Bill Text: FL S1476 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

Florida Senate Bill 1476 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Campaign Contributions [GPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections [S1476 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S1476-Introduced.html

 
Florida Senate - 2010                                    SB 1476 
 
By Senator Gelber 
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1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to campaign contributions; amending s. 
3         106.08, F.S.; prohibiting legislators, statewide 
4         officeholders, and certain candidates from soliciting 
5         or accepting contributions to or on behalf of a 
6         political committee, committee of continuous 
7         existence, electioneering communications organization, 
8         or an organization operating under specified 
9         provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; prohibiting 
10         such individuals from controlling, coordinating, or 
11         consulting with such a committee or organization; 
12         providing exceptions; providing penalties; providing 
13         an effective date. 
14 
15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
16 
17         Section 1. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (7) of 
18  section 106.08, Florida Statutes, to read: 
19         106.08 Contributions; limitations on.— 
20         (7) 
21         (c) A member of the Legislature, a statewide officeholder, 
22  or a candidate for legislative or statewide office may not, 
23  directly or indirectly, solicit, cause to be solicited, or 
24  accept any contribution to or on behalf of a political 
25  committee, committee of continuous existence, electioneering 
26  communications organization, or, except for a political party or 
27  campaign of the candidate, any organization operating under s. 
28  527 of the Internal Revenue Code, and may not control, 
29  coordinate, or consult with any such committee or organization. 
30  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person 
31  who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of this 
32  paragraph commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as 
33  provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 
34         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.