To increase the maximum campaign contributions allowed by state election law, index these to inflation, and require additional finance reports from candidates.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To cut the allowable campaign contribution limits in half instead of doubling them.

To repeal an exception for certain types of political campaign committees to contribution reporting deadlines.

To strip out the provision indexing campaign contribution caps to the rate of inflation.

To revise the definition of a "candidate" in campaign finance law.

To increase the maximum campaign contributions allowed by state election law, index these to inflation, and require additional finance reports from candidates. The bill would also establish that third party "issue ads" that do not expressly advocate the election of a candidate or issue need not include a disclosure of who paid for the ad, and allow the Republican and Democratic caucuses in the legislature to raise and spend money promoting their preferred candidates in primary elections.

With the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To strip-out the provision in the Senate-passed version of the bill that would have repealed a ban on Republican and Democratic caucuses in the legislature raising and spending money promoting their preferred candidates in primary elections.

To cut campaign contribution caps in half rather than doubling them.

To mandate that an individual or organization who buys a political “issue ad” that references a candidate or ballot question (but does not necessarily engage in campaign-related “express advocacy”) within 60 days of an election must file a report with the Secretary of State within seven days containing the full name and street address of each person who contributed for the ad. The Secretary of State would then have to post this information on the internet within 24 hours.

To not double campaign contribution caps, but instead leave them at current levels.

To adopt a version of the bill that does not increase contribution amounts.

To cut in half the maximum amount that a "political action committee" (PAC) can contribute to candidates.

To require political "robocalls" that "expressly advocate" the election or defeat of a candidate or ballot question to disclose the name and address of the person paying for the calls.

To double the maximum campaign contributions allowed by state election law, index these to inflation, and require additional finance reports from candidates. The bill would also establish that organizations that run third party "issue ads" which do not "expressly advocate" for or against a candidate or ballot issue need not disclose the names and addresses of who paid for the ad (but do have to disclose the sponsoring organization), and require political "robocalls" that do not engage in "express advocacy" to include who paid for the calls.

To reject as out-of-order an amendment proposed by Sen. Bieda to make enactment of this bill conditional on passage of Senate Bill 168, which would mandate extensive candidate disclosures of their personal finances.

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.