Introduced
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To require charitable organizations to register with the state rather than be licensed; require that they make certain disclosures regarding directors, officers, and employees; update other regulations on their operations and solicitations; and increase penalties for certain prohibited practices to include a $10,000 civil fine.
Referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Regulatory Reform
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises a number of details in the proposed regulations, increases the contribution revenue threshhold that trigger registration and reporting requirements to $25,000, increases the criminal penalties, and exempts school booster groups, parent-teacher organizations, public schools, nonpublic schools, preschools, and institutions of higher education from these registration and reporting requirements.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
To replace existing charity licensure requirements with a requirement that charitable organizations which annually raise or spend $25,000 or more to register with the state; require that they make certain disclosures regarding directors, officers, and employees; update other regulations on their disclosures, operations and solicitations; and increase penalties for certain prohibited practices to include a five-year misdemeanor or $10,000 civil fine. Fundraising by school booster groups, parent-teacher organizations, public schools, nonpublic schools, preschools, and institutions of higher education would be exempt from the registration and reporting requirements.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
