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IN SB0121
Bill
Status
1/5/2016
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
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Public officers convicted of felonies are automatically removed from office effective upon verdict/guilty plea, and their candidate's committees are automatically disbanded if removal occurs after June 30, 2016.
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Courts must file certified copies of sentencing orders with the election commission (for state/legislative offices) or county election boards (for local/school board offices) to initiate committee dissolution.
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Committee treasurers must pay outstanding debts and transfer any surplus campaign funds to the Division of Mental Health and Addiction to be held in trust for mental health services, pending final disposition of appeals.
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If a conviction is reversed, vacated, set aside, or reduced to a Class A misdemeanor, the Division must return the held surplus funds plus earned interest to the public officer.
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The bill establishes the Public Officer Mental Health Trust Fund administered by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction, with continuous appropriation for mental health service provisions, effective July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Transfer of campaign funds after conviction. Provides that upon removal from office of a public officer by operation of law after June 30, 2016, because of the public officer's conviction of a felony, the public officer's candidate's committee is disbanded by operation of law. Provides that upon conviction of the public officer, the court must file a certified copy of the sentencing order with: (1) the election commission, in the case of a public officer removed from a state office or a legislative office; or (2) the appropriate county election board, in the case of a public officer removed from
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
1/5/2016