HB 2841 Summary

• Eliminates the tax checkoff and tax credit provisions for funding the Citizens Clean Elections Fund, replacing voluntary contributions with mandatory surcharges on fines and penalties.

• Increases contribution limits for traditional (non-clean elections) candidates to $1,000 from individuals for legislative races and $500 for other offices, while allowing unlimited contributions to political parties and independent expenditure committees.

• Removes restrictions on small donor contributions during the exploratory and qualifying periods for participating candidates, allowing them to accept contributions up to $100 per individual during the entire election cycle.

• Modifies supplemental funding mechanisms for clean elections candidates to provide three times matching funds for small donor contributions received after the initial funding allotment is exhausted, up to a cap of three times the original spending limit.

• Requires the Legislature to transfer $855,000 annually to each legislative member's officeholder expense account from the Clean Elections Fund.