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• Introduced by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D) on May 26, 2009, to make a number of revisions to the state campaign finance law, including exempting unions from certain restrictions on contribution limits; requiring certain disclosures for “robocalls;” prohibiting a candidate from taking a salary from his or her candidate committee; raising the threshold on reporting campaign contributions from $1 to $20; and more.
  • Referred to the House Ethics and Elections Committee on May 26, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on October 28, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on October 29, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises various details, but does not change its substance. This version was bypassed in favor of another substitute with more minor changes. The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on October 29, 2009.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D) on October 29, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on October 29, 2009.
• Passed 62 to 43 in the House on October 29, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on November 4, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Campaign & Election Oversight Committee on November 4, 2009.