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IN HB1379

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/16/2018

Primary Sponsor

John Bartlett

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a new Class A misdemeanor offense for soliciting or receiving money or property conditioned on supporting or slating a candidate
  • Creates a new Class A misdemeanor offense for paying or giving property in exchange for a person's or political party's support or slating of a candidate
  • Applies to both individuals and political parties acting with knowledge
  • Effective date is July 1, 2018
  • Amends Indiana Code sections IC 3-14-1-18 and IC 35-52-3-12.2

Legislative Description

Campaign violations. Provides that a person or a political party that knowingly does either of the following commits a Class A misdemeanor: (1) Solicits or receives money or other property as a condition that the person, another person, or a political party support or slate a candidate. (2) Pays money or gives other property in exchange for the support or slating of a candidate by a person or a political party.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

1/16/2018

Committee Referrals

Elections and Apportionment1/16/2018

Full Bill Text

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