Campaign finance; fundraising during special sessions prohibited. (SB233)
Introduced By
Sen. David Suetterlein (R-Salem)
Progress
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Introduced |
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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 finance; fundraising during special sessions prohibited. Prohibits campaign fundraising on and after the first day of a special session of the General Assembly through adjournment sine die of that session. Currently, campaign fundraising is prohibited only during regular sessions of the General Assembly. Read the Bill »
Status
01/10/2022: Awaiting a Vote in the Privileges and Elections Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102667D |
| 01/10/2022 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/31/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB233) |
| 02/08/2022 | Continued to 2023 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2022 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/09/2022 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
Comments
This isn't much of a limitation but it's better than none.
This is a good first step. The next step is to prohibit contributions from so-called education associations (aka teachers unions).
Mike Albin