HB 1326 -- Campaign Contributions

Sponsor:  Bringer

Beginning January 1, 2011, this bill changes the laws regarding
campaign contributions to candidates and committees.  In its main
provisions, the bill:

(1)  Limits campaign contributions from any person other than the
candidate in any one election to candidates for statewide office
at $1,275; for state senator, $650; and for state representative,
$325.  Limits for local candidate contributions are based on
population and are specified in the bill.  Candidate committees
will be exempt from these limits;

(2)  Limits contributions made or accepted by political party
committees to $10,000 for a statewide candidate; $5,000 for a
state senator candidate; $2,500 for a state representative
candidate; and 10 times the allowable individual contribution for
candidates for other local offices;

(3)  Requires contributions from children younger than 14 years
of age to be counted equally toward their parents' contribution
limits or, in the case of a single parent, counted fully against
that parent's contribution;

(4)  Establishes a surcharge penalty payable to the Missouri
Ethics Commission of $1,000 plus the amount of the nonallowable
contribution for a violation of the campaign contribution limits
by any committee and requires the candidate to return the
nonallowable contributions to the contributor within 10 business
days; and

(5)  Requires a separate accounting procedure for funds received
and expended before January 1, 2011, and allows the use of those
funds based on the current laws.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:10 pm