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<leg xml:space="preserve" sponsor="Daniel McCay" designation="SB" sess="2025GS" fileno="2025FL0371" date="01-29-25" printDate="01-29 20:40" subVer="1" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code" billnum="SB0018" otherSponsor="Bridger Bolinder" otherHouse="House" subNumber="01" subSponsor="Candice B. Pierucci"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="5/7/2025" datetype="most"><seclist><sect uid="C36-11-S305_2025050720250507" fromuid="C36-11-S305_2018031620180316" buid="1" src="code" mtype="section" action="A" sort="36 11 03050020250507" effdate="5/7/2025">36-11-305</sect><sect uid="EF0000" buid="2" src="uncod" untype="effdate" mtype="section" sort="UZEFF" effdate="5/7/2025"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo/><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Election Fundraising Amendments</st><sessionhead>2025 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Daniel McCay</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>House Sponsor: Bridger Bolinder</otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill amends provisions relating to prohibited campaign contributions.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">defines terms;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">exempts a campaign contribution for federal office, made by a person other than a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>lobbyist or principal, from the prohibition on campaign contributions during a legislative <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>session or the time period when the governor may veto a bill;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="1">makes it a crime to make a federal contribution with the intent to influence the governor <ln numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13"/>or a state official to take or not take an action or to reward the governor or a state official <ln numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14"/>for taking or not taking an action; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15" level="1">makes technical changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="17">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="19">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="36-11-305" src="code" uid="C36-11-S305_2025050720250507" buid="1" sort="36 11 03050020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="0-22"><bold>36-11-305</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 139</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="23"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="0-24">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" type="amend" src="code" num="36-11-305" uid="C36-11-S305_2025050720250507" sort="36 11 03050020250507" fromuid="C36-11-S305_2018031620180316" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="36-11-305" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="25">Section 1, Section <bold>36-11-305</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="26"><bold>36-11-305. Campaign contribution during session or veto period prohibited -- <ln numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-3"/>Exceptions related to federal campaigns -- Federal contribution intended to influence <ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-4"/>governor or state official prohibited.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-12" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-5" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this section:</amend><subsection ssid="1-19" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="33" groupid="25" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Federal campaign contribution" means a contribution made for a campaign for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-7"/>federal office to:</amend><subsection ssid="1-20" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="40" groupid="30" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a state official who is a candidate for federal office; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-44" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="155" groupid="114" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a governor who is a candidate for federal office.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-47" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-49" dnum="_-o:i-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="165" groupid="122" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"State campaign contribution" means a contribution, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="20A-11-101"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-11"/>20A-11-101</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-48" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-12" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="168" groupid="124" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"State campaign contribution" does not include a federal campaign contribution.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-18" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="27" groupid="20" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"State official" means:</amend><subsection ssid="1-29" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-14" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="69" groupid="51" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a member of the Utah Senate or the Utah House of Representatives;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-32" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="75" groupid="56" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the lieutenant governor;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-33" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="78" groupid="58" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the attorney general;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-34" dnum="_-o:iv-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iv)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="81" groupid="60" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the state auditor; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-35" dnum="_-o:v-i" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(v)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="84" groupid="62" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the state treasurer.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-1" dnum="1-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-19" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1013" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(1)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1014" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(2)</amend></display>It is unlawful for a person, lobbyist, principal, or political committee to make a <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="183" groupid="134" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-20"/>state </amend>campaign contribution<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="219" groupid="164" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both"> to</amend>, or <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="62" groupid="46" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">to </amend>contract, promise, or agree to make a <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="175" groupid="128" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">state </amend><ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-21"/>campaign contribution<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="226" groupid="171" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">,</amend><amendoutend style="2"/> to<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="220" groupid="165" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">,</amend> any of the following during the time the Legislature is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-22"/>convened in annual general session, veto override session, or special session:<subsection ssid="1-2" dnum="a-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-23" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="2" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1014" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(a)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-3" dnum="i-o:_-i" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="3" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1015" style="2" owner="o" level="1">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="108" groupid="76" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">a legislator;</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-4" dnum="ii-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-24" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1016" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="109" groupid="77" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">the lieutenant governor;</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-5" dnum="iii-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-25" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1017" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="110" groupid="78" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">the attorney general;</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-6" dnum="iv-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-26" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1018" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(iv)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="111" groupid="79" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">the state auditor; or</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-7" dnum="v-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-27" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1019" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(v)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="112" groupid="80" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">the state treasurer;</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-36" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-28" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1020" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="89" groupid="64" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a state official;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-8" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-29" level="2"><display>(b)</display>the personal campaign committee of <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="113" groupid="81" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">an individual described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="36-11-305(1)(a)" start="0">(1)(a)</xref></amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="106" groupid="74" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-30"/>state official</amend>; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-9" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-31" level="2"><display>(c)</display>a political action committee controlled by a <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="115" groupid="83" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">person described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="36-11-305(1)(a)" start="0">(1)(a)</xref></amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="107" groupid="75" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-32"/>state official</amend>. </subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-50" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-33" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1023" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="176" groupid="129" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">It is unlawful for a lobbyist or principal to make a federal campaign contribution to, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-34"/>to contract, promise, or agree to make a federal campaign contribution to, any of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-35"/>following during the time the Legislature is convened in annual general session, veto <ln numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-36"/>override session, or special session:</amend><subsection ssid="1-55" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-37" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1024" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="195" groupid="143" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a state official who is running for federal office;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-57" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-38" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1025" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="202" groupid="149" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a federal campaign committee of a person described in Subsection (3)(a); or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-58" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-39" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1026" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="205" groupid="151" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a political committee, as defined in 52 U.S.C. Sec. 30101, that is controlled by a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-40"/>person described in Subsection <xref refnumber="36-11-305(3)(a)" depth="4">(3)(a)</xref>.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-26" dnum="_-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-41" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1027" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(4)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="49" groupid="37" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">It is unlawful for a person to make a federal campaign contribution to, or to contract, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-42"/>promise, or agree to make a federal campaign contribution to, a person described in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-43"/>Subsection <xref refnumber="36-11-305(3)(a)" depth="4">(3)(a)</xref>, (b), or (c), if the person makes the federal campaign contribution, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-44"/>contract, promise, or agreement with the intent to:</amend><subsection ssid="1-37" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-45" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1028" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="121" groupid="87" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">influence a state official to take or fail to take an action in the state official's capacity <ln numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-46"/>as a state official; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-38" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-47" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1029" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="126" groupid="91" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">reward a state official for taking or failing to take an action in the state official's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="1-48"/>capacity as a state official.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-10" dnum="2-o:5-i" numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="1-49" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1030" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(2)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1031" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(5)</amend></display>It is unlawful for a person, lobbyist, principal, or political committee to make a <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="280" groupid="218" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="1-50"/>state </amend>campaign contribution<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="281" groupid="219" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both"> to</amend>, or <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="282" groupid="220" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">to </amend>contract, promise, or agree to make a <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="283" groupid="221" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">state </amend><ln numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="1-51"/>campaign contribution<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="288" groupid="226" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">, to the governor, the governor's personal campaign committee, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="1-52"/>or a political action committee controlled by the governor</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="285" groupid="223" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true"> to, any of the following</amend> <ln numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="1-53"/>during the time the Legislature is convened in annual general session, veto override <ln numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="1-54"/>session, <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="286" groupid="224" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">or </amend>special session, or during the time period established by the <ext_ref type="Utah Constitution">Utah <ln numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="1-55"/>Constitution, Article VII, Section 8</ext_ref>, for the governor to approve or veto bills passed by <ln numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="1-56"/>the Legislature in the annual general session<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="291" groupid="229" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="287" groupid="225" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">:</amend><subsection ssid="1-60" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="1-57" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1031" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="245" groupid="188" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the governor;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-61" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="1-58" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1032" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="251" groupid="193" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the governor's personal campaign committee; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-62" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="1-59" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1033" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="256" groupid="197" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a political action committee controlled by the governor.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-54" dnum="_-o:6-i" numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="1-60" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1034" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(6)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="188" groupid="138" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">It is unlawful for a lobbyist or principal to make a federal campaign contribution to, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="85" slineno="1-61"/>to contract, promise, or agree to make a federal campaign contribution to, any of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="86" slineno="1-62"/>following during the time the Legislature is convened in annual general session, veto <ln numlevel="1" lineno="87" slineno="1-63"/>override session, or special session, or during the time period established by the Utah <ln numlevel="1" lineno="88" slineno="1-64"/>Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, for the governor to approve or veto bills passed by <ln numlevel="1" lineno="89" slineno="1-65"/>the Legislature in the annual general session:</amend><subsection ssid="1-63" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="90" slineno="1-66" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1035" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="261" groupid="201" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a governor who is running for federal office;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-64" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="91" slineno="1-67" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1036" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="266" groupid="205" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the governor's federal campaign committee; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-65" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="92" slineno="1-68" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1037" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="271" groupid="209" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a political committee, as defined in 52 U.S.C. Sec. 30101, that is controlled by the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="93" slineno="1-69"/>governor.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-40" dnum="_-o:7-i" numlevel="1" lineno="94" slineno="1-70" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1038" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(7)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="129" groupid="94" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">It is unlawful for a person to make a federal campaign contribution to, or to contract, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="95" slineno="1-71"/>promise, or agree to make a federal campaign contribution to, a person described in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="96" slineno="1-72"/>Subsection <xref refnumber="36-11-305(6)(a)" depth="4">(6)(a)</xref>, (b), or (c), if the person makes the federal campaign contribution, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="97" slineno="1-73"/>contract, promise, or agreement with the intent to:</amend><subsection ssid="1-41" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="98" slineno="1-74" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1039" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="133" groupid="97" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">influence the governor to take or fail to take an action in the governor's capacity as <ln numlevel="1" lineno="99" slineno="1-75"/>governor; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-42" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="100" slineno="1-76" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1040" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="136" groupid="99" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">reward the governor for taking or failing to take an action in the governor's capacity <ln numlevel="1" lineno="101" slineno="1-77"/>as governor.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-11" dnum="3-o:8-i" numlevel="1" lineno="102" slineno="1-78" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1041" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(3)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1042" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(8)</amend></display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="144" groupid="105" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">Any person who violates</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="143" groupid="104" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">A violation of</amend> this section is<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="149" groupid="110" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"> guilty of</amend><amendoutend style="2"/> a class A <ln numlevel="1" lineno="103" slineno="1-79"/>misdemeanor.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="104" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="104">Section 2.  <bold>Effective date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="105"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="2" groupid="-1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="bill" date="5/7/2025">May 7, 2025</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-29-25 8:40 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>