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House debates Voluntary Contributions Act changes, rejects amendment to shift deduction costs
Summary
Lawmakers extensively debated HB159, which would bar public employers from using payroll to collect political contributions and require segregated political funds for labor organizations; an amendment to require contributors to pay payroll-deduction costs failed 30–41. The House spread intent language and moved the bill forward for a floor vote.
Representative Bennion, sponsor of House Bill 159, told colleagues the bill seeks to “get government out of the role of collecting any special interest money” and to create a level playing field for private organizations. The measure would prohibit public employers from using public resources and payroll systems to collect political contributions for any organization and allow labor organizations to establish separately funded political accounts.
The debate stretched through the…
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