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Senate amends and passes campaign‑contribution bill after floor fight over disclosure thresholds
Summary
After extended floor debate about anonymous donations and aggregate reporting, the Senate amended House Bill 38 to retain a $50 aggregate reporting threshold and passed the bill 28‑1. Senators debated whether raising anonymity thresholds would undermine transparency.
House Bill 38 — presented by Senator Knudson — was described as largely technical cleanup to campaign‑filing requirements, including repeal of an outdated media‑owner filing requirement. The bill drew sustained floor debate when Senator John Valentine proposed an amendment to change reporting thresholds for anonymous and aggregate cash contributions, arguing that higher anonymous thresholds would erode credibility with voters.
Supporters of the amendment said lowering the threshold (Valentine proposed replacing certain language to…
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