AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES.
Summary
This Act requires that a candidate’s political committee’s contribution and expense report, provided to the Department of Elections, include the primary employer and job title of each person contributing to the committee. This Act also requires the Department of Elections to provide a telephone number and online form for reporting alleged campaign financing violations. The informant must provide their name and contact information to the Department. The information provided to the Department is not to be considered a public record under FOIA. This Act also allows reporting parties who unintentionally receive a prohibited contribution or make a prohibited expenditure to return or reimburse the contribution or pay the contribution to the State Treasurer. This Act also eliminates the ability of anyone who makes or accepts a prohibited campaign contribution from donating the money to a designated Title 30 charitable organization. The Act requires anyone who knowingly accepts an unlawful campaign contribution to pay the money to the State Treasurer for deposit to the General Fund.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Oct 2024
Introduced Jan 17, 2024
Signed Oct 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2024 · House Jun 18, 2024
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 30, 2024
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican6
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Oct 23, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 18, 2024
Introduced
Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 2 to HB 291 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 18, 2024
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 291 - Stricken in House
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 291 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 291 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
P
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
P
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
P
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
P
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
P
Mike Smith
RRepublican
P
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
P
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
P
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
P
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
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