CT SB00431

Bill

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

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)

Lucy Dathan (D), Matt Lesser (D), Michael Winkler (D),

Other Sponsors (1)

Government Administration and Elections Committee (J)

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00431&which_year=2022

Version:

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

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CT SB00431

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