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2001 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1219

AN ACT PROPOSING COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM FOR STATE-WIDE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee on May 17, 2001. The 2001 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To provide for comprehensive campaign finance reform, including, for elections in 2006, and thereafter (1) grants from a Citizens' Election Fund to finance primary and general election campaigns of candidates for state-wide constitutional offices who raise qualifying contributions and agree to campaign spending limits, and (2) voluntary spending limits for general election campaigns of General Assembly candidates and financing from the Citizens' Election Fund for participating General Assembly candidates to match expenditures by nonparticipating candidates that exceed such voluntary spending limits.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Gary D. LeBeau, Martin M. Looney

In the House of Representatives

    3 co-sponsors

    Alex Knopp, James Field Spallone, Roberta B. Willis

    Its course

    February 15 to May 17, 2001, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action25 actions on 13 days

    In the SenateFeb 15 to May 17 · stopped91 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 15 to Mar 2134 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 21 to Apr 414 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 4 to Apr 95 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeApr 9 to Apr 112 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMay 17 to May 17 · stopped0 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Feb 15 – May 17

    1. Feb 15Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 16Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 21Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Judiciary Committee
    4. Apr 4Judiciary Committee recommended it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
    5. Apr 9Appropriations Committee recommended it and sent it to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    6. Apr 11Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
    7. May 17Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    All 25 actions, as published
    1. Feb 15REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 16PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    4. Mar 21Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    5. Mar 27RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 27FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    7. Mar 28FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 4Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    9. Apr 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 5RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    11. Apr 5FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    12. Apr 5FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    13. Apr 9Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    14. Apr 9FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    15. Apr 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    16. Apr 9FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    17. Apr 10FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    18. Apr 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    19. Apr 11Joint FavorableBoth houses
    20. Apr 11REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    21. Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    22. Apr 16FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    23. Apr 16SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    24. Apr 16FILE NO.Both houses
    25. May 17SEN. RECOMMITTED TOSenate