2006 House Bill 6129

Expand campaign finance regulations

Introduced in the House

June 1, 2006

Introduced by Rep. Jerry Kooiman (R-75)

To require the Secretary of State to randomly audit at least nine campaign committees each election cycle, including three candidate committees, three ballot question committees, and three independent political action committees (PACs); require the Secretary of State to publish a list of candidates who owe late campaign finance disclosure filing fees; and require that candidates pay late fees from personal funds; and increase late filing fees. The Secretary of State would be authorized to file civil lawsuits to collect late filing fees.

Referred to the Committee on Oversight, Elections, and Ethics

Sept. 6, 2006

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Sept. 13, 2006

Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Ward (R-66)

To increase the number of campaign finance disclosure reports that ballot initiative committees would be required to file, and specify the deadlines for these.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jerry Kooiman (R-75)

To specify how the campaign committees selected for the random audits proposed by the bill should be selected.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jerry Kooiman (R-75)

To extend the deadline for periodic reports the Secretary of State would be required to issue containing details on candidates and committees that have violated campaign finance disclosure laws.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 103 to 3 (details)

To require the Secretary of State to randomly audit at least nine campaign committees each election cycle, including three candidate committees, three ballot question committees, and three independent political action committees (PACs); require the Secretary of State to publish a list of candidates who owe late campaign finance disclosure filing fees; and require that candidates pay late fees from personal funds; increase the number of campaign finance disclosure reports that ballot initiative committees would be required to file; and increase late filing fees. The Secretary of State would be authorized to file civil lawsuits to collect late filing fees.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 14, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform