CT SB00490

Voluntary "tip" payments made by donors to online political donation platforms (like ActBlue or WinRed) are excluded from the legal definition of "contribution" and do not count toward campaign finance limits

Online platforms' solicitation of these voluntary tip payments is excluded from the definition of "expenditure" for campaign finance reporting purposes

Online donation platforms are prohibited from setting up automatically recurring contributions without the contributor's affirmative consent

Prechecked boxes authorizing recurring donations do not satisfy the affirmative consent requirement; donors must take active steps to opt in to recurring contributions

All provisions take effect immediately upon passage and amend sections 9-601a(b) and 9-601b(b) of the general statutes