1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to elections; prohibiting major political parties from accepting contributions
1.3 during the legislative session; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.273,
1.4 subdivision 1.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.273, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1.Contributions during legislative session.(a) A candidate for the
1.8legislature or for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, a
1.9political party, or a political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party
1.10organization within a house of the legislature, must not solicit or accept a contribution from
1.11a registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or an association not registered
1.12with the board during a regular session of the legislature.
1.13 (b) A registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or an association not
1.14registered with the board must not make a contribution to a candidate for the legislature or
1.15for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, a political party, or
1.16a political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization
1.17within a house of the legislature during a regular session of the legislature.
1.18 (c) Regardless of when made, a contribution made by a lobbyist, political committee,
1.19or political fund in order to attend an event that occurs during a regular session of the
1.20legislature and that is held by the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the
1.21legislature or constitutional office, or by a political party organization within a body of the
1.22legislature, is a violation of this section.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 642NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: KORAN)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading01/27/2025
Referred to Elections 2.1 (d) Regardless of when made, a contribution from a lobbyist, political committee, or
2.2political fund for membership or access to a facility operated during the regular session of
2.3the legislature by the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the legislature or
2.4constitutional office, or by a political party organization within a body of the legislature, is
2.5a violation of this section.
2.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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