Campaign Finance Legislation - Missouri

SB 926 - Monetary contributions shall not be made from any political party committees to any candidate committees, continuing committees, or political party committees. Candidate committees are not limited from making contributions to other committees. Under the act, staff members of the leadership offices in the House and Senate must file financial interest statements. The treasurer and deputy treasurer of all committees shall reside in the district or county in which the committee sits. Legislative and senatorial district committees shall retain only one address in the district in which it sits for the purpose of receiving contributions. The act requires out-of-state committees that make contributions in support of or against candidates or issues in elections to report the names of its contributors even when the contributions originally made to the out-of-state committee were not made specifically to influence any particular election. Current law imposes a penalty of [...]

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SB 1038 - This act repeals the campaign contribution limits for certain candidates running for office. Individuals and committees required to file campaign disclosure reports shall electronically file contributions exceeding $5,000 within 48 hours of receiving the contribution. The treasurer and deputy treasurer of all committees shall reside in the district or county in which the committee sits. Legislative and senatorial district committees shall retain only one address in the district in which it sits for the purpose of receiving contributions. Out-of-state committees that make contributions in support of or against candidates or issues in elections shall report the names of its contributors even when the contributions originally made to the out-of-state committee were not made specifically to influence any particular election. Current law imposes a penalty of twice the amount of the contribution or expenditure that is incorrectly reported up to $5,000. This amendment [...]

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SB 1071 -This act creates a method for publicly financing election campaigns for legislative and gubernatorial candidates. Candidates certified as clean election candidates are eligible to receive public funding for their respective campaigns by raising qualifying contributions, in the sum of $5 per voter, from a specified number of individuals, during a specified qualifying period. The candidates may, before certification, raise and spend seed money contributions of no more than $100 per contribution, up to $50,000 for candidates for Governor, $1,500 for candidates for the Senate, and $500 for candidates for the House of Representatives. Any individual may contribute to the fund at any time without limitation. The Ethics Commission shall disburse funds from the Clean Election Fund to certified candidates to match the funds raised and spent by any non-certified opponent. The fund is comprised of $2,000,0000 of income and sales and use taxes that shall be deposited into the fund yearly,[...]

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HCS/SB 1288 - This act bars executive branch employees from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Employees who unknowingly accept gifts may return the gift, pay market value for the gift, or donate the gift to charity. Currently, lobbyists must report expenditures on occasions when members of a standing committee of either the house of representatives or the senate are invited in writing. This act extends this requirement to expenditures for occasions where members of any committee of the house or senate are invited. Currently, lobbyists or their agents are required to provide a general description of the proposed legislation or action by the executive or judicial branch which they supported or opposed, to the Ethics Commission. This act removes that provision. Committees that cannot return nonallowable contributions because the contributor cannot be located, returns the contribution, or is a committee which is terminated, may deposit the contribution in the general revenue or donate [...]

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HCS/SB 1288 - This act bars executive branch employees from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Employees who unknowingly accept gifts may return the gift, pay market value for the gift, or donate the gift to charity. Currently, lobbyists must report expenditures on occasions when members of a standing committee of either the house of representatives or the senate are invited in writing. This act extends this requirement to expenditures for occasions where members of any committee of the house or senate are invited. Currently, lobbyists or their agents are required to provide a general description of the proposed legislation or action by the executive or judicial branch which they supported or opposed, to the Ethics Commission. This act removes that provision. Committees that cannot return nonallowable contributions because the contributor cannot be located, returns the contribution, or is a committee which is terminated, may deposit the contribution in the general revenue or donate [...]

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SB 1071 -This act creates a method for publicly financing election campaigns for legislative and gubernatorial candidates. Candidates certified as clean election candidates are eligible to receive public funding for their respective campaigns by raising qualifying contributions, in the sum of $5 per voter, from a specified number of individuals, during a specified qualifying period. The candidates may, before certification, raise and spend seed money contributions of no more than $100 per contribution, up to $50,000 for candidates for Governor, $1,500 for candidates for the Senate, and $500 for candidates for the House of Representatives. Any individual may contribute to the fund at any time without limitation. The Ethics Commission shall disburse funds from the Clean Election Fund to certified candidates to match the funds raised and spent by any non-certified opponent. The fund is comprised of $2,000,0000 of income and sales and use taxes that shall be deposited into the fund yearly,[...]

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SB 1038 - This act repeals the campaign contribution limits for certain candidates running for office. Individuals and committees required to file campaign disclosure reports shall electronically file contributions exceeding $5,000 within 48 hours of receiving the contribution. The treasurer and deputy treasurer of all committees shall reside in the district or county in which the committee sits. Legislative and senatorial district committees shall retain only one address in the district in which it sits for the purpose of receiving contributions. Out-of-state committees that make contributions in support of or against candidates or issues in elections shall report the names of its contributors even when the contributions originally made to the out-of-state committee were not made specifically to influence any particular election. Current law imposes a penalty of twice the amount of the contribution or expenditure that is incorrectly reported up to $5,000. This amendment [...]

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SB 926 - Monetary contributions shall not be made from any political party committees to any candidate committees, continuing committees, or political party committees. Candidate committees are not limited from making contributions to other committees. Under the act, staff members of the leadership offices in the House and Senate must file financial interest statements. The treasurer and deputy treasurer of all committees shall reside in the district or county in which the committee sits. Legislative and senatorial district committees shall retain only one address in the district in which it sits for the purpose of receiving contributions. The act requires out-of-state committees that make contributions in support of or against candidates or issues in elections to report the names of its contributors even when the contributions originally made to the out-of-state committee were not made specifically to influence any particular election. Current law imposes a penalty of [...]

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