| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to elections; prohibiting major political parties from accepting contributions |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 during the legislative session; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.273, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 subdivision 1. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.273, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Contributions during legislative session.(a) A candidate for the |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8legislature or for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, a |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9political party, or a political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10organization within a house of the legislature, must not solicit or accept a contribution from |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11a registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or an association not registered |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12with the board during a regular session of the legislature. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (b) A registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or an association not |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14registered with the board must not make a contribution to a candidate for the legislature or |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, a political party, or |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16a political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17within a house of the legislature during a regular session of the legislature. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (c) Regardless of when made, a contribution made by a lobbyist, political committee, |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19or political fund in order to attend an event that occurs during a regular session of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20legislature and that is held by the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21legislature or constitutional office, or by a political party organization within a body of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22legislature, is a violation of this section. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | REVISOR JFK/AD 25-0103912/19/24 |
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| 25 | 25 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 26 | 26 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 27 | 27 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 28 | 28 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 29 | 29 | | H. F. No. 600 |
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| 30 | 30 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 31 | 31 | | Authored by Quam02/13/2025 |
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| 32 | 32 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations 2.1 (d) Regardless of when made, a contribution from a lobbyist, political committee, or |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.2political fund for membership or access to a facility operated during the regular session of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.3the legislature by the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the legislature or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.4constitutional office, or by a political party organization within a body of the legislature, is |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.5a violation of this section. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 39 | 39 | | REVISOR JFK/AD 25-0103912/19/24 |
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