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SB284 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021
SB284 Alabama 2011 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2011
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Electioneering communications and paid political advertising, disclosure of source of funding required, exceptions, contributions by political committees further provided for, Secs. 17-5-2, 17-5-8, 17-5-12 am'd. (2011-20676)
Description

Under existing law, paid political advertising must contain the identification of the person, principal campaign committee, or other political committee that paid for or otherwise authorized the advertising.

This bill would provide that electioneering communications and paid political advertisements paid for by an organization or entity shall disclose the names of the source of the funding of the organization or entity.

Subjects
Elections

Bill Actions

Delivered to Governor at 11: 58 on June 9, 2011

Assigned Act No. 2011-697.

Signature Requested

Enrolled

Passed Second House

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1192

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ethics and Campaign Finance

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 726

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 725

Orr first Substitute Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

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

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

June 9, 2011 House Passed
Yes 82
No 12
Abstained 2
Absent 9

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature