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CT SB00431

CT SB00431
An Act Concerning Referenda, Independent Expenditures And Certain Other Political Spending.

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Introduced
03/11/2022
In Committee
05/03/2022
Crossed Over
05/03/2022
Passed
Dead
05/04/2022

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

To (1) prevent foreign interference in state referenda and elections and allow for greater enforcement of violations, (2) implement federal court rulings regarding independent expenditure political committees and contributions to such committees, (3) make adjustments to reflect the United States Supreme Court ruling aggregate contribution limits for individuals, (4) more explicitly recognize referendum spending as a type of independent expenditure and require reporting as such, (5) impose attribution requirements for certain forms of referendum spending, and (6) require, for organization expenditure party candidate listings, only the disclaimer of the paying committee and not the individual disclaimer of all candidates mentioned.

AI Summary

This bill: 1. Prevents foreign interference in state referenda and elections and allows for greater enforcement of violations. 2. Implements federal court rulings regarding independent expenditure political committees and contributions to such committees. 3. Makes adjustments to reflect the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on aggregate contribution limits for individuals. 4. More explicitly recognizes referendum spending as a type of independent expenditure and requires reporting as such. 5. Imposes attribution requirements for certain forms of referendum spending. 6. Requires, for organization expenditure party candidate listings, only the disclaimer of the paying committee and not the individual disclaimer of all candidates mentioned.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (3)

Other Sponsors (1)

Government Administration and Elections Committee (Joint)

Last Action

House Calendar Number 557 (on 05/03/2022)

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00431&which_year=2022 03/11/2022
Fiscal Note for SB-431, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 6340) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FN/PDF/2022SB-00431-R01-FN.PDF 05/05/2022
Bill Analysis for SB-431, as amended by Senate "A" https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/BA/PDF/2022SB-00431-R01-BA.PDF 05/04/2022
Senate Schedule A LCO# 6340 (J) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/amd/S/pdf/2022SB-00431-R00SA-AMD.pdf 05/04/2022
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 6340 (Eliminates Fiscal Impact in Bill) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/fna/pdf/2022SB-00431-R00LCO06340-FNA.pdf 05/04/2022
Fiscal Note For File Copy 477 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FN/PDF/2022SB-00431-R000477-FN.PDF 04/15/2022
Bill Analysis For File Copy 477 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/BA/PDF/2022SB-00431-R000477-BA.PDF 04/15/2022
BillText https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/S/PDF/2022SB-00431-R01-SB.PDF 04/14/2022
Bill https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/s/pdf/PDF/2022SB-00431-R01-SB.PDF 04/14/2022
BillText https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/S/PDF/2022SB-00431-R00-SB.PDF 03/11/2022
Bill https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/s/pdf/PDF/2022SB-00431-R00-SB.PDF 03/11/2022
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