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H0478aa....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
CANDIDATES - POLLS - Adds to existing law to provide that persuasive polls
concerning a candidate must identify the person or entity paying for the
poll; and to provide procedures.
02/01 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/02 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/15 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
02/22 Rpt out amen - to engros
02/23 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
02/25 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 39-16-15
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel,
Cheirrett, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20),
Hansen(23), Henbest, Jaquet, Judd, Lake, Linford, Mader, Marley,
Meyer, Montgomery, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie, Stoicheff,
Stone, Zimmermann
NAYS -- Crow, Gagner, Geddes, Hadley, Hammond, Hornbeck, Kempton,
Kendell, Kunz, Loertscher, McKague, Sali, Schaefer, Tilman, Wheeler,
Wood
Absent and excused -- Alltus, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark,
Gould, Hansen(29), Jones, Kellogg, Mortensen, Smith, Stevenson,
Taylor, Trail(Miller), Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Jaquet
Title apvd - to Senate
02/28 Senate intro - 1st rdg as amen - to St Aff
03/07 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/28 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 24-4-7
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Crow, Danielson,
Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough,
King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Riggs, Risch, Schroeder,
Sorensen, Stegner, Wheeler, Williams
NAYS--Branch, Davis, Hawkins, Thorne
Absent and excused--Cameron, Geddes, Parry, Richardson, Sandy,
Stennett, Whitworth
Floor Sponsor - Dunklin
Title apvd - to House
03/29 To enrol
03/30 Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/31 To Governor
04/03 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 153
Effective: 04/03/00
H0478
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 478, As Amended
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS; AMENDING CHAPTER 66, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY
3 THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 67-6629, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSUA-
4 SIVE POLLS CONCERNING A CANDIDATE MUST IDENTIFY THE PERSON OR ENTITY PAY-
5 ING FOR THE POLL, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES, TO DEFINE A TERM AND TO PROVIDE
6 PENALTIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 66, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
10 ignated as Section 67-6629, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
11 67-6629. PERSUASIVE POLL CONCERNING CANDIDATE MUST IDENTIFY PERSON OR
12 ENTITY PAYING FOR POLL. (1) If a person, candidate, political party or polit-
13 ical committee requests or compensates a person to:
14 (a) Conduct or cause to be conducted a persuasive poll by telephone con-
15 cerning a candidate; or
16 (b) Produce automated or computerized messages by telephone to conduct a
17 persuasive poll concerning a candidate.
18 The person conducting the poll shall, at the end of the poll, disclose the
19 name and telephone number of the person, candidate, political party or politi-
20 cal committee that requested or compensated the person for the poll.
21 (2) As used in this section, "persuasive poll" means the canvassing of
22 persons, by means other than an established method of scientific sampling, by
23 asking questions or other information concerning a candidate which is designed
24 to provide information that is negative or derogatory about the candidate or
25 his family. The term does not include a poll that is conducted only to mea-
26 sure the public's opinion about or reaction to an issue, fact or theme.
27 (3) A violation of the provisions of this section shall be punished as
28 provided in section 67-6625, Idaho Code.
29 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
30 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
31 passage and approval.
AH0478
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
Moved by Ellsworth
Seconded by Jaquet
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. NO. 478
1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 12, following "a" insert:
3 "person,"; and in line 19, following "the" insert: "person,".
4 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2
5 On page 1, in line 29, following "2." delete the remainder of the line,
6 delete line 30, and insert:
7 "An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby declared to
8 exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its passage and
9 approval.".
10 CORRECTION TO TITLE
11 On page 1, delete line 6, and insert: "PENALTIES; AND DECLARING AN EMER-
12 GENCY.".
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09620
The purpose of this legislation is to promote fairness in
using political statements via telephone messages. This
legislation extends the requirement for a clear disclosure
of the person financing the political statement that already
exists for printed and broadcast material to communication
by telephone.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
CONTACT:
Name: Rep. Wendy Jaquet
Phone: 208/332-1133
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 478