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House committee gives favorable report to bill changing timing for candidates' financial disclosures
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The House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee gave a favorable report to HB250, which revises when candidates must file statements of economic interest and clarifies related campaign-finance filing triggers; committee members raised questions about how local qualifying and committee formation affect the timing.
At a meeting of the House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee, members voted to give a favorable report to HB250, a bill that adjusts when candidates must file statements of economic interest and allows proof of an already-filed statement to satisfy re-filing requirements.
Representative Underwood, who presented the bill, said the measure aims to simplify the timing for those disclosures. "Clarity to candidate file is a statement of economic interest," Underwood said, summarizing the change. He told the committee that party-affiliated candidates would be required to file their statement within five days of the deadline to qualify and that…
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