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33	30		2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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35	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
36	33		FOR
37		-	HOUSE BILL NO. 3715 By: O'Donnell ~~of the House~~
	34	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 3715 By: O'Donnell
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47	42		An Act relating to the Rules of the Ethics
48	43		Commission; amending Rule 2.48 of the Rules of the
49	44		Ethics Commission, which relates to candidate
50	45		committee surplus funds; adding use for surplus
51	46		funds; and providing an effective date .
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57	52		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
58	53		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Rule 2.48 of the Rules of the
59	54		Ethics Commission, is amended to read as follows :
60	55		Rule 2.48. Candidate Committee Surplus Funds.
61	56		Surplus funds of a candidate committee are those funds not
62	57		otherwise obligated following the election at which the office fo r
63	58		which the candidate committee was formed has been determined which,
64	59		in the candidate's discretion, are not required to be used for
65	60		campaign expenses or officeholder expenses. Such surp lus funds may
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	62	+	(A) Retained in any amount for use in a future cam paign for the
	63	+	next succeeding term for the same office;
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94		-	(A) Retained in any amount for use in a future cam paign for the
95		-	next succeeding term for the same office;
96	90		(B) Retained for a future c ampaign for a different state
97	91		elective office, excluding a judicial office;
98	92		(C) Donated to a charitabl e organization as described in
99	93		Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the U nited States Code as it
100	94		currently exists or as it may be amended;
101	95		(D) Returned to any contributor, as long as the amount returned
102	96		does not exceed the contributor 's aggregate contribution during the
103	97		immediately preceding primary, runoff primary and general elections;
104	98		(E) Contributed to a political party committee in any amount
105	99		not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in the
106	100		aggregate;
107	101		(F) Used to purchase item(s) for donat ion to a charitable
108	102		organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the
109	103		United States Code as it currently exists or as it may be amended;
110	104		provided:
111	105		(1) the donated item(s) are sold by the charitable organiz ation
112	106		for fundraising purposes;
113	107		(2) the purchase of the item(s) for donation is reported on a
114	108		Contributions and Expenditures Report which includes a description
115	109		and cost of the item(s) pu rchased;
116	110		(3) the donation of the item(s) is reported on a Contributions
117	111		and Expenditures Report as an in-kind expenditure to the charitable
	112	+	organization which includes a description and the value of the
	113	+	item(s) donated; and
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145		-	organization which includes a description and the value of the
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147	140		(4) the donated item(s) may not b e purchased or used by the
148	141		candidate whose committee is donating the item, any other candidate,
149	142		a committee, or officer, board member or employee of the charitable
150	143		organization; or
151	144		(G) Donated in accordance with the provisions of Section 381 et
152	145		seq. of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes to the State of Oklahoma,
153	146		or, to any county, city, town or school d istrict within the State of
154	147		Oklahoma; or
155	148		(H) Used to retain legal co unsel for the successful defense of
156	149		an investigation or prosecution of the candidate's campaign,
157	150		campaign finances, or any other violation of the candidate's or
158	151		office holder's official duties.
159	152		Any surplus funds remaining in the candidate committee 's
160	153		possession within ninety (90) days after the expiration of the term
161	154		to which the candidate was elected or, for candidates who were not
162	155		elected, within ninety (90) days after the second year following the
163	156		general election, shall be deposited in the general reven ue fund of
164	157		the state.
165	158		SECTION 2. This act shall be come effective January 1, 2026.
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167		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS, dated
168		-	02/28/2024 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.
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