Bill > HB693

Introduced Session

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:154(A)(18) and R.S. 18:1482, 1483(1), (2)(a), (4), (6)(a) and (b), (9)(a), (b)(ii), (c), (d)(ii) and (iii), (10), (12), (15)(a), (b)(ii), (c), and (d), (16), (17), (19), (22), and (24), 1484(introductory paragraph), (2) and (3), 1485(E), 1486(A), (B), and (C)(1) and (2)(introductory paragraph) and (d), the heading of Part II of Chapter 11 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, 1491.1(A), (B)(3), and (D), 1491.2, 1491.3(A), 1491.4, 1491.5(A), (B)(1), (2), and (3), (E), and (H) through (J), 1491.6(A), (B)(introductory paragraph), (C)(introductory paragraph), (1)(a), and (2), (D), (E)(introductory paragraph), (G), and (I), 1491.7(A), (B), (4)(a) and (b), (5) through (8), (10), (13), (14), (18), and (22), and (C), 1491.8, 1495.2, 1495.3(B)(1) and (2)(introductory paragraph) and (a) and (E), 1495.4(C)(introductory paragraph) and (1)(a) and (2) and (D)(1) and (3)(a), 1495.5(B)(5) and (9) and (C), 1495.6, 1501.1, 1501.3(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)(i)(introductory paragraph), (c), (e), (f) and (g), (3)(a)(iii) through (vii) and (b) through (d), and (5), (I)(1), (2), (4), (5)(a), (b)(ii), and (c) through (e), (6), and (7), (J), (K), (L)(2) and (4), (M), (O)(1), (P), (Q)(1), (2), and (3)(a)(i), and (R)(2) and (3)(a)(i), 1505.2.1(A), (D), and (E), 1505.3(B) and (D)(1)(a) and (2)(a)(i) and (b)(introductory paragraph) and (ii), 1505.4(A)(1), (2)(a), and (3) and (B), 1505.5(B) and (C)(1), 1505.6(A) through (C), 1511.2(B), 1511.4(A)(2)(h) HLS 25RS-1156 REENGROSSED HB NO. 693 and (i), (C)(1) and (2)(introductory paragraph), and (D), 1511.4.1(C)(3), and 1511.5(A)(1) and (B), to enact R.S. 18:1483(9)(d)(v), (15)(b)(iii) and (iv), and (25) through (32), 1491.1(B)(5)(d) and (e), 1491.6(J), 1491.6.1, 1491.9, 1505.2(H)(2)(h) and (I)(8), 1511.2(D) and (E), 1511.4(C)(2)(f) and (3), and 1511.4.2, and to repeal R.S. 18:1486(C)(1) and (2)(d), 1505.2(N), and 1511.3(B), 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 the powers and duties of the Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure; to provide for investigations conducted by and penalties issued by the supervisory committee; 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), 

Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title; recommitted to the Committee on Finance. (on 06/04/2025)

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