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Committee approves HB112 revisions to modernize political advertising rules, add fines and due‑process language
Summary
The committee adopted the second substitute of HB112 to modernize political-advertising law—explicitly covering paid social-media ads, adjusting fines to one per advertisement and adding a process to be heard—and received mixed public comment from election administrators (support) and a candidate (concern about restrictions).
The Government Operations Committee adopted the second substitute of HB112 and voted to favorably recommend it to the House floor. The sponsor said the second substitute removes the earlier "two entities paying" language, clarifies advertisements must be paid, narrows the fine structure to one fine per advertisement and adds an opportunity-to-be-heard provision for accused parties.
What changed: The sponsor said the prior draft’s complexity centered on language…
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