FIRST REGULAR SESSION
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES ZWEIFEL AND BISHOP (Co-sponsors).
Read 1st time January 29, 2003, and copies ordered printed.
STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 130, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to campaign finance regulations for certain general assembly leadership offices.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 130, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 130.039, to read as follows:
130.039. 1. For purposes of this section:
(1) "Election", the election held to elect an individual to any of the general assembly leadership offices stated in this section. Election does not include any primary, general, or special election held to nominate or elect an individual to public office;
(2) "General assembly leadership office", the speaker of the house of representatives, president pro tem of the senate, speaker pro tem of the house of representatives, majority or minority floor leader of the house of representatives, majority or minority floor leader of the senate, assistant majority or assistant minority floor leader of the house of representatives, assistant majority or assistant minority floor leader of the senate, majority or minority whip in the house of representatives, majority or minority caucus chair in the house of representatives, majority or minority caucus chair in the senate, majority or minority caucus secretary in the house of representatives, or majority or minority caucus secretary in the senate.
2. Any candidate in the election for speaker of the house of representatives, speaker pro tem of the house of representatives, or president pro tem of the senate shall be subject to the same contribution limitations and disclosure report filing times as any candidate for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor, or attorney general.
3. Any candidate in the election for majority or minority floor leader of the senate, assistant majority or assistant minority floor leader of the senate, majority or minority caucus chair in the senate, or majority or minority caucus secretary in the senate, shall be subject to the same contribution limitations and disclosure report filing times as any candidate for the office of state senator.
4. Any candidate in the election for majority or minority floor leader of the house of representatives, assistant majority or assistant minority floor leader of the house of representatives, majority or minority whip in the house of representatives, majority or minority caucus chair in the house of representatives, or majority or minority caucus secretary in the house of representatives, shall be subject to the same contribution limitations and disclosure report filing times as any candidate for the office of state representative.
5. No general assembly leadership office committee shall make any contribution or expenditure to the candidate committee of the candidate for whom the general assembly leadership office committee is established.
6. This section shall become effective January 1, 2004.