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S1253......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE - Amends existing law to specify that the limit on
contributions from a county central committee to a candidate shall be
$2,000 for each election.
01/29 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/30 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/05 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/06 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/11 3rd rdg - PASSED - 27-7-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Compton, Darrington, Davis(Davis), Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill,
Ingram, Keough, Little, Lodge, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Sweet, Williams
NAYS -- Burkett, Kennedy, Malepeai, Marley, Noh, Stennett, Werk
Absent and excused -- Calabretta
Floor Sponsor - McKenzie
Title apvd - to House
02/12 House intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
02/18 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/24 3rd rdg - PASSED - 44-23-3
AYES -- Barraclough, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Black, Block, Bolz,
Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney,
Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood,
Jones, Kellogg, Lake, Langford, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller,
Nielsen, Ridinger, Ring, Rydalch, Schaefer, Shirley, Skippen,
Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Andersen, Barrett, Bayer, Boe, Cuddy, Douglas, Eberle,
Henbest, Jaquet, Kulczyk, Langhorst, Martinez, Mitchell, Moyle,
Naccarato, Pasley-Stuart, Raybould, Ringo, Robison, Sayler, Shepherd,
Smith(30), Trail
Absent and excused -- Edmunson, Roberts, Sali
Floor Sponsor - Ring
Title apvd - to Senate
02/25 To enrol
02/26 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
02/27 Sp signed - To Governor
03/04 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 19
Effective: 07/01/04
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1253
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES; AMENDING SECTION
3 67-6610A, IDAHO CODE, TO SPECIFY THE LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS FROM A COUNTY
4 CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO A CANDIDATE.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 67-6610A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 67-6610A. LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS. (1) Except as provided in subsec-
9 tion (2) of this section, aggregate contributions for a primary election or a
10 general election made by a corporation, political committee, other recognized
11 legal entity or an individual, other than the candidate, to a candidate for
12 the state legislature, and political committees organized on the candidate's
13 behalf shall be limited to an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars
14 ($1,000) for the primary election and an amount not to exceed one thousand
15 dollars ($1,000) for the general election. Aggregate contributions for a pri-
16 mary election or a general election by a corporation, political committee,
17 other recognized legal entity or an individual, other than the candidate, to a
18 candidate for statewide office and political committees organized on the
19 candidate's behalf shall be limited to an amount not to exceed five thousand
20 dollars ($5,000) for the primary election and an amount not to exceed five
21 thousand dollars ($5,000) for the general election.
22 (2) Aggregate contributions for a primary election or for a general elec-
23 tion made by a county central committee or by the state central committee of
24 the political parties qualified under section 34-501, Idaho Code, to a candi-
25 date for the state legislature, and political committees organized on the
26 candidate's behalf shall be limited to an amount not to exceed two thousand
27 dollars ($2,000) for the primary election and an amount not to exceed two
28 thousand dollars ($2,000) for the general election. Aggregate contributions
29 for the primary election or the general election by the state central commit-
30 tee of the political parties qualified under section 34-501, Idaho Code, to a
31 candidate for statewide office and political committees organized on the
32 candidate's behalf shall be limited to an amount not to exceed ten thousand
33 dollars ($10,000) for the primary election and an amount not to exceed ten
34 thousand dollars ($10,000) for the general election.
35 (3) For purposes of this section "statewide office" shall mean an office
36 in state government which shall appear on the primary or general election bal-
37 lot throughout the state.
38 (4) Contributions other than money or its equivalent are deemed to have a
39 monetary value equivalent to the fair market value of the contribution. Ser-
40 vices or property or rights furnished at less than their fair market value for
41 the purpose of assisting any candidate or political committee are deemed a
42 contribution. A contribution of this kind shall be reported as an in-kind con-
43 tribution at its fair market value and counts toward any applicable contribu-
2
1 tion limit of the contributor. Contributions shall not include the personal
2 services of volunteers.
3 (5) The contribution limits for the state legislature shall apply to
4 judicial district offices, city offices and county offices regulated by this
5 chapter.
6 (6) The provisions of this section are hereby declared to be severable
7 and if any provision of this section or the application of such provision to
8 any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declara-
9 tion shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13679C1
This bill brings the contribution limits for county central committees
in line with the contribution limits for state central committees.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact on the general fund.
Contact
Name: Curt McKenzie
Phone: 387-4224
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1253