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Senate committee advances ethics bill to extend liability and align campaign reporting
Summary
The committee approved legislation that would make prohibited contributors liable for unlawful campaign contributions and align reporting and record‑retention rules across candidates, exploratory committees, PACs and independent expenditure committees.
Sen. Jonathan Desmayne presented a bill from the Arkansas Ethics Commission that would make persons or entities that are not on the statutory list of permissible contributors liable for making prohibited contributions, rather than leaving liability solely with candidates.
Graham Sloane, director of the Arkansas Ethics Commission, told the committee the current law sometimes left candidates liable for…
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