Bill Text: CT SB00212 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Aggregate Limits On Political Contributions By Individuals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-18 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [SB00212 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00212-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 212
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 1871
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING AGGREGATE LIMITS ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY INDIVIDUALS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 9-611 of the general statutes be amended to eliminate the thirty-thousand-dollar aggregate limit on political contributions by individuals for any single election or primary preliminary to such election.

Statement of Purpose:

To bring Connecticut campaign finance law into compliance with the United States Supreme Court's 2014 decision in McCutcheon et al. v. Federal Election Commission.