HF 773

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/04/2021 03:10pm

A bill for an act
relating to campaign finance; expanding a limitation on certain contributions during
a session of the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.273,
subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.273, subdivisions
2, 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.273, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Contributions during legislative session.

(a) A candidate for the
legislature or for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, deleted text begin or deleted text end a
political committee new text begin , a political fund, new text end or new text begin a political new text end party unit deleted text begin established by all or a part of
the party organization within a house of the legislature, deleted text end must not solicit or accept a
contribution from a registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or an association
not registered with the board during deleted text begin a regular session of the legislature. deleted text end new text begin the following times:
new text end

new text begin (1) the period beginning the day after a state general election and ending at 11:59 p.m.
on the last day of the annual legislative session the following year;
new text end

new text begin (2) the period beginning at 12:00 a.m. on the day an annual legislative session is scheduled
to convene in an even numbered year, and ending at 11:59 p.m. on the day the annual session
adjourns sine die in that year; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the period beginning at 12:00 a.m. on the day a special legislative session is scheduled
to convene, and ending at 11:59 p.m. on the day the special session adjourns sine die.
new text end

(b) A registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or an association not
registered with the board must not make a contribution deleted text begin to a candidate for the legislature or
for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, or a political
committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization within a house
of the legislature during a regular session of the legislature deleted text end new text begin that the recipient is prohibited
from accepting under paragraph (a) new text end .

Sec. 2. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.273, subdivisions 2 and 3, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 21-01112

10A.273 CONTRIBUTIONS AND SOLICITATIONS DURING LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

Subd. 2.

Party unit solicitations.

A political party unit must not solicit or receive at an event hosted by a candidate for the legislature or by a candidate for constitutional office a contribution from a lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or party unit during a regular session of the legislature.

Subd. 3.

Definition.

For purposes of this section, a "regular session" starts at 12:00 a.m., on the first day of each annual session and ends at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of each annual session. For purposes of this section, regular session does not include a special session or the interim between the two annual sessions of a biennium.