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8 General Description:
9 This bill permits a person to make a campaign contribution to a legislator or the
10 governor during a legislative session if the legislator or governor receiving the
11 contribution is running for federal office and the contribution is made to the governor's
12 or legislator's campaign for federal office.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 ▸ defines terms;
16 ▸ permits a person to make a campaign contribution to a legislator or the governor
17 during a legislative session if the legislator or governor receiving the contribution is
18 running for federal office and the contribution is made to the governor's or
19 legislator's campaign for federal office;
20 ▸ prohibits an individual who is a legislator or a governor, and who receives a lawful
21 contribution during a legislative session, from expending the contribution on the
22 individual's own campaign for public office until on or after the later of:
23 • January 1 of the next calendar year; or
24 • the day on which the individual files a declaration of candidacy; and
25 ▸ makes technical changes.
26 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
27 None
28 Other Special Clauses:
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30 Utah Code Sections Affected:
31 AMENDS:
32 36-11-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 250
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34 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
35 Section 1. Section 36-11-305 is amended to read:
36 36-11-305. Campaign contribution during session prohibited.
37 (1) As used in this section:
38 (a) "Candidate" means an individual who:
39 (i) files a declaration of candidacy for federal office; or
40 (ii) receives a political contribution, makes an expenditure, or gives consent for any
41 other person to receive a political contribution or make an expenditure to bring about the
42 individual's nomination or election to a federal office.
43 (b) "Federal office" means president of the United States, United States senator, or
44 United States representative.
45 (c) (i) "Legislative session" means an annual general session, veto override session, or
46 special session.
47 (ii) "Legislative session" does not include an extraordinary session.
48 (d) "Political committee" means:
49 (i) a political action committee, as defined in Section 20A-11-101; or
50 (ii) a political issues committee, as defined in Section 20A-11-101.
51 (e) "Political contribution" means a campaign contribution, or a contract, promise, or
52 agreement to make a campaign contribution, to:
53 (i) the governor, the governor's personal campaign committee, or a political action
54 committee controlled by the governor; or
55 (ii) a legislator, a legislator's personal campaign committee, or a political action
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70 Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, for the governor to approve or veto bills passed by the
71 Legislature in the annual general session, unless the governor is a candidate for federal office
72 and the contribution is made to the governor's campaign for federal office.
73 (4) An individual who is a legislator or a governor, to whom a person, lobbyist,
74 principal, or political committee makes a lawful contribution under Subsection (2) or (3), may
75 not expend the political contribution on the individual's own political campaign for public
76 office, as defined in Section 20A-11-101, until on or after the later of:
77 (a) January 1 of the next calendar year after the calendar year in which the contribution
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79 (b) the day on which the individual files a declaration of candidacy for public office.
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