ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 2182: campaign finance; candidate committee; transfers

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Coleman, LD 16

BILL STATUS: Local & International Affairs

Abstract

Relating to the transfer of candidate contributions.

Provisions

1. Removes the prohibition on a city or town candidate committee from transferring contributions to that same candidate's committee for a statewide or legislative election. (Sec. 1)

2. Removes language stating that if a city or town candidate committee transfers contributions to a county committee for that same candidate, the county committee is prohibited from transferring the contributions to a statewide or legislative committee for 24 months. (Sec. 1)

3. Specifies that contributions originally made to the transferring committee are deemed to be contributions to the receiving committee. (Sec. 1)

4. Makes a technical change. (Sec. 1)

Current Law

A candidate committee is prohibited from making contributions to a committee for another candidate. However, a candidate committee is permitted to transfer unlimited contributions to any other committees for that same candidate, under the following conditions:

· A city or town candidate committee is prohibited from transferring contributions to that same candidate's committee for a statewide or legislative election;

· If a city or town candidate committee transfers contributions to a county committee for that same candidate, the county committee is prohibited from transferring the contributions to a statewide or legislative committee for 24 months; and

· Contributions made to the transferring committee are deemed to be contributions to the receiving committee (A.R.S. § 16-913).

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2182

Second Regular Session                               Version 1: Local & International Affairs

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