HCS HB 1265 -- CAMPAIGN INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

SPONSOR:  May

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Elections
by a vote of 9 to 0.

This substitute requires any individual, acting on his or her own
behalf or representing any business or committee other than a
candidate or party committee, who purchases print advertising,
purchases or causes any matter to be transmitted on a broadcast
station, or hires a professional phone bank to make calls
regarding or relative to any candidate for public office to fill
out and sign a form to be prepared by the Missouri Ethics
Commission listing certain information.

FISCAL NOTE:  Not available at time of printing.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that candidates should be able to
find out who is sponsoring advertisements about them.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Wildberger.

OPPONENTS:  Those who oppose the bill say that the state
shouldn't mandate that a private industry act as a police force.

Testifying against the bill was Missouri Broadcasters
Association.

Julie Jinkens McNitt, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:15 am