CAMPAIGN FINANCE: Provides for the procedure for returning excess campaign contributions
This bill updates the state's laws regarding unclaimed property to specifically include excess campaign contributions. It establishes that checks for campaign donations exceeding legal limits are considered abandoned if they remain unprocessed for six months. Once this time period passes, the funds are automatically transferred to the state administrator under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 1997. The legislation applies to candidates, political committees, and other entities required to file campaign finance reports.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 29, 2024
Signed Jun 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2024 · House Apr 3, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
May 13, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
lower
May 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
lower
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
May 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Fields, Miller, and Reese.
upper
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 6, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (10-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Foy Gadberry
RRepublican
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