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2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 253

AN ACT CONCERNING FOREIGN POLITICAL SPENDING.

Became law as Public Act 24-28, signed May 21, 2024, 83 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prevent foreign interference in state referenda and elections and allow for greater enforcement of violations, including by affording the State Elections Enforcement Commission more time to investigate foreign political spending cases.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Rob Sampson, Matthew L. Lesser, Jeff Gordon

In the House of Representatives

    8 co-sponsors

    Gale L. Mastrofrancesco, Craig C. Fishbein, Steve Weir, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Hubert D. Delany, Anne Dauphinais, Matt Blumenthal, David Michel

    Its course

    February 28 to May 21, 2024, 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 action24 actions on 14 days

    In the SenateFeb 28 to Apr 3062 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 28 to Mar 1516 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 17 to Apr 225 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 30 to May 77 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 7 to May 147 days

    With the GovernorMay 14 to May 217 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 28 – Apr 30

    1. Feb 28Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 29Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 15Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 17Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 22Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 30Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives May 2 – May 7

    1. May 2Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 7Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor May 14 – May 21

    1. May 14Numbered Public Act 24-28
    2. Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 21Signed by the Governor
    All 24 actions, as published
    1. Feb 28REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 29PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 15Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 3FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 17REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. Apr 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 23NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 23FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. Apr 30SENATE PASSEDSenate
    17. May 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    18. May 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    19. May 7HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    20. May 7IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    21. May 14PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    22. May 14TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    23. May 14TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    24. May 21SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor