Jennifer Parenti
Primary
The law regulating campaign finance did not set limits on contributions to candidates for municipal elected office. For municipal elections held on or after January 1, 2024, the act sets aggregate limits on contributions to candidates for municipal office from persons, including any political party and excluding any small donor committee, for any election cycle in the amount of $400. The act sets aggregate limits on contributions to candidates for municipal office from small donor committees for any election cycle in the amount of $4,000. The act subjects the new contribution limits to existing statutory provisions governing the disclosure of campaign contributions. The act requires campaign contribution reports for candidates for a municipal office for a municipality that has a population of 1,000 or more to be filed with the municipal clerk no later than 60 days, 30 days, and 15 days before and 30 days after the major election in election years and annually in off-election years; except that, for a runoff election, reports must be filed no later than 15 days before and after the runoff election. The act clarifies that an independent expenditure committee that makes expenditures in connection with a municipal election must file its disclosure reports with the applicable municipal clerk. The act also extends the retention requirements for campaign contribution reports from one year to 10 years for a candidate that is not elected and from one year to 6 years after the candidate leaves office for a candidate that is elected and requires that reports be made publicly available without charge on a website or for in-person inspection. APPROVED by Governor June 7, 2023 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (06/07/2023) | |
| Final Act (05/22/2023) | |
| Rerevised (05/03/2023) | |
| Revised (05/01/2023) | |
| Reengrossed (04/18/2023) | |
| Engrossed (04/14/2023) | |
| Introduced (03/13/2023) | |
| PA2 (04/28/2023) | |
| PA1 (03/28/2023) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note FN1 (03/23/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (04/25/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (08/28/2023) |
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