Requires shareholders to approve corporate political expenditures.
Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"; requires that corporate contributions to a political candidate or party committee or in support or opposition to a candidate or ballot referendum be approved by a majority of shareholders; applies to cooperative corporations, not-for-profit corporations, railroad and transportation corporations.
Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"; requires that corporate contributions to a political candidate or party committee or in support or opposition to a candidate or ballot referendum be approved by a majority of shareholders; applies to cooperative corporations, not-for-profit corporations, railroad and transportation corporations.
Imposes a tax on corporate lobbying expenditures; imposes a tax of 35% on corporate lobbying expenditures above $100,000 and below $500,000; imposes a tax of 60% on corporate lobbying expenditures above $500,000 and below $1,000,000; imposes a tax of 75% on corporate lobbying expenditures above $1,000,000.
Relates to the residency requirements of certain public officers of political subdivisions or municipal corporations of the state; prohibits certain officers from being required to forego or make a payment or satisfy a levy due to him or her becoming a nonresident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state.
Requires public-facing websites operated by political committees to contain "paid for by" language; adds such public-facing websites to the list of political communications that qualify as independent expenditures.
Requires public-facing websites operated by political committees to contain "paid for by" language; adds such public-facing websites to the list of political communications that qualify as independent expenditures.
Relates to mandating budget expenditures by gas and electric corporations to improve power outage response and to stormproof power lines.
Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval a weatherization pilot program plan.
Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval a weatherization pilot program plan.