Text: HF00570 Text: HF00572 Text: HF00500 - HF00599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMMISSION. The campaign 1 2 finance commission is established to study the laws relating 1 3 to the financing of elections for office and to recommend 1 4 reforms in these laws, according to the following: 1 5 1. Appointment. The commission shall be composed of seven 1 6 members, bipartisan and gender-balanced in accordance with 1 7 sections 69.16 and 69.16A, and appointed as follows: 1 8 a. Three members shall be the state chairs of each of the 1 9 political parties, as defined in section 43.2, or their 1 10 designees. 1 11 b. Four members shall be jointly appointed by the majority 1 12 and minority leaders of the house and senate. These members 1 13 shall be appointed from nonpartisan organizations which have 1 14 researched, studied, and advocated the issue of political 1 15 campaign finance reform for fifteen years or more, or who are 1 16 specially qualified to serve on the commission because of 1 17 training or experience. 1 18 c. The commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair at 1 19 its first meetings. 1 20 2. Terms. The members of the commission shall serve for 1 21 the life of the commission. 1 22 3. Vacancies. A vacancy in the commission shall be filled 1 23 in the manner in which the original appointment was made. 1 24 Sec. 2. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 1 25 1. Hearings. The commission may hold hearings which shall 1 26 be open and announced in advance to the public, take 1 27 testimony, and receive evidence as the commission considers 1 28 appropriate. Activities of the commission shall be held in 1 29 accordance with chapter 21. 1 30 The commission shall hold at least one hearing in each 1 31 congressional district within the state specifically to obtain 1 32 public input on the issue of campaign finance reform. 1 33 2. Quorum. Four members of the commission shall 1 34 constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. 1 35 3. Report. Not later than December 15, 1997, the 2 1 commission shall submit to the general assembly a report of 2 2 the activities of the commission, together with a draft of 2 3 legislation recommended by the commission to reform the laws 2 4 regarding the financing of political campaigns for 2 5 consideration by the general assembly in 1998 according to the 2 6 provisions of this Act. 2 7 4. Matters to be considered. In holding hearings and 2 8 preparing the report required under subsection 3, the 2 9 commission shall consider all issues related to campaign 2 10 finance reform, including, but not limited to expenditure 2 11 limits, expenditure and contribution disclosure, contribution 2 12 limits by individuals and committees, soft money, independent 2 13 expenditures, and negative campaigning. The commission may 2 14 secure directly from any department or agency such information 2 15 as the commission considers necessary, and the department or 2 16 agency shall promptly furnish such information to the 2 17 commission. 2 18 5. Staffing. Assistance shall be provided to the 2 19 commission by the central nonpartisan legislative staff 2 20 bureaus. The commission may utilize the services of the 2 21 legislative service bureau in formulating a draft of 2 22 legislation. The attorney general's office and the ethics and 2 23 campaign disclosure board shall serve as consultants, and 2 24 advise the commission as necessary. 2 25 Sec. 3. FAST-TRACK PROCEDURE. 2 26 1. The legislation drafted by the commission shall be 2 27 filed with each chamber on the first day of the 1998 2 28 legislative session, and immediately assigned to the committee 2 29 on state government in each chamber. 2 30 2. Each committee on state government shall have no more 2 31 than one week from the first day of the legislative session to 2 32 review the legislation. If approved by the committee, the 2 33 legislation shall immediately be placed on the calendar for 2 34 consideration by the full chamber. The legislation must be 2 35 approved or rejected by both chambers within thirty days of 3 1 the first day of the 1998 legislative session. 3 2 3. No amendment to the draft legislation shall be in order 3 3 in either chamber of the general assembly, either in committee 3 4 or on the floor. No motion to suspend the application of 3 5 these rules shall be in order in either chamber of the general 3 6 assembly, either in committee or on the floor. 3 7 4. All time periods under this section shall be calculated 3 8 according to calendar days. Weekends and days when the 3 9 general assembly is not in session shall be included in any 3 10 calculation. 3 11 Sec. 4. TERMINATION. The commission shall cease to exist 3 12 one month after the submission of its report under section 2 3 13 of this Act. 3 14 EXPLANATION 3 15 This bill creates the campaign finance commission, to 3 16 review issues related to campaign finance reform, to prepare a 3 17 report to be submitted to the legislature by December 15, 3 18 1997, and to prepare draft reform legislation. The members of 3 19 the commission are composed of the chairs of the state 3 20 political parties, representatives of nonpartisan 3 21 organizations that have studied and advocated campaign finance 3 22 reform, and a representative of the ethics and campaign 3 23 disclosure board. Public hearings shall be held in each 3 24 congressional district. 3 25 The bill provides for fast-track consideration of the draft 3 26 legislation by the general assembly. Both chambers must 3 27 debate and vote on the legislation, without any amendment, 3 28 within 30 days of the start of the 1998 legislative session. 3 29 LSB 1854YH 77 3 30 jls/jj/8
Text: HF00570 Text: HF00572 Text: HF00500 - HF00599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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