HB85 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jeff McLaughlin
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Campaign contributions, PAC to PAC transfers, prohibited, Sec. 17-5-15 am'd.
Summary: HB85 would ban transfers of contributions between political action committees in Alabama and tighten rules against contributions made in someone else’s name.
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the campaign finance law to prohibit PAC-to-PAC transfers (PACs may not donate to other PACs, except to a principal campaign committee). It also keeps the rule that it is unlawful to make a contribution in someone else’s name or for recipients to knowingly accept such contributions, with an exception allowing solicitation and receipt of contributions for expenditures to campaigns or officials that must file reports. The act would take effect January 1, 2011.

Who It Affects
Political action committees (PACs): they would no longer be able to transfer funds to other PACs and could only contribute to a principal campaign committee.
Candidates, principal campaign committees, and other PACs: they would be subject to the prohibition on knowingly accepting contributions made in another person’s name.

Key Provisions
Prohibits a PAC from making a contribution to any other PAC, with the exception that contributions to a principal campaign committee are allowed.
Makes it unlawful for any person to contribute in the name of another person, or for any candidate, principal campaign committee, or PAC to knowingly accept such a contribution.
Provides an exception allowing individuals to solicit and receive contributions from others for expenditures to a candidate, campaign committee, PAC, or elected official required to file reports.
Effective date: January 1, 2011.

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Subjects: Elections