House of Representatives

HB 2389

political committees; reporting requirements

Sponsors: Representatives Leff, Allen: Anderson et al.

DP	Committee on Judiciary
dpa	Caucus and COW
x	As Passed the House

HB 2389 makes changes to Arizona law relating to campaign committees and expenditures.

History

Current Arizona law provides that different types of political committees follow different guidelines for reporting campaign contributions and expenditures.

Provisions

· Provides that political committees that intend to receive or make expenditures of over $500 must designate a campaign committee by filing a statement of organization before making any expenditure, accepting contributions, distributing campaign literature or circulating petitions.

· Provides that each candidate intending to receive $500 or less must file an exemption statement before making any expenditure, accepting contributions, distributing campaign literature or circulating petitions. If the exempt candidate receives or makes more than $500 the candidate must file a statement of organization with the filing officer within five days.

· Requires an individual who receives contributions or spends more than $500 in order to determine whether to become a candidate to designate a political committee before making any expenditures, accepting contributions or distributing any campaign literature.

· Adds language to include a political committee that advocates support of or opposition to an initiative, referendum or recall or any other measure or proposition to be registered as a committee at the time of distribution of campaign literature or advertisement. Requires the literature or advertisement to include information about which political committee funded the production of the literature or advertisement.

· Removes certain requirements from political committees including the requirement that literature or advertisements paid for by independent expenditures note the three largest contributors.

· Adds language to require ballot committees to give notice of contributions to the Secretary of State for statewide measures and to the local filing officer for nonstatewide measures. Also requires that these two officers be notified as applicable if the committee reaches certain contribution or expenditure totals.

· Requires that a ballot committee files a notice within 24 hours of receiving $10,000 in contributions and must include information about contributors, dates and amount of receipt, recipient and purpose of expenditures.

· Makes technical and conforming changes.

HB 2389 passed the Judiciary Committee unamended.

HB 2389 was amended in Committee of the Whole as follows:

· Transfers and renumbers reporting requirements for ballot measure committees from Title 19 (initiative and referendum) to Title 16 (elections and electors).

· Requires ballot measure committees that receive contributions from a major funding source, except if the source is an individual, to list the top four contributors on their advertisements.

· Makes technical and conforming changes recommended by the Rules Committee.

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· 44th Legislature

· Second Regular Session 2 February 16, 2001

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