SR91 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR91 designates SB445 as the Senate's special order of business for the 26th legislative day, giving SB445 priority over all other business.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, SB445 would be the priority item on the Senate's agenda for the 26th day and would modify the state’s campaign finance laws. It would amend the Campaigns, Fair Campaign Practices Act to lower contribution amounts, allow designated reporting, clarify coverage (caucuses excluded) and violations, adjust fundraising and event spending rules, provide for return/refund of contributions, change reporting deadlines, and address municipal elections. The bill would also alter transfer rules between committees, clarify PAC-to-PAC limits, and update enforcement provisions, by amending and adding multiple code sections and repealing one existing section.

Who It Affects

• Political action committees (PACs) and other donors: face lower contribution limits, new reporting requirements, and refunds provisions.
• Candidates and campaigns: subject to new fundraising limits, event spending limits, reporting deadlines, and transfer rules.
• Caucuses: clarified as not covered by the act.
• Municipal election participants: affected by changes to reporting deadlines and applicability of the act to municipal elections.
• Entities that transfer funds between committees: impacted by updated transfer and enforcement provisions.

Key Provisions

• Lower contribution amounts under the Campaigns, Fair Campaign Practices Act.
• Designation of reporting allowed for certain campaign activities.
• Caucuses are not covered by the act.
• Clarification of who is subject to violations of the act.
• Alterations to fundraising, event spending limits, and the availability of refunds for contributions.
• Changed reporting deadlines and rules related to municipal elections.
• Clarification of PAC-to-PAC limits and allowance of certain transfers; strengthened transfer enforcement and venue-related provisions.
• Amendments to specific code sections (17-5-2 through 17-5-19, 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), additions to 10A-21-1.01 to 10A-21-1.04, addition of 17-15-14.1, and repeal of 17-17-5.

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Subjects

Senate