HB197 Alabama 2010 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Elections, political candidates, campaign contributions and expenditures, failure to file final or annual campaign finance report, penalties, Sec. 17-17-35 am'd. (2010-20086)

Description

Under existing law, failure to file a reporting requirement of the Fair Campaign Practices Act is a Class A misdemeanor

This bill would provide that failure to file the final campaign finance report or failure to file the annual campaign finance report would result in the person not being permitted to be a candidate for any election for four years after the reports are due

To amend Section 17-17-35, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to violations of the Fair Campaign Practices Act, to provide that failure to file the final campaign finance report or failure to file the annual campaign finance report would result in the person not being permitted to be a candidate for any election for four years after the reports are due.

Subjects

Elections

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
March 25, 2010		Pending third reading on day 23 Favorable from Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections
March 25, 2010		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 11, 2010		Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections
February 11, 2010		Engrossed
February 11, 2010		Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 245
February 11, 2010		Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 244
February 11, 2010		Newton (D) Amendment Offered
February 11, 2010		Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 243
February 11, 2010		Constitution and Elections first Substitute Offered
February 11, 2010		Third Reading Passed
February 4, 2010		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
January 12, 2010		Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution and Elections