HB2929 Summary

• Prohibits political committees from using campaign funds to pay for legal defense in criminal cases or civil cases involving misconduct by public officials, sexual harassment claims, or discrimination claims.

• Requires persons found to have violated campaign fund restrictions to return contributions to original donors within 30 days of a final State Board of Elections decision, or pay the State if contributors cannot be identified or reimbursed.

• Requires political committees to report information about returned or forfeited contributions in their quarterly reports to the State Board of Elections.

• Maintains existing prohibitions on campaign fund misuse including personal expenses, recreation memberships, vehicle purchases, and payments to family members without services rendered.