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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 76

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

Attorney general Elections — Campaign expense Governor Governor — Legislation by request of Lieutenant governor Secretary of state State superintendent of public instruction Supreme court Taiwan 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 contributions made to candidates for governor,

lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state

superintendent, or justice.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Smith (D)

15 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Emerson (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 1, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Bewley, Carpenter, Johnson and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Sargent, Anderson, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Emerson, Ohnstad, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink and Zamarripa

  2. Mar 1, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues

  3. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1