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Interim committee reviews recent campaign-finance bills that raise limits, add foreign‑money rules and tighten reporting
Summary
Reviser Mike Heim summarized three bills that raise many contribution limits, require certification and penalties for foreign‑national money in constitutional amendment campaigns, and add account‑termination and new reporting definitions, prompting lawmakers to flag clarification needs before session.
Reviser Mike Heim told the interim committee the Legislature passed three bills in the last session that substantially changed Kansas' campaign finance law.
The bills increased contribution limits, altered party‑committee rules and added new reporting and enforcement provisions. "The bill increases the statutory limits on campaign contributions," Heim said, describing HB2054's doubling of many limits and changes to party‑committee caps. He said the law also raised the cash limit from $100 to $200 and changed…
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