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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 353

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Relating to: decreasing individual and candidate committee contributions for statewide officeholders.

Attorney general Auction Elections — Campaign expense Governor Lieutenant governor Secretary of state State superintendent of public instruction Supreme court Treasurer — State

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill decreases the individual and candidate committee contribution limit

from $20,000 to $10,000 for candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary

of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Miller (D)

16 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Hebl (D) , Kolste (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Jul 13, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Sargent, Anderson, Berceau, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Hebl, Kolste, Ohnstad, Pope, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Zamarripa

  2. Jul 13, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Utilities

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1