HB234--CAMPAIGNFINANCE
SPONSOR: Bangert
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
FinancialInstitutionsbyavoteof12to0.
Thisbillallowstheuseofelectronicpaymentsystems,suchas
creditanddebitcardsbyspecifiedcommitteesprovidedthat
expendituresarepaidthroughtheofficialdepositoryaccount.
Creditcardstatementsandrecordswhichprovideawrittenrecord
ofalltransactionsshallbemaintainedbythetreasurerorperson
responsibleforrecordkeepingforthecommittee. Recordsare
availableforinspectionbytheMissouriEthicsCommission.
ExpenditurereportsunderSection130.041,RSMoshallincludethe
totalofexpendituresmadebyelectronicmethods.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthebillallowsfortheuseof
electronicpaymentsystems. Itauthorizestheuseofdebitand
creditcardsandprovidesforasectioninthedisclosureformfor
reportingofpayments.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwasRepresentative Bangert.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
OTHERS:OtherstestifyingonthebillsaythatChapter130isthe
authorizingstatute. Thereisnoprovisioninthestatutethat
currentlyauthorizestheuseofthedebitorcreditcards.The
MissouriEthicsCommissioniscontactedbyindividualswhoseekan
opinionontheuseofelectronicpayments. Allcommitteeshavea
debitcardandchecksarenotbeingusedasmuchasthedebit
cards.Therearecreditcardsinthenameofthecommitteesas
well.
TestifyinginpersononthebillwasBrianHamilton,Missouri
EthicsCommission.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.