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House advances campaign finance overhaul renaming ethics agency and changing reporting thresholds
Summary
The Kansas House passed HB 2206 to rename the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission the Kansas Public Disclosure Commission and to change definitions and reporting thresholds for political committees and independent expenditures. Supporters called the changes clarifying; opponents said the bill creates loopholes.
The Kansas House on Feb. 14 passed HB 2206, a measure that renames the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission as the Kansas Public Disclosure Commission and revises definitions and reporting thresholds for political committees and independent expenditures. The final House vote was 74 in favor and 45 opposed.
Representative Proctor, speaking in support, said the bill "puts meat on the bones" of vague campaign-finance laws…
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