H.B. No. 0117

Campaign finance.

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Throne, Hammons and Illoway and Senator(s) Case and Decaria

AN ACT relating to campaign finance reporting; modifying persons required to file campaign receipts reports; removing a requirement that contributors annually renew their consent to automatic contributions; requiring reporting from political action committees and candidate's campaign committees; requiring amendment of campaign finance reports as specified; providing and modifying criminal penalties; and providing for an effective date.

1/8/2009    Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/15/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H07

1/21/2009   H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brown, Craft, Diercks, Hales, Illoway, Lubnau, Miller, Stubson and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/21/2009   H Placed on General File

HB0117HS001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 10          Delete "one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)" insert "three thousand dollars ($3,000.00)".

Page 4-line 19          After "family," insert "which are received after the date the fully itemized statement of receipts is due and prior to or on the date of election".  ILLOWAY, CHAIRMAN

1/23/2009   H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Blake, Brown, Carson, Connolly, Craft, Diercks, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Goggles, Hales, Illoway, Landon, Millin, Roscoe, Stubson, Throne and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Bonner, Brechtel, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Edmonds, Gingery, Hallinan, Harvey, Jaggi, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Petersen, Quarberg, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Teeters, Thompson, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Berger, Hammons, Harshman, Jorgensen, Pedersen, Philp and Steward

Ayes 18 Nays 35 Excused 7 Absent 0 Conflicts 0