AJR45: Joint Resolution Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 45

June 23, 2005 - Introduced by Representative Schneider. Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.

AJR45,1,4 To renumber joint rule chapter 11; and to create joint rule chapter 11; relating to: prohibitions on fund-raising social events and related campaign contributions by the legislative leaders and members of the legislature before the date of enactment of the executive budget bill.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Joint Rule 94: This joint rule is created to prohibit fund-raising social events and related campaign contributions by legislative leaders and members of the legislature before the date of enactment of the executive budget bill.

AJR45,1,5 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:

AJR45, s. 1 Section 1. Joint rule chapter 11 is renumbered joint rule chapter 12.

AJR45, s. 2 Section 2. Joint rule chapter 11 is created to read:

AJR45,1,9 Chapter 11: campaign contributions

AJR45,1,10 Joint Rule 94. Campaign contributions. (1) In this rule:

AJR45,2,2 (a) "Contribution," "legislative campaign committee," and "personal campaign committee" have the meanings given for the terms in section 11.01 of the statutes.

AJR45,2,4 (b) "Legislative leader" means a member of the senate or assembly committee on organization or the joint committee on finance.

AJR45,2,14 (2) A legislative leader or member may not schedule, hold, or attend, or solicit, make, or receive, a contribution for or at; or authorize a legislative campaign committee to schedule, hold, or attend, or solicit, make, or receive, a contribution for or at; and a legislative leader or member may not schedule, hold, or attend, or solicit, make, or receive, a contribution for or at; or authorize his or her personal campaign committee to schedule, hold, or attend, or solicit, make, or receive, a contribution for or at; a fund-raising social event or otherwise after January 1 of the odd-numbered year and before the date of enactment, as defined in section 35.095 (1) (a) of the statutes, of the executive budget bill introduced under section 16.47 (1) of the statutes.

AJR45,2,18 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a fund-raising social event of a legislative campaign committee held during the period between the first day authorized for filing nomination papers for any special election to the senate or assembly and the date of the special election.

AJR45,2,25 (4) Subsection (2) does not apply to a fund-raising social event of a current member of the senate or assembly or his or her personal campaign committee held during the period between the first day authorized for filing nomination papers for any office for which a current member of the senate or assembly is a candidate and the date of the election for that office, if the event is held within the boundaries of the jurisdiction or district served by the office for which the current member of the senate or assembly is a candidate.

AJR45,3,7 (5) Subsection (2) does not apply to a fund-raising social event of a current member of the senate or assembly or his or her personal campaign committee held during the period between the first day authorized for filing nomination papers for any office, other than senator, in the case of a member of the senate, or other than representative to the assembly, in the case of a member of the assembly, for which a current member of the senate or assembly is a candidate and the date of the election for that other office.

AJR45,3,8 (End)