Became law as Public Act 25-26, signed June 9, 2025, 102 days after it was filed.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1405
AN ACT MODIFYING CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS AND THE POWERS OF THE STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To make several changes concerning campaign finance laws and the State Elections Enforcement Commission, including redefining organization expenditure, solicit, contribution and expenditure, modifying what disclaimers are required to contain, reducing the number of required commission audits, restricting the timing of commission declaratory rulings, requiring legislative approval of guidance documents, amending provisions concerning the timing of contribution limits and procedures for rejected contributions and requiring legislative confirmation of the executive director of the commission.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 27 to June 9, 2025, 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 action29 actions on 15 days
In the SenateFeb 27 to May 2082 days
Government Oversight CommitteeFeb 27 to Mar 1819 days
Appropriations CommitteeMay 8 to May 124 days
In the House of RepresentativesMay 20 to May 222 days
Waiting to be sentMay 22 to Jun 312 days
With the GovernorJun 3 to Jun 96 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 20 · Adopted May 22
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 27 – May 20
- Feb 27Introduced and sent to Government Oversight Committee
- Feb 28Heard in Government Oversight Committee
- Mar 18Government Oversight Committee recommended it
- May 8Sent to Appropriations Committee
- May 12Appropriations Committee recommended it
- May 20The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
In the House of Representatives May 20 – May 22
- May 20Sent to the House of Representatives
- May 22The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A
To the Governor May 30 – Jun 9
- May 30Numbered Public Act 25-26
- Jun 3Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Sent to the Governor
- Jun 9Signed by the Governor
All 29 actions, as published
- Feb 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 28PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 18Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 28REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 3FILE NO.Both houses
- May 8REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- May 8IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEESenate
- May 12Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 13NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 13FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 20SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 20SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 20RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSESenate
- May 21FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 21HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- May 22RULES SUSPENDEDHouse of Representatives
- May 22HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 22HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 22IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
- May 30PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Jun 3TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 3TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- Jun 9SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor