Connecticut Senate Bill 252

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Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on February 28 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-15 - File Number 482
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

To (1) implement federal court rulings regarding independent expenditure political committees and contributions to such committees, (2) reflect federal case law on aggregate contribution limits for individuals, (3) more explicitly recognize referendum spending as a type of independent expenditure and make changes related to reporting and attribution requirements, (4) adjust a disclaimer requirement to address certain organization expenditures, (5) make a conforming change regarding the distribution of surplus funds by candidate committees participating in the Citizens' Election Program, (6) allow the State Elections Enforcement Commission additional time to investigate certain complaints, (7) establish in-state contributor requirements for state-wide candidates participating in said program, (8) specify that individual contributions under said program may not exceed already-established contribution limits, and (9) provide for increased disclosure with respect to moneys paid to campaign consultants.

An Act Concerning Referenda, Independent Expenditures And Other Campaign Finance Changes.

House Government Administration and Elections Committee

2024-03-26 - Joint - GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-15	Senate	File Number 482
2024-04-15	Senate	Senate Calendar Number 276
2024-04-15	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2024-04-15	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-04-08	Senate	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/24 12:00 PM
2024-03-27	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-03-26	Senate	Joint Favorable Substitute
2024-02-29	Senate	Public Hearing 03/04
2024-02-28	Senate	Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00252&which_year=2024
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/S/PDF/2024SB-00252-R00-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/S/PDF/2024SB-00252-R01-SB.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024SB-00252-R000482-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024SB-00252-R000482-BA.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/S/PDF/2024SB-00252-R00GAE-CV129-TS.PDF