SB311 Alabama 2010 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, a person who has accepted, solicited, or caused to be solicited funds for use in a federal election may transfer or cause the funds to be transferred to the campaign of a candidate for a local or state office
This bill would prohibit a person who has accepted, solicited, or caused to be solicited funds for use in a federal election from transferring or causing the funds to be transferred to the campaign of a candidate for a local or state office
This bill would provide criminal penalties
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose
The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment
Relating to elections; to prohibit a person who has accepted, solicited, or caused to be solicited funds for use in a federal election from transferring or causing the funds to be transferred to the campaign of a candidate for a local or state office; to provide criminal penalties; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2010 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| February 11, 2010 | Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections first Amendment Offered | |
| February 11, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment | |
| February 2, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | SB311 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |