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House rejects conference report on campaign‑finance transparency bill after floor fight over process
Summary
Lawmakers rejected the conference committee report on House Bill 13‑77 after extended debate about whether the Senate 'hog‑housed' the bill and whether conference conferees defended the House position; the rejection leaves campaign‑finance reform unresolved.
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota House on May 2 rejected the conference committee report on House Bill 13‑77, a campaign‑finance transparency measure, after several members objected that the Senate substituted its version and that House conferees failed to defend the House position.
Representative Porter, presenting the conference committee report, described the bill as a rewrite and consolidation of campaign‑finance reporting requirements that raises the individual reporting threshold from $200 to $250, requires beginning and ending balances, clarifies deposit date reporting, and instructs the Secretary of State to host an electronic reporting system. "It is going to require a beginning and ending balance be reported," Porter said, adding the bill codifies an…
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