House Bill 744 Summary

• Adds new definition of "candidate political committee" to Idaho Code Section 67-6602, defining it as a group of two or more individuals or organizations that includes candidates or public officials, does not conduct business for profit, receives/spends over $1,000 annually, and makes contributions supporting members who are candidates or public officials.

• Expands definition of "support" within candidate political committees to include transfer of money or value and generation or distribution of electioneering communications that refer to member candidates or public officials.

• Clarifies that "electioneering communication" includes electronic communications, website communications, electronic mailings, and social media posts and messages referring to member candidates or public officials.

• Reorganizes and renumbers existing definitions in Section 67-6602 (such as "Compensation," "Contractor," and "Contribution") to accommodate the new candidate political committee definition.

• Corrects code reference in Section 67-6621 from section 67-6602(9) to section 67-6602(10) regarding lobbying activities and compensation prohibitions related to communications with executive officials.

• Declares an emergency, making the act effective upon passage and approval.