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Senate Committee Debates Reporting Changes for Independent-expenditure Committees; House Bill 1893 Fails on Roll Call
Summary
House Bill 1893, which would align independent-expenditure committee reporting with candidate schedules and explicitly list contributor details in reports, was discussed at committee; supporters said the change increases transparency while critics warned of chilling effects, and a subsequent roll-call vote failed.
The Senate State Agencies & Gov't Affairs committee considered House Bill 1893, which would change reporting requirements for independent-expenditure committees (IECs) so that reporting is triggered on the same schedule and at the same thresholds as candidate reporting.
Representative Dela Rosa introduced the measure and said the bill does not create new IECs but instead requires IECs that already fall under existing law to report information on the same schedule as candidates and to list contributor details that the candidate reports require. The sponsor said the change is intended to make advocacy…
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