Committee defers bills limiting corporate political spending amid constitutional concerns
Bills (SB 24,71 and SB 28,29) that would strip state‑chartered entities of the legal capacity to spend on elections prompted a heated legal exchange; the Attorney General raised constitutional risks under Citizens United and the committee deferred action to get further AG analysis.
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Senators paused consideration of two high‑profile bills that would deny state‑chartered artificial persons the capacity to make expenditures or contributions in connection with elections and ballot measures after a lengthy legal exchange between the Attorney General's Office and bill supporters.
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