Bill > HB596

Introduced Session

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1482, 1483(2)(a), (4), (6)(b), (8), (9)(b)(ii), (c), (d)(ii) and (iii), 15(a), (b)(ii), and (c), (16), (17)(a)(i) through (iii), (22), 1484(2)(a) and (b), the heading of 1486, 1486(A), (B), and (C)(2)(introductory paragraph), the title of Part II of Chapter 11 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the heading of 1491.1, 1491.1(A), (B)(5)(d), (D), and (F), 1491.2, 1491.3(A), 1491.4, 1491.5(A), (B), (E), (I), and (J), 1491.6(A), (B)(introductory paragraph), (C)(introductory paragraph), (1)(a), and (2), (D), (E), (G), and (I), 1491.7(A), (B)(4)(a) and (b), and (5) through (8), (10), (13), (14), (18), and (22), and (C), 1491.8, 1495.3(B)(2)(a), 1495.4(C)(1)(a) and (2) and (D)(3)(a), 1495.5(B)(5)(a) and (b), and (9), 1495.6, 1501.1(A), (B), and (C)(introductory paragraph), 1505.2(A)(1), (B), (C), (D)(3)(b)(i) and (c), (4), and (5), (F), (G), (H)(1)(b) and (c), (2)(a)(introductory paragraph), (b)(introductory paragraph), (c), (e) through (g), (3)(a)(i), (iii) through (vii), and (b) through (d), (I)(5)(a), (b)(ii), and (c), (6), and (7), (J)(2), (K), (L)(2) and (4), (M)(2), (O)(1), (P), (Q)(1), (2), and (3)(a)(i), and (R)(2) and (3)(a)(i), 1505.3(B), (D)(1)(a), (2)(a)(i), (b), and (ii), 1505.4(A)(1), (2)(a)(i) through (v), and (3) and (B), 1505.5(B), and (C)(1), 1505.6(A) through (C), 1511.2(B), 1511.3(B), 1511.4(A)(2)(h), (C)(1) and (2)(introductory paragraph), and (D), 1511.4.1(C)(3), 1511.5(A)(1) and (B), to enact R.S. 18:1483(6)(a)(introductory paragraph), (i) through (iv), and (b)(v), (9)(a)(introductory paragraph), (i) through (v), (d)(v), (12)(introductory paragraph) and (a) through (c), 15(b)(iii) and (iv), (17)(b)(i) and (ii), and (25) through (31), 1491.6.1, 1491.9, 1505.2(I)(1)(a) through (i), (M)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a) through (e), (3)(introductory paragraph), (d) through (f), and (4), 1511.2(D) and (E), 1511.4(A)(2)(h)(i)(aa) through (dd), 1511.4(C)(2)(f) and (3), 1511.4.1(E), 1511.4.2, 1511.5(A)(1)(a) and (b)(i) through (iii), and to repeal R.S. 18:1483(15)(d), 1486(C)(1) and (2)(d), relative to the revision of the system of laws related to election campaign finance; to provide for the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act; to establish leadership committees and provide authorizations and restrictions related thereto; to provide for the many various duties and requirements of committees including political committees, principal campaign committees, subsidiary committees, independent expenditure only committees, and leadership committees; to provide for contributions; to provide for contribution limits; to provide for contributions made to or by a political party; to provide for expenditures; to provide for limitations on expenditures; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for contributions, expenditures, and reporting related to closed party primary elections; to provide for joint fundraising efforts and agreements; to provide for foreign nationals; to provide for powers and duties of the supervisory committee on campaign finance; to provide for investigations conducted by and penalties issued by the supervisory committee on campaign finance; to provide for subpoenas; to provide for the rights of the subject of an investigation; to repeal provisions related to the regulation of contributions and expenditures related to proposition elections; to provide for loans; to provide for coordinated expenditures; to provide for excess contributions; to provide for definitions and terminology; and to provide for related matters.

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Mark Wright (R)*,  Beau Beaullieu (R), 

Becomes HB 693. (on 05/15/2025)

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