Campaign contribution limits; civil penalty. (SB1497)
Introduced By
Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Campaign contribution limits; civil penalty. Prohibits a person, other than a political party committee or political action committee, from making any single contribution, or any combination of contributions, that exceeds $2,500 to any one candidate for the General Assembly or $5,000 to any one candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General in any single calendar year. Political action committees are prohibited from making any single contribution or any combination of contributions that exceeds $5,000 to any one candidate for the General Assembly or $10,000 to any one candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General in any single calendar year. No limits are placed on contributions made by political party committees, the candidate, or the candidate's family to the candidate's campaign. Civil penalties for violations of the limits may equal up to two times the excess contribution amounts. Read the Bill »
Status
01/29/2019: Incorporated into Another Bill
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100577D |
| 01/08/2019 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/29/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1497) |
| 01/29/2019 | Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (SB1146-Petersen) (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |