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Committee advances bills to restrict automatic recurring political donations and allow platforms to collect voluntary tips
Summary
The committee voted to advance legislation (S.B. 1168 and companion H.B. 7128) that would require affirmative consent for recurring contributions on online political fundraising platforms and clarify how voluntary payments to platforms are treated under state campaign finance law.
The Government Administration and Elections Committee voted to JFS S.B. 1168 (LCO 6712) and H.B. 7128 (LCO 6711), measures intended to protect contributors on online political fundraising platforms and to clarify how voluntary payments to those platforms are treated under state campaign‑finance law.
The bills contain two primary components: a consumer‑protection requirement that platforms must obtain affirmative consent…
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