HB200 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris EnglandRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Corporations prohibited from contributing to a political action committee, Sec. 10A-21-1.02 am'd

Summary

HB200 would bar corporations from contributing to political action committees and allow a separate segregated fund for political purposes funded by non-corporate sources.

What This Bill Does

It adds a prohibition on corporations giving money, securities, funds, or property to any political action committee or for the expenses of political parties, candidates, or their committees. It expands existing law to include restrictions on PAC contributions. It also preserves a pathway for corporations to establish a separate segregated fund for political purposes, funded by voluntary contributions (not from corporate funds) and administered according to the applicable law. Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and fined between $100 and $2,000.

Who It Affects

• Corporations and corporate officers in Alabama will be prohibited from making contributions to political action committees and related political entities, with potential misdemeanor charges and fines for violations.
• Political action committees, campaigns, and political parties will face restrictions on receiving corporate contributions, reducing corporate funding sources unless funds come from permitted non-corporate sources through a segregated fund.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits a corporation, including its officials and agents, from giving money, securities, funds, or other value to a political action committee or for the expenses of any political party or candidate.
• Creates an exception allowing business or nonprofit corporations to establish, administer, or solicit voluntary contributions to a separate, segregated fund for political purposes, provided no corporate funds are used in the fund and contributions come from non-corporate sources as permitted by law.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.

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Subjects

Corporations