SB445 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bryan Taylor

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Campaigns, Fair Campaign Practices Act, contribution amounts lowered, designated reporting, legislative session prohibtions modified to include legislative and statewide candidates, spending amounts allowed for certain fund raising events, clarified, certain Pac to Pac transfers clarified, legislative caucus organizations regulated, corporate contribution restrictions revised, Secs. 17-5-2, 17-5-5, 17-5-7, 17-5-8, 17-5-8.2, 17-5-9, 17-5-12, 17-5-14, 17-5-15, 17-5-15.1, 17-5-16, 17-5-19 am'd.; Secs. 17-5-5.1, 17-5-7.1, 17-5-14.1, 17-5-20 added; Secs. 10A-21-1.01 to 10A-21-1.04, inclusive, 17-5-18, 17-17-35 repealed

Description

This bill would amend the Fair Campaign Practices Act. The bill would: Lower contribution threshold amounts; allow designated representatives to file reports; clarify that certain legislative caucuses are not covered by the act; clarify persons subject to violations of the act; change the legislative session prohibition on fundraising to apply to legislative and statewide candidates; clarify allowable spending amounts for dinners and functions; provide for refund and return of contributions; change deadlines for reports; provide further for municipal candidates; move certain provisions of Title 10A to Title 17; clarify and eliminate corporate contribution limits consistent with administrative procedure and certain legal interpretations of law; remove private foundation limits in the PAC to PAC ban; clarify responsible person in PAC to PAC ban; allow certain transfers between state and local political party organizations; transfer certain enforcement provisions from Chapter 17 of Title 17 to Chapter of Title 17; provide further for venue of prosecutions; and provide further for regulation of legislative caucuses.

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Subjects

Elections