All Roll Calls
Yes: 51 • No: 18
ConnecticutHB 072462025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT CONCERNING MODIFICATIONS TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS AND STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION AUTHORITY.
Sponsored By: Government Administration and Elections Committee
Failed
Summary
To make several changes concerning campaign finance laws and the State Elections Enforcement Commission, including redefining "organization expenditure", "solicit", "contribution" and "expenditure", modifying the contents of certain political advertising disclaimers, reducing the number of audits required to be conducted by said commission, restricting the timing of declaratory rulings by said commission, requiring legislative approval of commission guidance documents, amending procedures for contributions rejected as qualifying contributions for purposes of Citizens' Election Program grant applications, subjecting the commission executive director to nomination and legislative confirmation and providing that court-ordered restitution of funds to a committee are to be spent by such committee over a period of time equal to the time it took to raise such funds instead of all at once.
government administration and elections
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/5/2025
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Yes: 38 • No: 12
House vote • 3/27/2025
GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Yes: 13 • No: 6
Actions Timeline
Tabled for the Calendar, House
5/6/2025HouseNo New File by Committee on Appropriations
5/6/2025legislatureReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
5/6/2025legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
5/6/2025legislatureJoint Favorable
5/5/2025legislatureReferred by House to Committee on Appropriations
4/29/2025HouseFile Number 696
4/14/2025legislatureHouse Calendar Number 436
4/14/2025HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
4/14/2025HouseReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
4/14/2025legislatureReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/25 12:00 PM
4/7/2025legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
3/28/2025legislatureJoint Favorable Substitute
3/27/2025legislaturePublic Hearing 03/24
3/20/2025legislatureReferred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections
3/19/2025legislature
Bill Text
File No. 696
4/14/2025
APP Joint Favorable
3/27/2025
GAE Joint Favorable Substitute
3/27/2025
Raised Bill
3/19/2025
APP Joint Fav. Rpt
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Bill Analysis For File Copy 696
Fiscal Note For File Copy 696
GAE Joint Fav. Rpt
GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
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