Bill No.: SF0094                  Drafter:  LGC

LSO No.:  09LSO-0454              Effective Date:  7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0067

Chapter No.:       174

Prime Sponsor:     Senator Jennings

Catch Title:       Campaign finance reporting-election periods.

Subject:  Clarifying time periods for limitations on election contributions.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law, individuals may not contribute to a candidate more than one thousand dollars per election during the two year period consisting of a general election year and the preceding calendar year.  Current law defines an election as a primary, general or special election.  The attorney general has issued an opinion that an individual may make contributions for each election at any time during the two year period and thereby make a single contribution for all elections that exceeds the one thousand dollar limitation.

· The act clarifies that an individual may not contribute money to a candidate for a general election prior to the date of the primary election in excess of the one thousand dollars.  The one thousand dollar limitation applies to each election.