H.J.R.
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JOINT RULES RESOLUTION ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Senate Floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 March 13, 2013 1:36 PM
Senator John L. Valentine
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page
2, Lines 29 through 36
:
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(1) As used in this section:
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(a) "Campaign contribution"
{
has the same meaning as "contribution" as defined in
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Section
20A-11-101
.
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(b)
}
means cash or a negotiable instrument contributed for a political purpose to a
campaigner.
(b) "Campaigner" means:
(i) a legislative office candidate;
(ii) an individual who holds a legislative office;
(iii) a personal campaign committee of a person described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii);
(iv) a political action committee controlled by a person described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii); or
(v) a person acting on behalf of a person described in Subsections (1)(b)(i) through (iv).
(c)
"Capitol hill" is as defined in Section
36-5-1
.
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{
(c)
}
(d)
"Indirect campaign contribution" means a campaign contribution that is delivered to
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a
{
legislator
}
campaigner
:
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(i) when the
{
legislator
}
campaigner
is not present; or
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(ii) via a third party or delivery service.
(e) "Political purpose" has the same meaning as "political purposes" as defined in Section
20A-11-101.
2. Page
2, Lines 37 through 42
:
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(2)
{
It is an ethical violation for a legislator to
}
(a) A campaigner may not
accept receipt
of a campaign contribution
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on capitol hill.
(b) A legislator who is in violation of this section is subject to an ethics complaint regardless of
whether the violation occurred while the legislator was a legislative office holder or a legislative office
candidate.
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(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a
{
legislator
}
campaigner
shall not be considered to
have
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accepted receipt of a campaign contribution if:
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(a) the campaign contribution is an indirect campaign contribution; and
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(b) the
{
legislator
}
campaigner
promptly:
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