SB169 (2011) Detail

Relative to campaign expenditures and contributions by business organizations and labor unions.


SB 169-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

11-1055

03/09

SENATE BILL 169-FN

AN ACT relative to campaign expenditures and contributions by business organizations and labor unions.

SPONSORS: Sen. Houde, Dist 5; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10

COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Establishes additional reporting requirements for contributions made by political committees of business organizations.

II. Establishes reporting requirements for business organizations and labor unions making independent expenditures.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11-1055

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to campaign expenditures and contributions by business organizations and labor unions.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Reporting by Political Committees; Business Organization Political Committees. Amend RSA 664:6 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:

IX. A political committee established by a business organization shall report to the secretary of state each contribution made by the committee. The report shall be made in writing or by electronic or facsimile transmission and shall be received by the secretary of state by noon on the business day next following the contribution. The report shall identify the recipient and amount of the contribution. Reports under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other reports required by this section.

2 New Section; Reporting by Business Organizations and Labor Unions. Amend RSA 664 by inserting after section 6 the following new section:

664:6-a Reporting by Business Organizations and Labor Unions. Any business organization or labor union whose independent expenditures, in the aggregate, exceed $500 shall file an itemized statement with the secretary of state by noon on the business day after such expenditures are made, and thereafter each time a further $500 is expended. Such itemized statements shall cover the period during which independent expenditures totaling $500 were made. Each statement shall include a certification by the business organization or labor union that the independent expenditure meets the definition in RSA 664:2, XI. Each statement shall contain the date of each independent expenditure; the name and address of the person to whom the expenditure was made; the name of the candidate on whose behalf or against whom each expenditure was made; the amount of each expenditure; the purpose of each expenditure; and the aggregate amount of all previous independent expenditures. If the independent expenditure is made in support of or to oppose more than one candidate, the statement made under this section shall allocate the way in which the expenditure was made among the candidates on a reasonable basis. For the purposes of this section, “reasonable basis” means a statement which reflects the benefit or the burden reasonably expected to be derived or suffered by each candidate. The filing requirements under this section shall be in addition to any other filings required under this chapter, and shall not be limited to the filing periods during which expenditures must otherwise be reported.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.

LBAO

11-1055

02/02/11

SB 169-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to campaign expenditures and contributions by business organizations and labor unions.

FISCAL IMPACT:

    The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from the Judicial Branch and Department of Justice. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the Senate Clerk's Office.