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Senate committee reports bipartisan bill clarifying party and committee transfers
Summary
A bipartisan bill carried by Senator Gavan clarifies how transfers between political parties, state and county party committees and affiliated groups are treated for qualifying and finance rules; the committee reported the bill favorably.
Senator Gavan presented a bipartisan measure (companion legislation in the House) intended to clarify how transfers among political parties, state and county party committees and affiliated committees are treated under campaign finance/qualifying rules.
Gavan described the bill as "disconnecting, if you will, any party" and said it addresses how qualifying fees and transfers are handled when candidates or committees operate across state and county lines. He said the bill would treat certain transfers to state or county parties or affiliates (as defined in their bylaws) differently for the purposes of pack-to-pack transfer bans and qualifying fee proration.
The bill was seconded by Senator Veil and moved forward on a roll call using previous roll; the committee recorded a favorable report 10-0. The transcript records that the bill had bipartisan sponsorship (Senator Singleton cosponsoring with Gavan) and that previous discussion of similar issues had occurred in earlier sessions.
The transcript does not include the bill text, specific statutory citations, or fiscal impacts. The committee forwarded the measure to the next legislative stage.
