ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session
	Senate: GOV DP 7-1-0-0 | 3^rd Read 16-14-0-0

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SB 1104: campaign finance; contributions; disclosures; itemization

Sponsor:  Senator Mesnard, LD 17

Committee on Government & Elections

Overview

Modifies the itemization of campaign finance reports.

History

Current statute directs a committee to file campaign finance reports with the filing officer and for the Secretary of State's instruction and procedures manual to prescribe the format for all statements and reports.  A campaign finance report is required to include various itemizations including the amount of cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period.  The campaign finance report must also detail total receipts during the reporting period including an itemized list of receipts that outlines the source, amount and date of receipt, together with the total of all receipts in each category.  Some of the categories include contributions from individuals whose contributions exceed $50 for that election cycle, including identification of their occupation and employer and the aggregate amount of contributions from all individuals whose contributions do not exceed $50 for the election cycle (A.R.S. § 16-926).

Provisions

1. Specifies that contributions from in-state individuals must be included in a campaign finance report when the contribution exceeds $50 for that election cycle. (Sec. 1)

2. Adds contributions from out-of-state individuals, including identification of the occupation and employer of the contributor to the campaign finance report. (Sec. 1)

3. Clarifies that the aggregate amount of contributions from all in-state individuals whose contributions do not exceed $50 for the election cycle needs to be included in the campaign finance report. (Sec. 1)

4. Requires the campaign finance report to identify every subsequent individual in-state contributor and the amount and date of each contribution after receiving a combined total of $5,000 from in-state contributions who each contributed an individual aggregate of $50 or less to the committee during the election cycle. (Sec. 1)

5. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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