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Committee advances measure to let general-law cities, counties adopt local public campaign financing
Summary
SB 42 would remove the statewide ban preventing general-law cities and counties from establishing local public financing systems; the committee voted to report the bill to Appropriations after supporters argued it would expand options for small-dollar public financing and include protections against discrimination in local programs.
Senate Bill 42, authored by Senator Tom Umberg with Senator Allen listed as a joint author in committee discussion, would lift a state ban that prevents general-law cities and counties from enacting local public campaign financing. The committee voted to pass SB 42 as amended to the Committee on Appropriations.
Senator Umberg and proponents said the bill does not require jurisdictions to adopt public financing; rather…
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