SENATE BILL 1218
Failed Senate
Campaign disclosure, minimum amnts
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURES – Amends existing law to remove minimum dollar amounts for certain campaign contributions.
RS30902 / S1218
This legislation amends Idaho’s Sunshine laws for campaign finance reporting. For contributions to candidates and political committees, there is already a requirement that all donations be associated with the name of the contributor. However, currently aggregate contributions less than $50 may be reported to the secretary of state as unitemized. This legislation eliminates that provision, increases transparency and simplifies campaign finance reporting by requiring all contributions to be filed with a contributor’s name and address.
This legislation has no fiscal impact for the state of Idaho since the current campaign finance system already accommodates the reporting required in this legislation.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01/12 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 01/15 | Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs |
| 02/02 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 02/05 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 02/06 | Read third time in full – FAILED - 12-22-1 AYES – Anthon, Bjerke, Carlson, Guthrie, Herndon, Lenney, Schroeder, Taylor, Toews, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – Adams, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Semmelroth, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder Absent and excused – Ruchti Floor Sponsor - Herndon Filed in Office of the Secretary of Senate |