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MS SB2577

Bill

Status

Failed

2/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Tate

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all political candidates and committees to disclose every campaign contribution and expenditure, eliminating the previous $200 threshold for reporting

  • Adds two additional periodic reporting deadlines (July 31 and August 31) for judicial candidates in election years

  • Mandates judicial candidates disclose copies of all invoices, bank statements, and contracts including employment, consulting, and rental agreements

  • Assigns the Attorney General responsibility to conduct audits and investigations of campaign disclosures, create an online public complaint forum, prosecute violations, and promulgate related rules

  • Changes report filing deadline from the working day before to the working day after when due dates fall on weekends or holidays, effective July 1, 2022

Legislative Description

Campaign contributions; revise disclosures of and require Attorney General to enforce.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Elections1/17/2022

Full Bill Text

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