HB 219 - Nonbroadcast Political Advertisements - West Virginia Key Vote
Kenneth Tucker voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- July 14, 2008
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 28, 2008
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 28, 2008
- House Bill Passed
- June 26, 2008
- Introduced
- June 24, 2008
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Nonbroadcast Political Advertisements
Signed by Governor Joe Manchin III
Title: Nonbroadcast Political Advertisements
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill to clarify definitions for regulations governing political campaign contributions and activities to include nonbroadcast media contributions.
Highlights:
-Mandates that every candidate, treasurer, person and association of persons, or organization (including corporations) supporting a political committee, advocating the election or defeat of a candidate for state, district, county, or municipal office shall keep detailed accounts of every sum of money or other thing of value received by him or her, including all expenditures made for political purposes. -Prohibits an officer, agent, or person acting on behalf of a corporation from contributing money or anything of value belonging to the corporation in order to advocate the election or defeat of a candidate for state, district, county, or municipal office. -Provides that the provisions of this bill take effect on the first of October 2008.
Title: Nonbroadcast Political Advertisements
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill to include non-broadcast media in the purview of regulations governing political campaign contributions and activities.
Highlights:
-Mandates that every candidate, treasurer, person and association of persons, or organization (including corporations) supporting by independent expenditure a political committee expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for state, district, county, or municipal office or engaging in the functional equivalent thereof shall keep detailed accounts of every sum of money or other thing of value received by him or her, including all expenditures made for political purposes. -Prohibits an officer, agent, or person acting on behalf of a corporation from contributing money or anything of value belonging to the corporation for the purpose of expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for state, district, county, or municipal office or engaging in the functional equivalent thereof.
Title: Nonbroadcast Political Advertisements