| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to campaign finance; requiring the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Board to study campaign spending limits. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. CAMPAIGN SPENDING LIMITS STUDY. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board must study the voluntary campaign |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7spending limits as provided in this section. By January 15, 2026, the board must report to |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9over the board with its findings and recommendations. At a minimum, the board must study |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10and report on: |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (1) the number of candidates that participate in the public subsidy program, broken down |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12by office; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (2) the number of candidates that do not participate in the public subsidy program, broken |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14down by office; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (3) historic trend data for the past ten years for the information in clauses (1) and (2); |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (4) for candidates that do not participate in the public subsidy program, how much the |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17candidate and the candidate's opponent spends and how much is spent on independent |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18expenditures in the race; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (5) how other states set voluntary campaign spending limits, including: |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (i) if other states distinguish between highly contested races and other races in the amount |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21of funding provided or spending allowed; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-03001 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR JFK/CH |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 1915NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: BOLDON, Port, Westlin, Marty and Bahr) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading02/27/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Elections 2.1 (ii) if other states have an automatic inflator on the subsidies and limits; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2 (iii) the level of candidate participation over time in the programs; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 (6) any recommendations the board has regarding the current public subsidy program |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4in Minnesota and whether the current spending limits are appropriate. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 25-03001 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR JFK/CH |
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