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Key Votes
HB 5556 - Requires Corporations to Identify Top Donors for Campaign Contributions - Key Vote
Connecticut Key Votes
David Labriola voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Read statements David Labriola made in this general time period.
Stages
- June 15, 2012 Executive Vetoed
- May 8, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- May 8, 2012 House Bill Passed
- May 5, 2012 Introduced
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Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - June 15, 2012
Title: Requires Corporations to Identify Top Donors for Campaign Contributions
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (20-15) - May 8, 2012(Key vote)
Title: Requires Corporations to Identify Top Donors for Campaign Contributions
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote to pass a bill that requires corporations and organizations to disclose campaign expenditures and financing.
- Requires advertisements for state elections that support or oppose any political candidates to identify by name individuals, organizations, and committees that contributed more than $1,000 (Sec. 9).
- Requires advertisements for state elections which disclose an organization's name and contribution amount to also identify at least 5 individuals who have donated the top 5 largest amounts (Sec. 9).
- Specifies that individuals who contribute to a not-for-profit organization which has donated money to a campaign do not need to be identified if the organization segregates the money into an account not used for campaign activity (Sec. 8).
- Requires the board of any organization or corporation to vote when the organization spends over $4,000 on, or relating to, a political campaign for state election (Sec. 10).
- Requires the votes of individual board members to be posted on the organization or corporation's website if the board members vote to spend over $4,000 on, or relating to, a political campaign (Sec. 10).
- Requires any individual, organization or corporation that makes a campaign-related expenditure to file a report with the State Elections Enforcement Commission within the following amount of time to avoid a civil penalty (Sec. 8):
- Within 24 hours of the donation if an amount greater than $1,000 is spent more than 90 days before a primary or general election; and
- Within 12 hours of the donation if an amount greater than $1,000 is spent in 90 or fewer days before a primary or general election.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (94-54) - May 8, 2012(Key vote)
Title: Requires Corporations to Identify Top Donors for Campaign Contributions
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote to pass a bill that requires corporations and organizations to disclose campaign expenditures and financing.
- Requires advertisements for state elections that support or oppose any political candidates to identify by name individuals, organizations, and committees that contributed more than $1,000 (Sec. 9).
- Requires advertisements for state elections which disclose an organization's name and contribution amount to also identify at least 5 individuals who have donated the top 5 largest amounts (Sec. 9).
- Specifies that individuals who contribute to a not-for-profit organization which has donated money to a campaign do not need to be identified if the organization segregates the money into an account not used for campaign activity (Sec. 8).
- Requires the board of any organization or corporation to vote when the organization spends over $4,000 on, or relating to, a political campaign for state election (Sec. 10).
- Requires the votes of individual board members to be posted on the organization or corporation's website if the board members vote to spend over $4,000 on, or relating to, a political campaign (Sec. 10).
- Requires any individual, organization or corporation that makes a campaign-related expenditure to file a report with the State Elections Enforcement Commission within the following amount of time to avoid a civil penalty (Sec. 8):
- Within 24 hours of the donation if an amount greater than $1,000 is spent more than 90 days before a primary or general election; and
- Within 12 hours of the donation if an amount greater than $1,000 is spent in 90 or fewer days before a primary or general election.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - May 5, 2012
Title: Requires Corporations to Identify Top Donors for Campaign Contributions
Sponsors
- Christopher G. 'Chris' Donovan (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donald E. Williams Jr. (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Olivia R. 'Livvy' Floren (CT - R)
- Edwin A. 'Ed' Gomes (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Susan Johnson (CT - D)
- Gary Daniel LeBeau (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew L. 'Matt' Lesser (CT - D)
- Martin M. Looney (CT - D)
- Edward 'Ed' Meyer (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Russell A. 'Russ' Morin (CT - D)
- Anthony J. Musto (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Vickie Orsini Nardello (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
