Conference committee reviews differences in HB1377 on campaign reporting, fines and IT checkbook

The conference committee on House Bill 1377 met to compare the House and Senate versions and to isolate significant differences before reconvening later the same day.

Representative Schauer, the House member walking the committee through its amendments, outlined 21 differences between the chambers and highlighted four areas of priority: whether expenditures should be itemized or reported by category, reporting of beginning and ending fund balances, the schedule and disclosure of late‑filing fines, and whether the Secretary of State will publicly display certain data or offer an opt‑in digital “checkbook.”

The session opened with Chairman Porter noting a quorum. Schauer told the panel that the House added two reporting categories—"political donations" and "volunteer appreciation"—and that one basic difference is who chooses the drop‑down categories (the House versus the Secretary of State). Schauer said the House version uses itemization in some lines that the Senate…