SB 75

Current law allows unlimited campaign contributions to certain entities, such

as political action committees, legislative campaign committees, and political

parties. This bill limits those contributions from any one person to $10,000 for each

such entity, except that the bill retains the unlimited contributions under current

law for contributions that a candidate makes to his or her candidate committee from

the candidate's personal funds.

Current law allows a political party or legislative campaign committee to

establish a segregated fund to use for general purposes, but not for making

contributions to a candidate committee or for making disbursements for express

advocacy. Persons other than a political action committee, corporation, cooperative,

labor organization, or tribe may make unlimited contributions to the segregated

fund. A political action committee, corporation, cooperative, labor organization, or

tribe may make a contribution to the fund in amounts not to exceed $12,000 in the

aggregate in a calendar year. The bill eliminates the provision allowing a political

party or legislative campaign committee to establish such a fund.