Working group on local candidate campaign finance reporting established, report required, and money appropriated.

HF 71 establishes a working group to study whether local candidate campaign finance reports (for county, city, school district, and township offices) should be filed with the state Campaign Finance Board instead of local officials. The group, including members from the Board, local government associations, and legislative leaders, must examine filing processes, assess current local support, review reporting requirements, and study budget impacts by January 2026. It will make recommendations and propose draft legislation based on its findings. The bill appropriates $ for the Legislative Coordinating Commission to provide administrative support for the group through June 2026. This is a procedural study bill with no immediate policy changes, directly affecting local candidates and the state campaign finance system.