Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 16, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 5526
AN ACT CONCERNING DARK MONEY AND DISCLOSURE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) implement federal court rulings regarding independent expenditure political committees, (2) increase disclosure of independent expenditures and prohibit such expenditures by foreign-influenced entities, (3) reveal persons behind political committees and contributors to such committees, (4) require online platforms to disclose purchasers of political ads, and (5) increase transparency with respect to moneys paid to consultants.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
Bob Godfrey, Robert Sanchez, Steven J. Stafstrom, Michael A. Winkler
Its course
March 13 to April 16, 2018, 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 action10 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 13 to Apr 16 · stopped34 days
Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 13 to Mar 2815 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 House of Representatives Mar 13 – Mar 28
- Mar 13Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 15Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 28Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
All 10 actions, as published
- Mar 13REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 15PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 28Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 16FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16FILE NO.Both houses