HB117 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Ball

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Campaign finance reports, deadline for final pre-election report revised, Sec. 17-5-8 am'd.

Summary

HB117 changes when the last pre-election campaign finance report is due and removes outdated language in Alabama's campaign finance law.

What This Bill Does

It revises the deadline for the last pre-election campaign finance report, changing the filing time from 12:01 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. the day before the election. It adds a daily reporting requirement for certain elections: if a principal campaign committee or PAC spends $5,000 or more on a given day before a legislative or statewide election, a daily report must be filed by 11:59 p.m. on the day before the election. The bill keeps existing monthly and weekly reporting schedules and annual reporting, and it deletes obsolete language from the statute. The act becomes effective immediately after it is signed into law.

Who It Affects

• Principal campaign committees and political action committees (PACs): must follow the revised last-pre-election deadline and, if spending $5,000+ on a day before an election, file a daily report by 11:59 p.m. on the day before the election.
• Candidates, elected officials, and the offices they run for: responsible for filing reports through designated filing agents and subject to the revised deadlines and new daily reporting rule.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 17-5-8 to revise the deadline for the last pre-election campaign finance report, changing the filing time to 11:59 p.m. (from 12:01 p.m.).
• Adds a daily reporting requirement for eight to the second day preceding legislative or statewide elections, applicable if any PAC or principal campaign committee spends in aggregate $5,000 or more on that day, with a deadline of 11:59 p.m. on the day before the election.
• Deletes obsolete language in Section 17-5-8 regarding campaign finance reporting.
• Effective date: the act becomes effective immediately upon passage and governor's approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Campaign Finances