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House committee advances bill to require some corporations to disclose large political donations
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The House Government Operations Committee voted to pass the first substitute of House Bill 95, which would require corporations to disclose contributions if they give $25,000 or more to a single candidate or $100,000 or more statewide during a campaign cycle.
The Utah House Government Operations Committee on [date of meeting] voted to advance the first substitute of House Bill 95, a measure that would require corporations to disclose certain political contributions to state authorities. The bill was presented by Representative Mike Peterson and passed the committee for referral to the full House.
Representative Mike Peterson said he introduced the bill after discovering during his own campaign that a corporation had contributed widely across Utah but was not listed in the lieutenant governor's disclosure system because, under current code, corporations are exempt in some circumstances. "By the time I was done, I discovered that they had…
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