HB 1405 -- Campaign Finance Regulations for General Assembly Leadership Sponsor: Zweifel This bill limits campaign contributions to candidates for the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem of the Senate to the same level of expenditure as that allowed for other statewide office candidates. The Speaker and President Pro Tem are also subject to the same electronic disclosure report filing deadlines to the Missouri Ethics Commission as other candidates for statewide office. A General Assembly leadership office committee is prohibited from making contributions to the committee of the candidate for whom the General Assembly leadership office committee is established. The bill becomes effective January 1, 2007.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives