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Committee advances ethics bill to centralize campaign and disclosure filings with state
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The House Governmental Affairs full committee advanced Senate Bill 199, an ethics measure to centralize campaign and financial-disclosure filings with the state and standardize reporting deadlines.
The House Governmental Affairs full committee advanced Senate Bill 199, an ethics bill presented by Sen. Watson and the director of the State Ethics Commission, that would centralize campaign contribution and financial disclosure reporting at the state level and impose other changes to campaign finance and ethics reporting.
Sen. Watson said the bill returns local filing obligations to the State Ethics Commission beginning Jan. 1, 2027, standardizes campaign committee disclosure to quarterly reports timed Jan. 31, April 30, July 30 and Oct. 20, and requires political action committees to maintain separate bank accounts. He said the measure also changes personal…
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