HB45
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Amend KRS 121.015, relating to campaign finance, to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 121 to establish reporting and record retention requirements for political issues committees and persons making independent expenditures; prohibit political issues committees from knowingly and willfully soliciting or accepting contributions from prohibited sources; establish certification requirements for treasurers of political issues committees and donors making contributions and independent expenditures; define activity that creates a presumption of a violation; prohibit foreign…
Introduced: January 7, 2025
Last action: March 24, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill updates Kentucky's campaign finance laws with a focus on ballot measure campaigns. It sets new rules for political issues committees and individuals making independent expenditures, including requirements to report spending, keep records, and certify the sources of their contributions. It also bans foreign nationals from contributing to or influencing ballot measure campaigns and requires ads supporting or opposing a ballot measure to include a "paid for by" disclosure. Who it may affect: organizations…
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