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H0415......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS - Amends existing law to provide application of the limitations on contributions law to political campaign contributions by political committees, by a person or political committee whose contribution or expenditure activity is financed, maintained or controlled by a trade association, labor union or collective bargaining organization. 01/19 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 01/20 Rpt prt - to St Aff 02/08 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/15 3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-0-7 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart(Jacobson), Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sayler, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Bedke, Black, LeFavour, Mitchell, Sali, Schaefer, Mr. Speaker Floor Sponsor - Ellsworth Title apvd - to Senate 02/16 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff 02/22 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/23 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/02 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- None Floor Sponsor - Little Title apvd - to House 03/03 To enrol 03/06 Rpt enrol - Sp signed 03/07 Pres signed 03/08 To Governor 03/11 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 23 Effective: 03/11/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 415 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 67-6610A, 3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE APPLICATION TO CONTRIBUTIONS BY POLITICAL COMMIT- 4 TEES, BY A PERSON OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE WHOSE CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE 5 ACTIVITY IS FINANCED, MAINTAINED OR CONTROLLED BY A TRADE ASSOCIATION, 6 LABOR UNION, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ORGANIZATION; AND DECLARING AN EMER- 7 GENCY. 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 9 SECTION 1. That Section 67-6610A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 10 amended to read as follows: 11 67-6610A. LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS. (1) Except as provided in subsec- 12 tion (2) of this section, aggregate contributions for a primary election or a 13 general election made by a corporation, political committee, other recognized 14 legal entity or an individual, other than the candidate, to a candidate for 15 the state legislature, and political committees organized on the candidate's 16 behalf shall be limited to an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars 17 ($1,000) for the primary election and an amount not to exceed one thousand 18 dollars ($1,000) for the general election. Aggregate contributions for a pri- 19 mary election or a general election by a corporation, political committee, 20 other recognized legal entity or an individual, other than the candidate, to a 21 candidate for statewide office and political committees organized on the 22 candidate's behalf shall be limited to an amount not to exceed five thousand 23 dollars ($5,000) for the primary election and an amount not to exceed five 24 thousand dollars ($5,000) for the general election. 25 (2) Aggregate contributions for a primary election or for a general elec- 26 tion made by a county central committee or by the state central committee of 27 the political parties qualified under section 34-501, Idaho Code, to a candi- 28 date for the state legislature, and political committees organized on the 29 candidate's behalf shall be limited to an amount not to exceed two thousand 30 dollars ($2,000) for the primary election and an amount not to exceed two 31 thousand dollars ($2,000) for the general election. Aggregate contributions 32 for the primary election or the general election by the state central commit- 33 tee of the political parties qualified under section 34-501, Idaho Code, to a 34 candidate for statewide office and political committees organized on the 35 candidate's behalf shall be limited to an amount not to exceed ten thousand 36 dollars ($10,000) for the primary election and an amount not to exceed ten 37 thousand dollars ($10,000) for the general election. 38 (3) For purposes of this section "statewide office" shall mean an office 39 in state government which shall appear on the primary or general election bal- 40 lot throughout the state. 41 (4) Contributions other than money or its equivalent are deemed to have a 42 monetary value equivalent to the fair market value of the contribution. Ser- 43 vices or property or rights furnished at less than their fair market value for 2 1 the purpose of assisting any candidate or political committee are deemed a 2 contribution. A contribution of this kind shall be reported as an in-kind con- 3 tribution at its fair market value and counts toward any applicable contribu- 4 tion limit of the contributor. Contributions shall not include the personal 5 services of volunteers. 6 (5) The contribution limits for the state legislature shall apply to 7 judicial district offices, city offices and county offices regulated by this 8 chapter. 9 (6) For the purposes of contribution limits, the following apply: 10 (a) A contribution by a political committee with funds that have all been 11 contributed by one (1) person who exercises exclusive control over the 12 distribution of the funds of the political committee is a contribution by 13 the controlling person. 14 (b) All contributions made by a person or political committee whose con- 15 tribution or expenditure activity is financed, maintained or controlled by 16 a trade association, labor union or collective bargaining organization 17 shall be considered a contribution from such trade association, labor 18 union or collective bargaining organization. 19 (c) Two (2) or more entities are treated as a single entity if the enti- 20 ties: 21 (i) Share the majority of members on their board of directors; 22 (ii) Share two (2) or more officers; 23 (iii) Are owned or controlled by the same majority shareholder or 24 shareholders or persons; 25 (iv) Are in a parent-subsidiary relationship; or 26 (v) Have bylaws so stating. 27 (7) The provisions of this section are hereby declared to be severable 28 and if any provision of this section or the application of such provision to 29 any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declara- 30 tion shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section. 31 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 32 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 33 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 15520C1 The purpose of this legislation is to amend the Sunshine Law to clarify that campaign contributions from affiliated entities be aggregated for the purposes of contribution limits. Other states with contribution limits and the Federal Election Campaign Act both contain similar provisions. Contribution limits are meaningless if splinter groups are each allowed a separate contribution limit. FISCAL NOTE None Contact Name: Ben Ysursa Name: Tim Hurst Agency: Secretary of State, Office of Phone: 208-334-2300 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 415