SB295 Alabama 2022 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Campaign Finance, candidates, failure to timely file statement of appointing committee, forfeits qualification to run, Sec. 17-5-4 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, an individual seeking to
run for office is required to file with the
Secretary of State, within five days of becoming a
candidate, a statement appointing his or her
principal campaign committee</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the certifying
official or municipal city clerk, as appropriate,
to disqualify the candidate from appearing on the
ballot if he or she determines the candidate failed
to timely file the statement appointing his or her
principal campaign committee</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to campaign finance; to amend Section
17-5-4, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2021-314
of the 2021 Regular Session, effective August 1, 2023; to
disqualify from appearing on the ballot a candidate who fails
to timely file a statement appointing his or her principal
campaign committee.
</p>
Subjects
Campaign Finances
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2022 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
| March 15, 2022 | S | Jones motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote |
| March 15, 2022 | S | Third Reading Carried Over |
| March 8, 2022 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 3, 2022 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 8, 2022 | Room 825 at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB295 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB295 for Governmental Affairs |