H.B. 52 - Political Contribution Reporting Amendments

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Political Contribution Reporting Amendments

Number: H.B. 52 (2017GS)
Sponsor: Rep. Daw, B.
Final action: Governor Signed 3/17/2017
Outcome: Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

This bill amends the Election Code in relation to reporting campaign contributions.

What it does

This bill:
makes it a class B misdemeanor to conspire to make a campaign contribution through one or more persons in order to avoid disclosing the original source of the campaign contribution.

Every vote on this bill

1/27/2017House Comm - Amendment Recommendation # 1

House Government Operations Committee

9 0 1YEA

1/27/2017House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

House Government Operations Committee

9 0 1YEA

2/6/2017House/ passed 3rd reading

Senate Secretary

72 1 2YEA

2/21/2017Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Senate Business and Labor Committee

5 0 3not eligible / no record

3/1/2017Senate/ passed 2nd reading

Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

24 0 5not eligible / no record

3/2/2017Senate/ passed 3rd reading

Senate President

21 0 8not eligible / no record

Bill text

enrolled version · official source

POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION REPORTING AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Brad M. Daw
Senate Sponsor: 
Curtis S. Bramble
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends the Election Code in relation to reporting campaign contributions.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ makes it a class B misdemeanor to conspire to make a campaign contribution
through one or more persons in order to avoid disclosing the original source of the
campaign contribution.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
20A-11-101.7
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
20A-11-101.7
 is enacted to read:
 20A-11-101.7.
Concealing contributor's identity.
A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person conspires with another to
make a contribution through one or more persons with the intent that:
(1) the contribution will ultimately be made to a filing entity specified by the original
contributor or a designee of the original contributor; and
(2) by making the contribution through one or more persons, the original contributor's
identity will not be disclosed in a manner that would be required by law.