Amendment AA1-AB150

LRBa0620/3

JTK:kmg:jf

1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO 1997 ASSEMBLY BILL 150

June 10, 1997 - Offered by Representatives Walker, Handrick and Baldwin.

AB150-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB150-AA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 2: after "board" insert ", the due date for filing campaign finance reports".

AB150-AA1,1,4 2. Page 2, line 1: before that line insert:

AB150-AA1,1,5 " Section 1b. 11.20 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-AA1,1,12 11.20 (10) (a) Where a requirement is imposed under this section for the filing of a financial report which is to be received by the appropriate filing officer no later than a certain date, the requirement may be satisfied either by actual receipt of the report by the prescribed time for filing at the office of the filing officer, or by filing a report with the U.S. postal service by first class mail with sufficient prepaid postage, addressed to the appropriate filing officer, no later than the 3rd day before the date provided by law for receipt of such report.

AB150-AA1, s. 1g Section 1g. 11.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-AA1,2,14 11.21 (2) Furnish to each registrant prescribed forms for the making of reports and statements. Forms shall be sent by 1st class mail not earlier than 21 days and not later than 14 days prior to the applicable filing deadline under s. 11.20, and addressed to the attention of the treasurer or other person indicated on the registration statement. Forms need not be sent to a registrant who has made an indication that aggregate contributions, disbursements and obligations will not exceed the amount specified under s. 11.05 (2r) or to a registrant who has been granted a suspension under s. 11.19 (2). Forms for reports shall not be sent by the board to a registrant if the registrant is required to file reports with the board by means of electronic transmission. Whenever any notice of filing requirements under this chapter is sent to a candidate's campaign treasurer, the board shall also send a notice to the candidate if he or she has appointed a separate treasurer. Failure to receive any form or notice does not exempt a registrant from compliance with this chapter.".

AB150-AA1,2,15 3. Page 2, line 1: substitute "Section 1r." for "Section 1.".

AB150-AA1,2,20 4. Page 2, line 2: delete "Accept from any" and substitute "Require each registrant for whom the board serves as filing officer and who or which accepts contributions in a total amount or value of $20,000 or more during a campaign period to file each campaign finance report that is required to be filed under this chapter by means of electronic transmission, and accept from any other".

AB150-AA1,2,24 5. Page 2, line 4: after "transmission." insert "A registrant who or which becomes subject to a requirement to file reports electronically under this subsection shall initially file the registrant's report electronically for the period which includes the date on which the registrant becomes subject to the requirement.".

AB150-AA1,3,1 6. Page 2, line 13: delete "wishes to file" and substitute "files".

AB150-AA1,3,7 7. Page 2, line 14: after "subsection." insert "In this subsection, the "campaign period" of a candidate, personal campaign committee or support committee begins and ends with the "campaign" of the candidate whose candidacy is supported, as defined in s. 11.26 (17), and the "campaign period" of any other registrant begins on January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends on December 31 of the following year.".

AB150-AA1,3,8 (End)