SB136 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

Senate Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2011

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Arthur Orr Senator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Elections, campaign finance disclosure reports, electronic filing, frequency increased, Section 527 organization filing requirements, filing of large contributions required, Secretary of State to establish and maintain electronic database, Sec. 17-5-8 am'd. (2011-21174)
Description: Under existing law, the filing of campaign finance disclosures is accomplished through the filing of paper documents at specified times.
Effective with the 2014 election cycle, this bill would require an electronic report be filed at more frequent intervals before the election. The bill would require monthly and weekly reporting, and daily reporting of certain cumulative amounts of contributions. The bill would require the electronic reporting of all single contributions of $20,000, or more not otherwise periodically reported. The bill would require more frequent paper filings for statewide elections in 2012.
This bill, commencing with the 2014 election cycle, would require the electronic filing of campaign reports, with limited exceptions, and would require the Secretary of State to maintain an electronic searchable public database of all campaign contributions and expenditures required to be filed with the Secretary of State. The bill would authorize the Secretary of State to promulgate necessary rules to implement and administer this act.
This bill would provide for a supplemental appropriation from the State General Fund for the 2011-2012 fiscal year of $2,000,000 to the Secretary of State to implement and administer the requirements of this act.
Subjects: Elections

Bill Actions

Forwarded to Governor at 3:36 p.m. on June 9, 2011

Assigned Act No. 2011-687.

Signature Requested

Enrolled

Concurred in Conference Report

Ball motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1149

Conference Report Concurrence Requested

Conference Committee on SB136 2011RS first Substitute Offered.

Orr motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1036

Conference Report

Conference Committee Appointed

Ball motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1128 House appoints Ball, Greer and Todd

Conference Committee Requested

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1083

Marsh motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1011 P&PO appoints P&PO appoints

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1082

Wren Amendment Offered

Concurrence Requested

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1081

Ethics and Campaign Finance Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

Referred from CCE to Ethics and Campaign Finance

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 603

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 602

Orr first Substitute Offered

Orr motion to Table adopted Voice Vote

Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections

Bill Text

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Votes

Yes 26

Absent 9

Yes 27

Absent 8

Yes 91

Abstained 1

Absent 13

Yes 87

No 3

Absent 15

Yes 90

Abstained 1

Absent 14

Yes 31

Absent 4

Yes 79

No 14

Abstained 3

Absent 9

Yes 32

Absent 3

Yes 82

No 1

Abstained 4

Absent 18

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) SB136 Alabama 2011 Session - Enrolled

Bill Text (Engrossed) SB136 Alabama 2011 Session - Engrossed

Bill Text (Introduced) SB136 Alabama 2011 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature