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Committee lays over bill to disclose out-of-district campaign contributions; technical fixes and cost questions remain
Summary
The committee laid over House File 1447 (DE1) for possible inclusion after adopting a technical amendment and debating disclosure and IT costs to require candidates to report small-dollar out-of-district contributions; the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board warned implementation may require system changes and a fiscal note.
The House Election Finance and Government Operations Committee laid over House File 14 47, with the DE1 amendment, for possible inclusion after debate about disclosure thresholds, technical drafting and potential costs to update campaign finance reporting systems.
Chair Quam described the bill as an effort to increase transparency about contributions originating outside a candidate’s legislative district or the state. Representative Lee and others offered amendments and asked whether the Campaign Finance and…
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