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HOUSE BILL NO. 625 – Citywide measures, campaign expense

HOUSE BILL NO. 625

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H0625aa....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
CITYWIDE MEASURES - Amends existing law to provide that campaign
expenditure reporting shall also apply to elections on citywide measures;
to provide applicability to cities of five thousand or more population; and
to provide that the city attorney shall stand in place of the attorney
general when the campaign reporting law applies to elections in certain
cities.
                                                                        
02/09    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/10    Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/17    Rpt out - to Gen Ord
02/20    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
02/26    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 61-4-5
      AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Black,
      Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Crow,
      Cuddy, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Jaquet,
      Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez,
      McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen,
      Pasley-Stuart, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Robison, Rydalch,
      Sali, Sayler, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smylie,
      Stevenson, Trail, Wills
      NAYS -- Barrett, Roberts, Smith(24), Wood
      Absent and excused -- Deal, Naccarato, Schaefer, Snodgrass, Mr.
      Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Smith(30)
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/27    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/11    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett(Maxand),
      Burtenshaw, Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon,
      Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge,
      Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk,
      Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Calabretta
    Title apvd - to House
03/20    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/22    To Governor
03/23    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 177
         Effective: 07/01/04

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 625
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO CITY ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES; AMENDING SECTION 50-477,
  3        IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE APPLICABILITY OF CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE REPORTING  TO
  4        ELECTIONS ON CITYWIDE MEASURES AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SHALL
  5        STAND IN PLACE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WHEN CAMPAIGN REPORTING LAW APPLIES
  6        TO ELECTIONS IN CERTAIN CITIES.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION  1.  That  Section  50-477, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  9    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        50-477.  APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES  REPORTING  LAW  TO  CERTAIN
 11    CITY  ELECTIONS  IN CERTAIN CITIES. The provisions of sections 67-6601 through
 12    67-6616 and 67-6623 through 67-6628, Idaho Code, insofar as they relate to the
 13    reporting of campaign contributions, are hereby made applicable to  all  elec-
 14    tions  for  mayor,  and  councilman and citywide measures in cities of sixteen
 15    thousand (16,000) or more population, except that the city clerk  shall  stand
 16    in place of the secretary of state, and the city attorney shall stand in place
 17    of the attorney general.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Miller              
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Black               
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                              HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 625
                                                                        
  1                               AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 14, delete  "sixteen"  and  insert:
  3    "sixteen five"; and in line 15, delete "(16,000)" and insert: "(165,000)".
                                                                        
  4                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
  5        On  page 1, in line 4, following "MEASURES" insert: ", TO PROVIDE APPLICA-
  6    BILITY TO CITIES OF FIVE THOUSAND OR MORE POPULATION".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                               HOUSE BILL NO. 625, As Amended
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO CITY ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES; AMENDING SECTION 50-477,
  3        IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE APPLICABILITY OF CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE REPORTING  TO
  4        ELECTIONS ON CITYWIDE MEASURES, TO PROVIDE APPLICABILITY TO CITIES OF FIVE
  5        THOUSAND  OR  MORE  POPULATION AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SHALL
  6        STAND IN PLACE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WHEN CAMPAIGN REPORTING LAW APPLIES
  7        TO ELECTIONS IN CERTAIN CITIES.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION 1.  That Section 50-477, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 10    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        50-477.  APPLICATION  OF  CAMPAIGN  EXPENDITURES  REPORTING LAW TO CERTAIN
 12    CITY ELECTIONS IN CERTAIN CITIES. The provisions of sections  67-6601  through
 13    67-6616 and 67-6623 through 67-6628, Idaho Code, insofar as they relate to the
 14    reporting  of  campaign contributions, are hereby made applicable to all elec-
 15    tions for mayor, and councilman and citywide measures  in  cities  of  sixteen
 16    five  thousand  (165,000) or more population, except that the city clerk shall
 17    stand in place of the secretary of state, and the city attorney shall stand in
 18    place of the attorney general.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                             RS 13817
The purpose of this legislation is to provide applicability of
campaign expenditure reporting to elections on citywide measures
and to provide that the city attorney shall stand in place of the
attorney general when campaign reporting law applies to elections
in certain cities.
                          FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact to the general fund.



Contact
Name: Representative Elaine Smith 
Phone: 332-1000




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                        H 625