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LD2000Introduced in the Senate

An Act to Update the Campaign Finance Laws

Passed

Introduced by Craig Hickman, District 14

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Official description

An Act to Update the Campaign Finance Laws

Where it stands

PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

March 25, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

  2. Work Session Held

  3. Voted: OTP-AM

  4. Reported Out: OTP-AM

  5. Report READ and ACCEPTED.

  6. Bill READ ONCE.

  7. Committee Amendment "A" (S-542) READ and ADOPTED.

  8. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  9. COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

  10. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-542)

  11. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  12. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  13. Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

  14. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-542).

  15. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  16. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.

  17. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  18. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  19. PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

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