HB18-1047 Summary

• Excludes legal fees for candidate compliance advice and representation in campaign law enforcement actions from the definition of campaign "contributions" and "expenditures."

• Removes reporting requirements for donations to independent expenditure committees, eliminating income tax deduction verification procedures.

• Clarifies that independent expenditure committees remain distinct from political committees and are not subject to certain constitutional requirements.

• Expands the Secretary of State's authority to intervene in campaign finance enforcement actions and adds provisions allowing attorney fee awards to be converted to district court judgments.

• Modifies disclosure requirements to include candidate names in electioneering communication reports and extends deficiency cure periods from 15 business days to 30 calendar days.