SECOND REGULAR SESSION
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES ZWEIFEL (Sponsor), CORCORAN, HARRIS (23), MEADOWS, THRELKELD, LeVOTA, KUESSNER, OXFORD AND ROORDA (Co-sponsors).
Read 1st time January 17, 2006 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 and the president pro tem of the senate.
2. Any candidate in the election for speaker of the house of representatives and president pro tem of the senate shall be subject to the same contribution limitations and disclosure report filing times to the Missouri ethics commission as any candidate for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor, or attorney general. Such reports required by this section shall be filed electronically as required in this chapter.
3. 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.
4. This section shall become effective January 1, 2007.
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