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CT HB07128
Bill
Status
2/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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AI Summary
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Online donation platforms that collect and transmit political contributions to committees must obtain affirmative consent from contributors before setting up automatically recurring contributions; prechecked boxes or passive inaction do not satisfy this consent requirement
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Voluntary "tip" payments made by contributors to online donation platforms (in addition to their political contribution) are excluded from the definition of "contribution" under campaign finance law
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Online platforms' requests for voluntary operational payments from contributors are excluded from the definition of "expenditure" under campaign finance law
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The bill amends sections 9-601a(b) and 9-601b(b) of Connecticut General Statutes and adds a new section, all effective upon passage
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Online Political Donation Platforms And Limiting Automatically Recurring Contributions.
Last Action
File Number 561
4/7/2025