2ESSB 5284 — Concerning campaign finance disclosure.

What this bill does

Repeals the prohibition on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals, and the corresponding certification requirements, and replaces it with a prohibition on contributions and expenditures by foreign-influenced corporations. Requires corporations that make contributions and expenditures to certify with the Public Disclosure Commission that they are not foreign-influenced corporations. Requires candidates and political and incidental committees to file an additional contributions and expenditures report 34 days before a general election. Increases the threshold for contributions to trigger a special report from $1,000 to be tied to the contribution limit for state officers, which is currently $2,000, and increases the special reporting period for large contributions from 21 days before an election to the beginning of the last full month before an election. Requires purchasers of political advertising or electioneering communications to disclose to commercial advertisers that the purchase includes political advertising or electioneering communications, upon request of the commercial advertiser. Requires political and incidental committees formed after the first day of the last full month before an election, rather than the last three weeks, to file statements of organization within three business days of organization.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 7, 2023
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 2024
  30 yea · 19 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 15, 2023
  29 yea · 19 nay · 1 not voting

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