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AL HB363

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

James Lomax

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "foreign national" to include non-U.S. citizens, foreign governments, foreign political parties, foreign entities, and U.S. entities majority-owned by foreign nationals (with limited exceptions for U.S. operations and decision-making by U.S. citizens).

  • Prohibits foreign nationals from making contributions or donations to state or local election candidates, non-candidate elections, political party committees, or electioneering communications.

  • Prohibits foreign nationals from making independent expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications related to Alabama elections.

  • Prohibits persons, political parties, political action committees, and principal campaign committees from soliciting, accepting, or receiving contributions or expenditures from foreign nationals.

  • Establishes Class C felony penalty for intentionally violating the foreign national contribution and expenditure prohibitions; effective October 1, 2025.

Legislative Description

Fair Campaign Practices Act; prohibit campaign contributions and expenditures from foreign nationals

Elections, Voting, & Campaigns

Last Action

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

4/29/2025

Committee Referrals

County and Municipal Government4/1/2025
Ethics and Campaign Finance2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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