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HOUSE BILL NO. 811 – Candidate, certain, semiannual rpt

HOUSE BILL NO. 811

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H0811......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
CANDIDATES - REPORTS - Amends existing law to provide for semiannual
reports by candidates for statewide office regarding disposition of fund
balances from campaign funds under the state sunshine law.
                                                                        
03/04    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/05    Rpt prt - to St Aff
03/10    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/11    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/12    3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-4-4
      AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Block, Boe,
      Bolz, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
      Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23),
      Gagner, Garrett, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford,
      Langhorst, Martinez, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Naccarato,
      Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts,
      Robison, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen,
      Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Harwood, Meyer, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Black, Bradford, Henbest, McGeachin
    Floor Sponsor - Jaquet
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/15    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/17    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/18    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 - Stennett
    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 284
         Effective: 03/23/04

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 811
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF POLITICAL TREASURERS; AMEND-
  3        ING SECTION 67-6608, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR SEMIANNUAL REPORTS BY CAN-
  4        DIDATES FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  That Section 67-6608, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        67-6608.  DISPOSITION  OF  UNEXPENDED  BALANCES.  (a) If a statement filed
  9    under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of section 67-6607, Idaho Code, pertain-
 10    ing to post-general election reports or under paragraph (6) of subsection  (a)
 11    of  section  67-6607, Idaho Code, shows an unexpended balance of contributions
 12    or an expenditure deficit, the  political  treasurer  for  the  candidate  for
 13    nonstatewide  office  or political committee or measure shall continue to file
 14    annual reports on January 31, to cover the period since the end  of  the  last
 15    report  period, to and including the last day of the month preceding the month
 16    in which the report is filed. If a statement filed under paragraph (6) of sub-
 17    section (a) of section 67-6607, Idaho Code, shows  an  unexpended  balance  of
 18    contributions  or an expenditure deficit, the political treasurer for the can-
 19    didate for statewide office shall continue to file semiannual reports on Janu-
 20    ary 31 and July 31, to cover the period since  the  end  of  the  last  report
 21    period,  to  and  including  the  last day of the month preceding the month in
 22    which the report is filed. Such reports shall be filed until the account shows
 23    no unexpended balance of contributions or expenditure deficit.
 24        (b)  If a candidate wins nomination, supplemental statements under subsec-
 25    tion (a) of this section need not be filed with respect to the nomination cam-
 26    paign by the political treasurer of a political committee supporting the  can-
 27    didate  or  by  the  political treasurer for such candidate, if such political
 28    committee continues to function in support of such candidate in  the  campaign
 29    for the general or special election.
 30        (c)  A political committee which is organized after an election shall file
 31    reports required by subsection (a) of this section.
                                                                        
 32        SECTION  2.  An  emergency  existing  therefor,  which emergency is hereby
 33    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 34    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                            RS 14218C1

     The purpose of this legislation is to require the political
treasurer of a statewide candidate if the statewide candidate has
an unexpended balance of contributions or an expenditure deficit
to file semiannual report on January 31 and July 31.  The reports
will cover the period since the end of the last report period, to
and including the last day of the month preceding the month in
which the report is filed.


                          FISCAL IMPACT

     There is some administrative cost for processing these
reports by the Office of the Secretary of State.


Contact
Name: Representative Wendy Jaquet 
Phone: 332-1000
Name: Representative Bill Deal
Phone: 332-1000


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                    H 811