S.F. No. 0012

Campaign contributions.

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Burns and Representative(s) Brown and Illoway

AN ACT relating to elections; increasing the maximum allowable amount for individual contributions to candidates for political office and candidate campaign committees as specified; and providing for an effective date.

11/24/200   Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/13/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S07

1/15/2009   S07 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Sentaor(s) Case, Cooper, Johnson and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Hastert

Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/15/2009   S Placed on General File

1/19/2009   S Passed CoW

1/20/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/21/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Perkins, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Townsend and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Peterson, Sessions and Vasey

Ayes 18 Nays 12 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/21/2009   H Received for Introduction

2/5/2009    H Introduced and Referred to H07

2/19/2009   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

2/19/2009   H Placed on General File

SF0012HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 1           Delete all new language.

Page 2-line 2           Delete all new language and insert "two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400.00)".  ILLOWAY, CHAIRMAN

SF0012HW001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 4           After "specified;" insert "amending and conforming inconsistent provisions; specifying contingencies for effect of the act;".

Page 2-After line 17    Insert:

"Section 2.  W.S. 22-25-102(c)(i)(A) as created by 2009 Wyoming Senate File 94 is amended to read:

22-25-102.  Contribution of funds or election assistance restricted; limitation on contributions; right to communicate; civil penalty.

(c)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, no individual other than the candidate, or the candidate's immediate family shall contribute directly or indirectly:

(i)  To any candidate for political office, or to any candidate's campaign committee:

(A)  More than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400.00) per election; and".

Section 3.

(a)  If 2009 Wyoming Senate File 94 is enacted into law, section 1 of this act shall not become effective and section 2 of this act shall be effective.

(b)  If 2009 Wyoming Senate File 94 is not enacted into law, section 1 of this act shall be effective and section 2 of this act shall not become effective.".

Renumber as necessary.  BROWN

2/27/2009   H Passed CoW

SF0012H2001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 4           After "for" insert "governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor or superintendent of public instruction, nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per election during the two (2) year period consisting of a general election year and the preceding calendar year to any candidate for other".

Page 2-After line 17    In the Brown committee of the whole amendment (SF0012HW001/AE) to these lines, in subsection (c)(i)(A) after "per election" insert "for candidates for governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor or superintendent of public instruction, nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per election for candidates for any other political office".  THRONE, EDMONDS

3/2/2009    H Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2009    H Failed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Barbuto, Berger, Bonner, Brown, Buchanan, Cannady, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Edmonds, Gingery, Hales, Hammons, Harvey, Illoway, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McOmie, Miller, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Shepperson, Stubson, Teeters, Throne and Wallis

Nays:  Representative(s) Bagby, Blake, Brechtel, Byrd, Carson, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Goggles, Hallinan, Harshman, Jaggi, Jorgensen, McKim, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Simpson, Steward, Thompson, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 30 Nays 30 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0