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Senate adopts second substitute for campaign‑finance bill to include school‑board candidates
Summary
The Senate substituted and circled a second substitute of SB81 to extend campaign‑finance reporting requirements to state and local school‑board candidates; senators said the language mirrors legislative candidate requirements where appropriate.
Senators on Feb. 12 adopted a second substitute to Senate Bill 81 that expands campaign‑finance reporting to include state and local school‑board candidates. Senator Stevenson explained the substitute includes language placing school‑board candidates under reporting requirements similar to those for legislative candidates except that there is no convention filing requirement for school‑board offices.
The floor explanation walked through page and line changes that insert new definitions for "state or local school board member" and a definition for "school board office." Sponsors said the change was intended to bring school board offices into the same disclosure framework as other elected offices because school boards oversee substantial spending. After adopting the second substitute the Senate 'circled' the bill—placing it on hold to allow more time for review before full debate the next day.
What it means: If later enacted the change would require school‑board candidates to file campaign finance reports comparable to those filed by candidates for legislative office, increasing transparency around school governance elections.
Next steps: The substitute was adopted on the floor and the bill was circled to allow further review and discussion at the subsequent sitting.
