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Committee backs higher campaign contribution limits and lifts some party restrictions; amendment removes automatic CPI increases
Summary
Senate Bill 177, which raises candidate contribution limits and modifies party‑committee rules, was amended to strike an automatic CPI-based escalation and to cap aggregate contributions to party committees at $50,000 per year; the committee moved the senate position into House Bill 2,054 and approved the senate substitute.
Senate Bill 177, addressing campaign contribution limits, was the subject of extended committee debate and amendment. The committee adopted an amendment that removes a proposed automatic two‑year increase tied to the Consumer Price Index and instead doubled certain candidate contribution limits while imposing or adjusting limits on party-committee activity.
Jason, a staff member, briefed the committee that the underlying bill would double many contribution limits (for example, raising contributions to gubernatorial candidates from $2,000 to $4,000) and had originally included a provision for automatic increases every two years based on the Department of Labor's consumer price…
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