2015 House Bill 5067

Ban candidates paying reporting violation fines with contributor money

Introduced in the House

Nov. 10, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D-60)

To prohibit candidates’ campaign finance committees from using their donated funds to pay fines levied by the state elections bureau for tardiness in filing mandated campaign finance disclosure reports. Instead, the candidate would have to use his or her own money to pay the fine.

Referred to the Committee on Elections