2025 Regular SessionConnecticut Legislature

SB01405: An Act Modifying Campaign Finance Laws And The Powers Of The State Elections Enforcement Commission.

Legislative Summary

To make several changes concerning campaign finance laws and the State Elections Enforcement Commission, including redefining organization expenditure, solicit, contribution and expenditure, modifying what disclaimers are required to contain, reducing the number of required commission audits, restricting the timing of commission declaratory rulings, requiring legislative approval of guidance documents, amending provisions concerning the timing of contribution limits and procedures for rejected contributions and requiring legislative confirmation of the executive director of the commission.

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Bill History

2/27/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight
Senate
2/28/2025
Public Hearing 03/06
Senate
3/18/2025
Joint Favorable
Senate
3/19/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
3/28/2025
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/02/25 5:00 PM
Senate
4/3/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
4/3/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
4/3/2025
Senate Calendar Number 283
Senate
4/3/2025
File Number 489
Senate
5/8/2025
Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
Senate
5/8/2025
Immediate Transmittal
Senate
5/12/2025
Joint Favorable
Senate
5/13/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/13/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/13/2025
No New File by Committee on Appropriations
Senate
5/13/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
5/20/2025
Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 8815
Senate
5/20/2025
Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
Senate
5/20/2025
Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
House Calendar Number 621
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Rules Suspended
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
In Concurrence
Senate

Amendments

Senate Schedule A LCO# 8815 (J)

Senate Schedule A LCO# 8815 (J)

5/20/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8864 (D)

Senate LCO Amendment #8864 (D)

5/20/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Roll Call Vote 171 AS AMENDED
5/22/2025
92
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Roll Call Vote 205
5/20/2025
34
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
5/12/2025
33
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
GOS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
3/18/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text5/13/2025192.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/2025192.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/26/2025198.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/21/2025135.5 KB
Analysis
Analysis5/21/2025263.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/20/2025108.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/20/2025107.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/3/202572.2 KB
Analysis
Analysis4/3/2025256.6 KB