mailing address of the person making the
contribution.
(C) The person's occupation, if the person is an individual who
has made contributions to the committee of at least one
thousand dollars ($1,000) during the calendar year.
(D) The date and amount of each contribution.
(4) The name and address of each committee from which the
reporting committee received, or to which that committee made,
a transfer of funds, together with the amounts and dates of all
transfers.
(5) If the reporting committee is a candidate's committee, the
following information about each other committee that has
reported expenditures to the reporting candidate's committee
under section 15 of this chapter:
(A) The name and address of the other committee.
(B) The amount of expenditures reported by the other
committee.
(C) The date of the expenditures reported by the other
committee.
(D) The purpose of the expenditures reported by the other
committee.
(6) Each loan to or from a person within the reporting period
together with the following information:
(A) The full names and mailing addresses of the lender and
endorsers, if any.
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(B) The person's occupation, if the person is an individual who
has made loans of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) to the
committee during the calendar year.
(C) The date and amount of the loans.
(7) The total sum of all receipts of the committee during the
reporting period.
(8) The full name, mailing address, occupation, and principal
place of business, if any, of each person other than a committee
to whom an expenditure was made by the committee or on behalf
of the committee within the year in an aggregate amount that:
(A) exceeds one hundred dollars ($100), in the case of a
candidate's committee, legislative caucus committee, or
political action committee; or
(B) exceeds two hundred dollars ($200), in the case of a
regular party committee.
(9) The name, address, and office sought by each candidate for
whom any expenditure was made or a statement identifying the
public question for which any expenditure was made, including
the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure.
(10) The full name, mailing address, occupation, and principal
place of business, if any, of each person to whom an expenditure
for personal services, salaries, or reimbursed expenses was made
within the year in an aggregate amount that:
(A) exceeds one hundred dollars ($100), in the case of a
candidate's committee, legislative caucus committee, or
political action committee; or
(B) exceeds two hundred dollars ($200), in the case of a
regular party committee;
and that is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date, and
purpose of the expenditure.
(11) The total sum of expenditures made by the committee during
the reporting period.
(12) The amount and nature of debts owed by or to the committee,
and a continuous reporting of the debts after the election at the
times required under this article until the debts are extinguished.
(c) If a committee:
(1) obtains a contribution;
(2) determines that the contribution should not be accepted by the
committee; and
(3) does not receive and accept the contribution under
IC 3-9-1-25(b);
the committee must return the contribution to the person who made the
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contribution. A returned contribution is not required to be listed on the
report of the committee's treasurer. However, if the committee receives
and deposits the contribution under IC 3-9-1-25(b) and subsequently
determines that the contribution should be refunded, the receipt and
refund of the contribution must be listed on the report of the
committee's treasurer.
(d) A report filed by the treasurer of a political action
committee under subsection (b) must include an affirmation by the
treasurer that the person making a contribution of any amount:
(1) is not a foreign national; and
(2) has not knowingly or willfully received, solicited, or
accepted, whether directly or indirectly, contributions or
expenditures:
(A) from prohibited sources;
(B) that exceed, in the aggregate, one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000); and
(C) within the four (4) years immediately preceding the
date the contribution is made.
SECTION 12. IC 3-9-5-18 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 18. (a) Each candidate
shall file a statement that the candidate has turned over all
contributions received by the candidate to the treasurer of the
candidate's principal committee and that to the best of the candidate's
knowledge and belief the reports of the candidate's committee are
complete and accurate.
(b) Each political action committee shall file a statement with
each report required under this chapter affirming that the
committee has not knowingly or willfully received, solicited, or
accepted a contribution or an expenditure from a prohibited
source.
SECTION 13. IC 3-9-9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2025]:
Chapter 9. Independent Expenditures.
Sec. 1. A person making an independent expenditure:
(1) that exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000); and
(2) regarding a public question;
shall, not later than forty-eight (48) hours after making the
expenditure, file a report, using a form prescribed under
IC 3-5-4-8, with the office required to receive reports under
IC 3-9-5.
Sec. 2. The report filed under section 1 of this chapter must
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certify and affirm the following:
(1) The person has not knowingly or willfully received,
solicited, or accepted, whether directly or indirectly,
contributions or expenditures:
(A) from prohibited sources;
(B) that exceed, in the aggregate, one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000); and
(C) within the four (4) year period immediately preceding
the date of the independent expenditure.
(2) The person will not receive contributions or expenditures
in the manner described in subdivision (1) during the
remainder of the calendar year in which the public question
will appear on the ballot.
Sec. 3. A determination by the commission or a county election
board that a person who has filed a certification under section 2 of
this chapter has accepted funds:
(1) from a prohibited source;
(2) in excess of the amount set forth in section 2 of this
chapter; and
(3) during the period described in section 2 of this chapter;
creates a presumption that the person has violated section 2 of this
chapter.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1467 as introduced.)
WESCO
Committee Vote: yeas 12, nays 1.
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