SB311 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Elections, transfer of funds for use in federal election to campaign of candidate for local or state office, prohibited, penalties
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person who has
accepted, solicited, or caused to be solicited
funds for use in a federal election may transfer or
cause the funds to be transferred to the campaign
of a candidate for a local or state office</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would prohibit a person who has
accepted, solicited, or caused to be solicited
funds for use in a federal election from
transferring or causing the funds to be transferred
to the campaign of a candidate for a local or state
office</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide criminal penalties</p><p class="bill_description"> Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to elections; to prohibit a person who has
accepted, solicited, or caused to be solicited funds for use
in a federal election from transferring or causing the funds
to be transferred to the campaign of a candidate for a local
or state office; to provide criminal penalties; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2010 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| February 11, 2010 | Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections first Amendment Offered | |
| February 11, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment | |
| February 2, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB311 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |