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Committee backs SB 483 to cap campaign‑finance civil penalties, set notice-and‑cure timelines
Summary
The Senate Government Organization Committee voted to report Senate Bill 483 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass; the bill caps civil penalties for late or inaccurate campaign finance reports and establishes notice-and-cure deadlines.
The Senate Government Organization Committee voted to report Senate Bill 483 to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass. The measure would amend Chapter 3, Article 8, Section 7 to change how civil penalties for failures to file campaign finance reports are assessed and collected.
Committee counsel Carl described the bill: if a political committee fails to file a required financial report or files a grossly incomplete or inaccurate report, the Secretary of State may assess a civil penalty of up to $500 for a first violation and up to…
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