H.B. 17

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PERSONAL USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Keith Grover
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 Committee Note:
9 The Government Operations Interim Committee recommended this bill.
10 General Description:
11 This bill enacts provisions that require a municipality or a county to adopt an ordinance
12 prohibiting the use of campaign funds for personal expenditures.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 . enacts provisions that require a municipality or a county to adopt an ordinance
16 prohibiting the use of campaign funds for personal expenditures.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 This bill provides an immediate effective date.
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 ENACTS:
23 10-3-209, Utah Code Annotated 1953
24 17-16-6.6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 10-3-209 is enacted to read:

28 10-3-209. Use of campaign funds for personal expenditure prohibited.
29 (1) No later than May 1, 2013, a municipality shall adopt an ordinance prohibiting the
30 use of money deposited in a campaign account described in Section 10-3-208 for:
31 (a) a personal use expenditure as described in Subsection (2)(a); or
32 (b) an expenditure prohibited by law.
33 (2) The ordinance described in Subsection (1) shall include:
34 (a) a definition of "personal use expenditure";
35 (b) a penalty for a violation of a prohibition described in Subsection (1);
36 (c) an enforcement mechanism; and
37 (d) an administrative proceeding providing due process for a party charged with a
38 violation described in Subsection (1).
39 Section 2. Section 17-16-6.6 is enacted to read:
40 17-16-6.6. Use of campaign funds for personal expenditure prohibited.
41 (1) No later than May 1, 2013, a county shall adopt an ordinance prohibiting the use of
42 money deposited in a campaign account described in Section 17-16-6.5 for:
43 (a) a personal use expenditure as described in Subsection (2)(a); or
44 (b) an expenditure prohibited by law.
45 (2) The ordinance described in Subsection (1) shall include:
46 (a) a definition of "personal use expenditure";
47 (b) a penalty for a violation of a prohibition described in Subsection (1);
48 (c) an enforcement mechanism; and
49 (d) an administrative proceeding providing due process for a party charged with a
50 violation described in Subsection (1).
51 Section 3. Effective date.
52 If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
53 upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
54 Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
55 the date of veto override.

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