SB469 Alabama 2014 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would amend and supplement the Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) to exempt elected officials that have closed their principal campaign committees from annual reporting requirements; would provide further for the authority of the judge of probate and Secretary of State to assess civil fines for failing to timely and correctly file a report; would provide for an administrative review of contested fines; and would authorize the Secretary of State to promulgate rules necessary to administer the FCPA
To amend Sections 17-5-8 and 17-5-19, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the filing of annual reports and civil penalties pursuant to the Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA); and to add Sections 17-5-19.1, 17-5-19.2, and 17-5-21 to the Code of Alabama 1975, related to the FCPA; to provide further for annual filing requirements pursuant to the FCPA, provide that the Secretary of State and judge of probate may asses and levy administrative fines; to provide for the administrative review of contested fines for late or inaccurate filings; and to provide for the Secretary of State to promulgate administrative rules related to the Fair Campaign Practices Act.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1132 |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Taylor motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1131 |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Taylor Amendment Offered |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Taylor motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1130 |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Amendment Offered |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Taylor motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| March 19, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| March 18, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections |