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Senate Approves Corporate Campaign‑finance Disclosure Measure After Legal Concerns
Summary
Senators approved an amended bill requiring disclosure of larger corporate political donations, prompting debate over constitutionality, practical circumvention and impacts on small nonprofits; the measure passed after suspension of rules and roll‑call voting.
The Senate passed an amended House Bill 43 on the second‑reading calendar after extended debate about disclosure thresholds and constitutional risk. Sponsor Senator Hilliard framed the bill as a transparency measure aimed at ‘‘super PAC’’‑style spending and said the law would force some sunlight on funding sources for political issue expenditures.
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