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Committee advances bill to require online donation vendors to register and limit online share of campaign funds
Summary
House Bill 5 81, amended and advanced to Government Operations, would require online campaign donation platforms to register with the state registry, collect additional donor verification data (including CVV), and cap the share of a candidate's contributions that may come from online platforms at 50% of aggregate limits.
The State and Local Government Committee amended and advanced House Bill 5 81 after debate over transparency, commerce and small‑donor protections.
Representative Doggett, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the measure requires online campaign donation vendors to register with the state registry of elections, collect the card verification value (CVV) when donors give by debit or credit card, and comply with data requests from the registry within 10…
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