SF 661

CCR--SF0661 - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014)

Posted on 05/18/2013 06:43 p.m.

1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 661 1.2A bill for an act 1.3relating to campaign finance; providing for additional disclosure; making various 1.4changes to campaign finance and public disclosure law; expanding jurisdiction of 1.5Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board; expanding definition of public 1.6official;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 10, 1.711, 16, 27, 28, 35, by adding subdivisions; 10A.02, subdivisions 9, 10, 11, 12, 1.815; 10A.025, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 10A.04, subdivision 5; 10A.071, subdivision 1.93; 10A.105, subdivision 1; 10A.12, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 10A.121; 10A.14, 1.10subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 10A.15, subdivisions 1, 3; 10A.16; 1.1110A.20, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, by adding a subdivision; 10A.241; 1.1210A.242, subdivision 1; 10A.25, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, 3a; 10A.257, subdivision 1.131; 10A.27, subdivisions 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15; 10A.273, subdivisions 1, 1.144; 10A.30; 10A.31, subdivisions 1, 4, 7; 10A.315; 10A.321, subdivision 1; 1.1510A.322, subdivision 4; 10A.323; 10A.324, subdivision 1; 211B.32, subdivision 1.161; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A; repealing 1.17Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 10A.24; 10A.242; 10A.25, subdivision 6. 1.18May 18, 2013 1.19The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas 1.20President of the Senate 1.21The Honorable Paul Thissen 1.22Speaker of the House of Representatives 1.23We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 661 report that we have agreed upon the 1.24items in dispute and recommend as follows: 1.25That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 661 be further 1.26amended as follows: 1.27Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert: 1.28"ARTICLE 1 1.29POLICY CHANGES 1.30    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a 1.31subdivision to read: 2.1     new text begin Subd. 7c. new text end new text begin Ballot question political committee. new text end new text begin "Ballot question political new text end 2.2 new text begin committee" means a political committee that makes only expenditures to promote or defeat new text end 2.3 new text begin a ballot question and disbursements permitted under section 10A.121, subdivision 1. new text end 2.4    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 2.5to read: 2.6     new text begin Subd. 7d. new text end new text begin Ballot question political fund. new text end new text begin "Ballot question political fund" means new text end 2.7 new text begin a political fund that makes only expenditures to promote or defeat a ballot question and new text end 2.8 new text begin disbursements permitted under section 10A.121, subdivision 1. new text end 2.9    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 2.10    Subd. 10. Candidate. "Candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination or 2.11election as a state constitutional officer, legislator, or judge. An individual is deemed to seek 2.12nomination or election if the individual has taken the action necessary under the law of this 2.13state to qualify for nomination or election, has received contributions or made expenditures 2.14in excess of $100, or has given implicit or explicit consent for any other person to receive 2.15contributions or make expenditures in excess of $100, for the purpose of bringing about the 2.16individual's nomination or election. A candidate remains a candidate until the candidate's 2.17principal campaign committee is dissolved as provided in section new text begin 10A.243 new text end . 2.18    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, subdivision 11, is amended to read: 2.19    Subd. 11. Contribution. (a) "Contribution" means money, a negotiable instrument, 2.20or a donation in kind that is given to a political committee, political fund, principal 2.21campaign committee, or party unit. new text begin An allocation by an association of general treasury new text end 2.22 new text begin money to be used for activities that must be or are reported through the association's new text end 2.23 new text begin political fund is considered to be a contribution for the purposes of disclosure required new text end 2.24 new text begin by this chapter. new text end 2.25(b) "Contribution" includes a loan or advance of credit to a political committee, 2.26political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit, if the loan or advance of credit 2.27is: (1) forgiven; or (2) repaid by an individual or an association other than the political 2.28committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit to which the loan 2.29or advance of credit was made. If an advance of credit or a loan is forgiven or repaid as 2.30provided in this paragraph, it is a contribution in the year in which the loan or advance 2.31of credit was made. 2.32(c) "Contribution" does not include services provided without compensation by an 2.33individual volunteering personal time on behalf of a candidate, ballot question, political 3.1committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit; the publishing or 3.2broadcasting of news items or editorial comments by the news media; or an individual's 3.3unreimbursed personal use of an automobile owned by the individual while volunteering 3.4personal time. 3.5    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, subdivision 16, is amended to read: 3.6    Subd. 16. Election cycle. "Election cycle" means the period from January 1 3.7following a general election for an office to December 31 following the next general 3.8election for that office, except that "election cycle" for a special election means the period 3.9from the date the special election writ is issued to 60 days after the special election is held. 3.10 new text begin For a regular election, the period from January 1 of the year prior to an election year through new text end 3.11 new text begin December 31 of the election year is the "election segment" of the election cycle. Each new text end 3.12 new text begin other two-year segment of an election cycle is a "non-election segment" of the election new text end 3.13 new text begin cycle. An election cycle that consists of two calendar years has only an election segment. new text end 3.14 new text begin The election segment of a special election cycle includes the entire special election cycle. new text end 3.15    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 3.16to read: 3.17     new text begin Subd. 16a. new text end new text begin Expressly advocating. new text end new text begin "Expressly advocating" means that a new text end 3.18 new text begin communication clearly identifies a candidate and uses words or phrases of express new text end 3.19 new text begin advocacy. new text end 3.20    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 3.21to read: 3.22     new text begin Subd. 17c. new text end new text begin General treasury money. new text end new text begin "General treasury money" means money new text end 3.23 new text begin that an association other than a principal campaign committee, party unit, or political new text end 3.24 new text begin committee accumulates through membership dues and fees, donations to the association new text end 3.25 new text begin for its general purposes, and income from the operation of a business. General treasury new text end 3.26 new text begin money does not include money collected to influence the nomination or election of new text end 3.27 new text begin candidates or to promote or defeat a ballot question. new text end 3.28    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 3.29to read: 3.30     new text begin Subd. 26a. new text end new text begin Person. new text end new text begin "Person" means an individual, an association, a political new text end 3.31 new text begin subdivision, or a public higher education system. new text end 4.1    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, subdivision 27, is amended to read: 4.2    Subd. 27. Political committee. "Political committee" means an association whose 4.3major purpose is to influence the nomination or election of a candidate new text begin one or more new text end 4.4 new text begin candidates new text end or to promote or defeat a ballot question, other than a principal campaign 4.5committee or a political party unit. 4.6    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, subdivision 28, is amended to read: 4.7    Subd. 28. Political fund. "Political fund" means an accumulation of dues or 4.8voluntary contributions by an association other than a political committee, principal 4.9campaign committee, or party unit, if the accumulation is collected or expended to 4.10influence the nomination or election of a candidate new text begin one or more candidates new text end or to promote 4.11or defeat a ballot question. new text begin The term "political fund" as used in this chapter may also refer new text end 4.12 new text begin to the association acting through its political fund. new text end 4.13    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.02, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 4.14    Subd. 9. Documents; information. The executive director must inspect all material 4.15filed with the board as promptly as necessary to comply with this chapter and new text begin , with new text end other 4.16provisions of law requiring the filing of a document with the board new text begin , and with other new text end 4.17 new text begin provisions of law under the board's jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision 11 new text end . The executive 4.18director must immediately notify the new text begin an new text end individual required to file a document with the 4.19board if a written complaint is filed with the board alleging, or it otherwise appears, that a 4.20document filed with the board is inaccurate or does not comply with this chapter, or that 4.21the individual has failed to file a document required by this chapter new text begin or has failed to comply new text end 4.22 new text begin with this chapter or other provisions under the board's jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision new text end 4.23 new text begin 11 new text end . The executive director may provide an individual required to file a document under 4.24this chapter with factual information concerning the limitations on corporate campaign 4.25contributions imposed by section . 4.26    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.02, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 4.27    Subd. 10. Audits and investigations. The board may make audits and investigations new text begin , new text end 4.28 new text begin impose statutory civil penalties, and issue orders for compliance new text end with respect to statements 4.29and reports that are filed or that should have been filed under new text begin the requirements of new text end this 4.30chapter new text begin and provisions under the board's jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision 11 new text end . In all 4.31matters relating to its official duties, the board has the power to issue subpoenas and cause 4.32them to be served. If a person does not comply with a subpoena, the board may apply to 5.1the District Court of Ramsey County for issuance of an order compelling obedience to the 5.2subpoena. A person failing to obey the order is punishable by the court as for contempt. 5.3    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.02, subdivision 11, is amended to read: 5.4    Subd. 11. Violations; enforcement. (a) The board may investigate any alleged 5.5violation of this chapter. new text begin The board may also investigate an alleged violation of section new text end 5.6 new text begin 211B.04, 211B.12, or 211B.15 by or related to a candidate, treasurer, principal campaign new text end 5.7 new text begin committee, political committee, political fund, or party unit, as those terms are defined in new text end 5.8 new text begin this chapter. new text end The board must investigate any violation that is alleged in a written complaint 5.9filed with the board and must within 30 days after the filing of the complaint make a public 5.10finding of whether there is probable cause to believe a violation has occurred new text begin findings and new text end 5.11 new text begin conclusions as to whether a violation has occurred and must issue an order new text end , except that 5.12if the complaint alleges a violation of section 10A.25 or 10A.27, the board must either 5.13enter a conciliation agreement or make a public finding of whether there is probable cause, 5.14 new text begin findings and conclusions as to whether a violation has occurred and must issue an order new text end 5.15 within 60 days after the filing of the complaint. The deadline for action on a written 5.16complaint may be extended by majority vote of the board. 5.17 new text begin (b) The board may bring legal actions or negotiate settlements in its own name to new text end 5.18 new text begin recover money raised from contributions subject to the conditions in this paragraph. new text end 5.19 new text begin (1) No action may be commenced unless the board has made a formal determination, new text end 5.20 new text begin after an investigation, that the money was raised for political purposes as defined in new text end 5.21 new text begin section 211B.01, subdivision 6, and that the money was used for purposes not permitted new text end 5.22 new text begin under this chapter or under section 211B.12. new text end 5.23 new text begin (2) Prior to commencing an action, the board must give the association whose money new text end 5.24 new text begin was misused written notice by certified mail of its intent to take action under this subdivision new text end 5.25 new text begin and must give the association a reasonable opportunity, for a period of not less than 90 new text end 5.26 new text begin days, to recover the money without board intervention. This period must be extended new text end 5.27 new text begin for at least an additional 90 days for good cause if the association is actively pursuing new text end 5.28 new text begin recovery of the money. The board may not commence a legal action under this subdivision new text end 5.29 new text begin if the association has commenced a legal action for the recovery of the same money. new text end 5.30 new text begin (3) Any funds recovered under this subdivision must be deposited in a campaign new text end 5.31 new text begin finance recovery account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated as follows: new text end 5.32 new text begin (i) an amount equal to the board's actual costs and disbursements in the action, new text end 5.33 new text begin including court reporter fees for depositions taken in the course of an investigation, is new text end 5.34 new text begin appropriated to the board for its operations; new text end 6.1 new text begin (ii) an amount equal to the reasonable value of legal services provided by the Office new text end 6.2 new text begin of the Attorney General in the recovery matter, calculated on the same basis as is used new text end 6.3 new text begin for charging legal fees to state agencies, is appropriated to the attorney general for the new text end 6.4 new text begin attorney general's operations; and new text end 6.5 new text begin (iii) any remaining balance is appropriated to the board for distribution to the new text end 6.6 new text begin association to which the money was originally contributed. new text end 6.7 new text begin (4) Notwithstanding clause (3), item (iii), if the candidate of a principal campaign new text end 6.8 new text begin committee is the person who used the association's money for illegal purposes, or if the new text end 6.9 new text begin association or political fund whose money was misused is no longer registered with the new text end 6.10 new text begin board, any money remaining after the payments specified in clause (3), items (i) and (ii), new text end 6.11 new text begin must be transferred to the general account of the state elections campaign account. new text end 6.12 new text begin (5) Any action by the board under this paragraph must be commenced not later than new text end 6.13 new text begin four years after the improper use of money is shown on a report filed with the board or the new text end 6.14 new text begin board has actual knowledge of improper use. No action may be commenced under this new text end 6.15 new text begin paragraph for improper uses disclosed on reports for calendar years prior to 2011. new text end 6.16 new text begin (6) If the board prevails in an action brought under this subdivision and the court new text end 6.17 new text begin makes a finding that the misuse of funds was willful, the court may enter judgment in favor new text end 6.18 new text begin of the board and against the person misusing the funds in the amount of the misused funds. new text end 6.19(b) new text begin (c) new text end Within a reasonable time after beginning an investigation of an individual 6.20or association, the board must notify the individual or association of the fact of the 6.21investigation. The board must not make a finding of whether there is probable cause to 6.22believe a violation has occurred without notifying the individual or association of the 6.23nature of the allegations and affording an opportunity to answer those allegations. 6.24(c) new text begin (d) new text end A hearing or action of the board concerning a complaint or investigation 6.25other than a finding concerning probable cause or a conciliation agreement is confidential. 6.26Until the board makes a public finding concerning probable cause or enters a conciliation 6.27agreement: 6.28(1) a member, employee, or agent of the board must not disclose to an individual 6.29information obtained by that member, employee, or agent concerning a complaint or 6.30investigation except as required to carry out the investigation or take action in the matter 6.31as authorized by this chapter; and 6.32(2) an individual who discloses information contrary to this subdivision is subject 6.33to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000. 6.34 new text begin (e) A matter that is under the board's jurisdiction pursuant to this section and that new text end 6.35 new text begin may result in a criminal offense must be finally disposed of by the board before the alleged new text end 6.36 new text begin violation may be prosecuted by a city or county attorney. new text end 7.1    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.02, subdivision 12, is amended to read: 7.2    Subd. 12. Advisory opinions. (a) The board may issue and publish advisory 7.3opinions on the requirements of this chapter new text begin and of those sections listed in subdivision 11 new text end 7.4 based upon real or hypothetical situations. An application for an advisory opinion may 7.5be made only by an individual or association new text begin a person new text end who new text begin is subject to chapter 10A and new text end 7.6 new text begin who new text end wishes to use the opinion to guide the individual's or the association's new text begin person's new text end own 7.7conduct. The board must issue written opinions on all such questions submitted to it 7.8within 30 days after receipt of written application, unless a majority of the board agrees 7.9to extend the time limit. 7.10(b) A written advisory opinion issued by the board is binding on the board in a 7.11subsequent board proceeding concerning the person making or covered by the request and 7.12is a defense in a judicial proceeding that involves the subject matter of the opinion and is 7.13brought against the person making or covered by the request unless: 7.14(1) the board has amended or revoked the opinion before the initiation of the board 7.15or judicial proceeding, has notified the person making or covered by the request of its 7.16action, and has allowed at least 30 days for the person to do anything that might be 7.17necessary to comply with the amended or revoked opinion; 7.18(2) the request has omitted or misstated material facts; or 7.19(3) the person making or covered by the request has not acted in good faith in 7.20reliance on the opinion. 7.21(c) A request for an opinion and the opinion itself are nonpublic data. The board, 7.22however, may publish an opinion or a summary of an opinion, but may not include in the 7.23publication the name of the requester, the name of a person covered by a request from an 7.24agency or political subdivision, or any other information that might identify the requester, 7.25unless the person consents to the inclusion. 7.26    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read: 7.27    Subd. 15. Disposition of fees. The board must deposit all fees new text begin and civil penalties new text end 7.28 collected under this chapter into the general fund in the state treasury. 7.29    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.025, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 7.30    Subd. 2. Penalty for false statements. new text begin (a) new text end A report or statement required to be filed 7.31under this chapter must be signed and certified as true by the individual required to file the 7.32report. The signature may be an electronic signature consisting of a password assigned 7.33by the board. 8.1 new text begin (b) new text end An individual who signs and certifies new text begin shall not sign and certify new text end to be true a 8.2report or statement knowing it contains false information or who knowingly new text begin knowing it new text end 8.3 omits required information is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and subject to a civil penalty 8.4imposed by the board of up to $3,000. 8.5 new text begin (c) An individual shall not knowingly provide false or incomplete information to new text end 8.6 new text begin a treasurer with the intent that the treasurer will rely on that information in signing and new text end 8.7 new text begin certifying to be true a report or statement. new text end 8.8 new text begin (d) A person who violates paragraph (b) or (c) is subject to a civil penalty imposed new text end 8.9 new text begin by the board of up to $3,000. A violation of paragraph (b) or (c) is a gross misdemeanor. new text end 8.10 new text begin (e) The board may impose an additional civil penalty of up to $3,000 on the principal new text end 8.11 new text begin campaign committee or candidate, party unit, political committee, or association that has a new text end 8.12 new text begin political fund that is affiliated with an individual who violated paragraph (b) or (c). new text end 8.13    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.025, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 8.14    Subd. 3. Record keeping; penalty. new text begin (a) new text end A person required to file a report or statement 8.15 new text begin or who has accepted record-keeping responsibility for the filer new text end must maintain records on 8.16the matters required to be reported, including vouchers, canceled checks, bills, invoices, 8.17worksheets, and receipts, that will provide in sufficient detail the necessary information 8.18from which the filed reports and statements may be verified, explained, clarified, and 8.19checked for accuracy and completeness. The person must keep the records available for 8.20audit, inspection, or examination by the board or its authorized representatives for four 8.21years from the date of filing of the reports or statements or of changes or corrections to 8.22them. A person who knowingly violates this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. 8.23 new text begin (b) The board may impose a civil penalty of up to $3,000 on a person who knowingly new text end 8.24 new text begin violates this subdivision. The board may impose a separate civil penalty of up to $3,000 new text end 8.25 new text begin on the principal campaign committee or candidate, party unit, political committee, or new text end 8.26 new text begin association that has a political fund that is affiliated with an individual who violated new text end 8.27 new text begin this subdivision. new text end 8.28 new text begin (c) A knowing violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor. new text end 8.29    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 8.30    Subd. 3. Exceptions. (a) The prohibitions in this section do not apply if the gift is: 8.31    (1) a contribution as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 11; 8.32    (2) services to assist an official in the performance of official duties, including 8.33but not limited to providing advice, consultation, information, and communication in 8.34connection with legislation, and services to constituents; 9.1    (3) services of insignificant monetary value; 9.2    (4) a plaque with a resale value of $5 or less; 9.3    (5) a trinket or memento costing $5 or less; 9.4    (6) informational material with a resale value of $5 or less; or 9.5    (7) food or a beverage given at a reception, meal, or meeting new text begin if: new text end 9.6 new text begin (i) the reception, meal, or meeting is held new text end away from the recipient's place of work by 9.7an organization before whom the recipient appears to make a speech or answer questions 9.8as part of a program. new text begin ; or new text end 9.9 new text begin (ii) the recipient is a member or employee of the legislature and an invitation to new text end 9.10 new text begin attend the reception, meal, or meeting was provided to all members of the legislature at new text end 9.11 new text begin least five days prior to the date of the event. new text end 9.12    (b) The prohibitions in this section do not apply if the gift is given: 9.13    (1) because of the recipient's membership in a group, a majority of whose members 9.14are not officials, and an equivalent gift is given to the other members of the group; or 9.15    (2) by a lobbyist or principal who is a member of the family of the recipient, unless 9.16the gift is given on behalf of someone who is not a member of that family. 9.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 9.18    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.105, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 9.19    Subdivision 1. Single committee. A candidate must not accept contributions from a 9.20source, other than self, in aggregate in excess of $100 new text begin $750 new text end or accept a public subsidy 9.21unless the candidate designates and causes to be formed a single principal campaign 9.22committee for each office sought. A candidate may not authorize, designate, or cause to be 9.23formed any other political committee bearing the candidate's name or title or otherwise 9.24operating under the direct or indirect control of the candidate. However, a candidate may 9.25be involved in the direct or indirect control of a party unit. 9.26    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 9.27    Subdivision 1. When required new text begin for contributions and approved expenditures new text end . An 9.28association other than a political committee or party unit may not contribute more than 9.29$100 new text begin $750 new text end in aggregate in any one new text begin calendar new text end year to candidates, political committees, or 9.30party units or make any approved or independent expenditure or expenditure to promote 9.31or defeat a ballot question new text begin expenditures of more than $750 in aggregate in any calendar new text end 9.32 new text begin year new text end unless the contribution or expenditure is made from new text begin through new text end a political fund. 9.33    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.12, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 10.1    Subd. 1a. When required for independent expenditures new text begin or ballot questions new text end . An 10.2association other than a political committee that makes only independent expenditures 10.3and disbursements permitted under section 10A.121, subdivision 1, new text begin or expenditures to new text end 10.4 new text begin promote or defeat a ballot question new text end must do so by forming and registering new text begin through new text end an 10.5independent expenditure new text begin or ballot question new text end political fund if the expenditure is in excess of 10.6$100 new text begin independent expenditures aggregate more than $1,500 in a calendar year or if the new text end 10.7 new text begin expenditures to promote or defeat a ballot question aggregate more than $5,000 in a new text end 10.8 new text begin calendar year, new text end or by contributing to an existing independent expenditure new text begin or ballot question new text end 10.9 political committee or political fund. 10.10    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 10.11    Subd. 2. Commingling prohibited. The contents of a new text begin an association's new text end political 10.12fund may not be commingled with other funds or with the personal funds of an officer or 10.13member of the new text begin association or the new text end fund. new text begin It is not commingling for an association that uses new text end 10.14 new text begin only its own general treasury money to make expenditures and disbursements permitted new text end 10.15 new text begin under section 10A.121, subdivision 1, directly from the depository used for its general new text end 10.16 new text begin treasury money. An association that accepts more than $1,500 in contributions to influence new text end 10.17 new text begin the nomination or election of candidates or more than $5,000 in contributions to promote new text end 10.18 new text begin or defeat a ballot question must establish a separate depository for those contributions. new text end 10.19    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.121, is amended to read: 10.2010A.121 INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE new text begin AND BALLOT QUESTION new text end 10.21POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE POLITICAL 10.22FUNDS. 10.23    Subdivision 1. Permitted disbursements. An independent expenditure political 10.24committee or an independent expenditure political new text begin fund, or a ballot question political new text end 10.25 new text begin committee or new text end fund, in addition to making independent expenditures, may: 10.26    (1) pay costs associated with its fund-raising and general operations; 10.27    (2) pay for communications that do not constitute contributions or approved 10.28expenditures; and 10.29    (3) make contributions to other independent expenditure new text begin or ballot question new text end political 10.30committees or independent expenditure political funds new text begin ; new text end 10.31     new text begin (4) make independent expenditures; new text end 10.32     new text begin (5) make expenditures to promote or defeat ballot questions; new text end 10.33     new text begin (6) return a contribution to its source; new text end 11.1     new text begin (7) for a political fund, record bookkeeping entries transferring the association's new text end 11.2 new text begin general treasury money allocated for political purposes back to the general treasury of new text end 11.3 new text begin the association; and new text end 11.4     new text begin (8) for a political fund, return general treasury money transferred to a separate new text end 11.5 new text begin depository to the general depository of the association new text end . 11.6    Subd. 2. Penalty. (a) An independent expenditure political committee or 11.7independent expenditure political fund is subject to a civil penalty of up to four times the 11.8amount of the contribution or approved expenditure if it does the following: 11.9    (1) makes a contribution to a candidate, party unit, political committee, or political 11.10fund other than an independent expenditure political committee or an independent 11.11expenditure political fund; or 11.12    (2) makes an approved expenditure. 11.13    (b) No other penalty provided in law may be imposed for conduct that is subject to a 11.14civil penalty under this section. 11.15    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.14, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 11.16    Subdivision 1. First registration. The treasurer of a political committee, political 11.17fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit must register with the board by filing 11.18a new text begin registration new text end statement of organization no later than 14 days after the committee, fund, 11.19or party unit has made a contribution, received contributions, or made expenditures in 11.20excess of $100 new text begin $750 new text end , or by the end of the next business day after it has received a loan 11.21or contribution that must be reported under section 10A.20, subdivision 5, whichever is 11.22earlier. new text begin This subdivision does not apply to ballot question or independent expenditure new text end 11.23 new text begin political committees or funds, which are subject to subdivision 1a. new text end 11.24    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 11.25to read: 11.26     new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end new text begin Independent expenditure or ballot question political committees new text end 11.27 new text begin and funds; first registration; reporting. new text end new text begin The treasurer of an independent expenditure new text end 11.28 new text begin or ballot question political committee or fund must register with the board by filing new text end 11.29 new text begin a registration statement: new text end 11.30 new text begin (1) no later than 14 calendar days after the committee or the association registering new text end 11.31 new text begin the political fund has: new text end 11.32 new text begin (i) received aggregate contributions for independent expenditures of more than new text end 11.33 new text begin $1,500 in a calendar year; new text end 12.1 new text begin (ii) received aggregate contributions for expenditures to promote or defeat a ballot new text end 12.2 new text begin question of more than $5,000 in a calendar year; new text end 12.3 new text begin (iii) made aggregate independent expenditures of more than $1,500 in a calendar new text end 12.4 new text begin year; or new text end 12.5 new text begin (iv) made aggregate expenditures to promote or defeat a ballot question of more new text end 12.6 new text begin than $5,000 in a calendar year; or new text end 12.7 new text begin (2) by the end of the next business day after it has received a loan or contribution new text end 12.8 new text begin that must be reported under section 10A.20, subdivision 5, and it has met one of the new text end 12.9 new text begin requirements of clause (1). new text end 12.10    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 12.11    Subdivision 1. Anonymous contributions. A political committee, political fund, 12.12principal campaign committee, or party unit may not retain an anonymous contribution 12.13in excess of $20, but must forward it to the board for deposit in the general account of 12.14the state elections campaign fund new text begin account new text end . 12.15    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 12.16    Subd. 3. Deposit. All contributions received by or on behalf of a candidate, 12.17principal campaign committee, political committee, political fund, or party unit must 12.18be deposited in an account designated "Campaign Fund of ..... (name of candidate, 12.19committee, fund, or party unit)." All contributions must be deposited promptly upon 12.20receipt and, except for contributions received during the last three days of a reporting 12.21period as described in section 10A.20, must be deposited during the reporting period 12.22in which they were received. A contribution received during the last three days of a 12.23reporting period must be deposited within 72 hours after receipt and must be reported 12.24as received during the reporting period whether or not deposited within that period. A 12.25candidate, principal campaign committee, political committee, political fund, or party unit 12.26may refuse to accept a contribution. A deposited contribution may be returned to the 12.27contributor within 60 new text begin 90 new text end days after deposit. A contribution deposited and not returned 12.28within 60 new text begin 90 new text end days after that deposit must be reported as accepted. 12.29    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 12.30    Subdivision 1. First filing; duration. The treasurer of a political committee, political 12.31fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit must begin to file the reports required 12.32by this section in new text begin for new text end the first year it receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess 12.33of $100 new text begin that require it to register under section 10A.14 new text end and must continue to file until the 13.1committee, fund, or party unit is terminated. The reports must be filed electronically in a 13.2standards-based open format specified by the board. For good cause shown, the board 13.3must grant exemptions to the requirement that reports be filed electronically. 13.4    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 13.5    Subd. 2. Time for filing. (a) The reports must be filed with the board on or before 13.6January 31 of each year and additional reports must be filed as required and in accordance 13.7with paragraphs (b) to (d). 13.8(b) In each year in which the name of the new text begin a new text end candidate new text begin for legislative or district court new text end 13.9 new text begin judicial office new text end is on the ballot, the report of the principal campaign committee must be 13.10filed 15 days before a primary and ten days before a general election, seven days before a 13.11special primary and a special election, and ten days after a special election cycle. 13.12(c) In each general election year, a political committee or new text begin , a new text end political fund must file 13.13reports 28 and 15 days before a primary and 42 and ten days before a general election. 13.14Beginning in 2012, reports required under this paragraph must also be filed 56 days before 13.15a primary. new text begin , a state party committee, a party unit established by all or a part of the party new text end 13.16 new text begin organization within a house of the legislature, and the principal campaign committee new text end 13.17 new text begin of a candidate for constitutional or appellate court judicial office must file reports on new text end 13.18 new text begin the following schedule: new text end 13.19 new text begin (1) a first-quarter report covering the calendar year through March 31, which is new text end 13.20 new text begin due April 14; new text end 13.21 new text begin (2) in a year in which a primary election is held in August, a report covering the new text end 13.22 new text begin calendar year through May 31, which is due June 14; new text end 13.23 new text begin (3) in a year in which a primary election is held before August, a pre-general-election new text end 13.24 new text begin report covering the calendar year through July 15, which is due July 29; new text end 13.25 new text begin (4) a pre-primary-election report due 15 days before a primary election; new text end 13.26 new text begin (5) a pre-general-election report due 42 days before the general election; new text end 13.27 new text begin (6) a pre-general-election report due ten days before a general election; and new text end 13.28 new text begin (7) for a special election, a constitutional office candidate whose name is on the new text end 13.29 new text begin ballot must file reports seven days before a special primary and a special election, and ten new text end 13.30 new text begin days after a special election cycle. new text end 13.31(d) In each general election year, a party unit new text begin not included in paragraph (c) new text end must file 13.32reports 15 days before a primary new text begin election new text end and ten days before a general election. 13.33 new text begin (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), the principal campaign committee of a new text end 13.34 new text begin candidate whose name will not be on the general election ballot is not required to file the new text end 13.35 new text begin report due ten days before a general election or seven days before a special election. new text end 14.1    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 14.2    Subd. 3. Contents of report. new text begin (a) The report required by this section must include new text end 14.3 new text begin each of the items listed in paragraphs (b) to (o) that are applicable to the filer. The board new text end 14.4 new text begin shall prescribe forms based on filer type indicating which of those items must be included new text end 14.5 new text begin on the filer's report. new text end 14.6(a) new text begin (b) new text end The report must disclose the amount of liquid assets on hand at the beginning 14.7of the reporting period. 14.8(b) new text begin (c) new text end The report must disclose the name, address, and employer, or occupation if 14.9self-employed, of each individual or association that has made one or more contributions 14.10to the reporting entity, including the purchase of tickets for a fund-raising effort, that in 14.11aggregate within the year exceed $100 new text begin $200 new text end for legislative or statewide candidates or new text begin more new text end 14.12 new text begin than $500 for new text end ballot questions, together with the amount and date of each contribution, and 14.13the aggregate amount of contributions within the year from each source so disclosed. A 14.14donation in kind must be disclosed at its fair market value. An approved expenditure must 14.15be listed as a donation in kind. A donation in kind is considered consumed in the reporting 14.16period in which it is received. The names of contributors must be listed in alphabetical 14.17order. Contributions from the same contributor must be listed under the same name. When 14.18a contribution received from a contributor in a reporting period is added to previously 14.19reported unitemized contributions from the same contributor and the aggregate exceeds 14.20the disclosure threshold of this paragraph, the name, address, and employer, or occupation 14.21if self-employed, of the contributor must then be listed on the report. 14.22(c) new text begin (d) new text end The report must disclose the sum of contributions to the reporting entity 14.23during the reporting period. 14.24(d) new text begin (e) new text end The report must disclose each loan made or received by the reporting entity 14.25within the year in aggregate in excess of $100 new text begin $200 new text end , continuously reported until repaid or 14.26forgiven, together with the name, address, occupation, and principal place of business, 14.27if any, of the lender and any endorser and the date and amount of the loan. If a loan 14.28made to the principal campaign committee of a candidate is forgiven or is repaid by an 14.29entity other than that principal campaign committee, it must be reported as a contribution 14.30for the year in which the loan was made. 14.31(e) new text begin (f) new text end The report must disclose each receipt over $100 new text begin $200 new text end during the reporting 14.32period not otherwise listed under paragraphs (b) new text begin (c) new text end to (d) new text begin (e) new text end . 14.33(f) new text begin (g) new text end The report must disclose the sum of all receipts of the reporting entity during 14.34the reporting period. 14.35(g) new text begin (h) new text end The report must disclose the name and address of each individual or 14.36association to whom aggregate expenditures, including approved expenditures, 15.1 new text begin independent expenditures and ballot question expenditures new text end have been made by or on 15.2behalf of the reporting entity within the year in excess of $100 new text begin $200 new text end , together with the 15.3amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure and the name and address of, and office 15.4sought by, each candidate on whose behalf the expenditure was made, identification of the 15.5ballot question that the expenditure was intended to promote or defeat new text begin and an indication of new text end 15.6 new text begin whether the expenditure was to promote or to defeat the ballot question new text end , and in the case 15.7of independent expenditures made in opposition to a candidate, the candidate's name, 15.8address, and office sought. A reporting entity making an expenditure on behalf of more 15.9than one candidate for state or legislative office must allocate the expenditure among the 15.10candidates on a reasonable cost basis and report the allocation for each candidate. 15.11(h) new text begin (i) new text end The report must disclose the sum of all expenditures made by or on behalf of 15.12the reporting entity during the reporting period. 15.13(i) new text begin (j) new text end The report must disclose the amount and nature of an advance of credit 15.14incurred by the reporting entity, continuously reported until paid or forgiven. If an advance 15.15of credit incurred by the principal campaign committee of a candidate is forgiven by the 15.16creditor or paid by an entity other than that principal campaign committee, it must be 15.17reported as a donation in kind for the year in which the advance of credit was made. 15.18(j) new text begin (k) new text end The report must disclose the name and address of each political committee, 15.19political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit to which contributions have 15.20been made that aggregate in excess of $100 new text begin $200 new text end within the year and the amount and 15.21date of each contribution. 15.22(k) new text begin (l) new text end The report must disclose the sum of all contributions made by the reporting 15.23entity during the reporting period. 15.24(l) new text begin (m) new text end The report must disclose the name and address of each individual or 15.25association to whom noncampaign disbursements have been made that aggregate in excess 15.26of $100 new text begin $200 new text end within the year by or on behalf of the reporting entity and the amount, date, 15.27and purpose of each noncampaign disbursement. 15.28(m) new text begin (n) new text end The report must disclose the sum of all noncampaign disbursements made 15.29within the year by or on behalf of the reporting entity. 15.30(n) new text begin (o) new text end The report must disclose the name and address of a nonprofit corporation that 15.31provides administrative assistance to a political committee or political fund as authorized 15.32by section 211B.15, subdivision 17, the type of administrative assistance provided, and the 15.33aggregate fair market value of each type of assistance provided to the political committee 15.34or political fund during the reporting period. 15.35    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.20, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 16.1    Subd. 5. Preelection new text begin Pre-election new text end reports. new text begin (a) new text end Any loan, contribution, or 16.2contributions new text begin : new text end 16.3     new text begin (1) new text end to a political committee or political fund from any one source totaling new text begin more than new text end 16.4 $1,000 or more, or in a statewide election for new text begin ; new text end 16.5     new text begin (2) to the principal campaign committee of a candidate for an appellate court new text end judicial 16.6office, any loan, contribution, or contributions from any one source totaling new text begin more than new text end 16.7 $2,000 or more, or in any judicial new text begin ; new text end 16.8     new text begin (3) to the principal campaign committee of a candidate for new text end district new text begin court judge new text end 16.9 totaling new text begin more than new text end $400 or more, and any loan, contribution, or contributions new text begin ; or new text end 16.10     new text begin (4) new text end to new text begin the principal campaign committee of new text end a candidate for constitutional office or 16.11for the legislature from any one source totaling 80 new text begin more than 50 new text end percent or more of the 16.12 new text begin election cycle new text end contribution limit for the office, received between the last day covered in 16.13the last report before an election and the election must be reported to the board in one of 16.14the following ways: new text begin in the manner provided in paragraph (b). new text end 16.15 new text begin (b) A loan, contribution, or contributions required to be reported to the board under new text end 16.16 new text begin paragraph (a) must be reported to the board either: new text end 16.17    (1) in person by the end of the next business day after its receipt; or 16.18    (2) by electronic means sent within 24 hours after its receipt. 16.19     new text begin (c) new text end These loans and contributions must also be reported in the next required report. 16.20     new text begin (d) new text end This notice requirement does not apply with respect to new text begin in new text end a primary in which 16.21the statewide or legislative new text begin election to a new text end candidate new text begin who new text end is unopposed new text begin in the primary, in a new text end 16.22 new text begin primary election to a ballot question political committee or fund, or in a general election to new text end 16.23 new text begin a candidate whose name is not on the general election ballot new text end . The board must post the 16.24report on its Web site by the end of the next business day after it is received. 16.25     new text begin (e) This subdivision does not apply to a ballot question or independent expenditure new text end 16.26 new text begin political committee or fund that has not met the registration threshold of section 10A.14, new text end 16.27 new text begin subdivision 1a. However, if a contribution that would be subject to this section triggers the new text end 16.28 new text begin registration requirement in section 10A.14, subdivision 1a, then both registration under new text end 16.29 new text begin that section and reporting under this section are required. new text end 16.30    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.20, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 16.31    Subd. 6. Report when no committee. new text begin (a) new text end A candidate who does not designate 16.32and cause to be formed a principal campaign committee and an individual who makes 16.33independent expenditures or new text begin campaign new text end expenditures expressly advocating the approval or 16.34defeat of a ballot question in aggregate in excess of $100 new text begin $750 new text end in a year must file with 16.35the board a report containing the information required by subdivision 3. Reports required 17.1by this subdivision must be filed on new text begin by new text end the dates on which reports by new text begin principal campaign new text end 17.2 committees, funds, and party units are new text begin must be new text end filed. 17.3 new text begin (b) An individual who makes independent expenditures that aggregate more than new text end 17.4 new text begin $1,500 in a calendar year or expenditures to promote or defeat a ballot question that new text end 17.5 new text begin aggregate more than $5,000 in a calendar year must file with the board a report containing new text end 17.6 new text begin the information required by subdivision 3. A report required by this subdivision must be new text end 17.7 new text begin filed by the date on which the next report by political committees and political funds new text end 17.8 new text begin must be filed. new text end 17.9    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.20, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 17.10    Subd. 7. Statement of inactivity. If a reporting entity new text begin principal campaign new text end 17.11 new text begin committee, party unit, or political committee, new text end has no receipts or expenditures during a 17.12reporting period, the treasurer must file with the board at the time required by this section 17.13a statement to that effect. 17.14    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision 17.15to read: 17.16     new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end new text begin Activity of political fund. new text end new text begin An association is not required to file any new text end 17.17 new text begin statement or report for a reporting period when the association accepted no contributions new text end 17.18 new text begin into the association's political fund and made no expenditures from its political fund since new text end 17.19 new text begin the last date included in its most recent filed report. If the association maintains a separate new text end 17.20 new text begin checking account for its political fund, the receipt of interest on the proceeds of that new text end 17.21 new text begin account and the payment of fees to maintain that account do not constitute activity that new text end 17.22 new text begin requires the filing of a report for an otherwise inactive political fund. new text end 17.23    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.241, is amended to read: 17.2410A.241 TRANSFER OF DEBTS. 17.25    Notwithstanding section , A candidate may terminate the candidate's 17.26principal campaign committee for one state office by transferring any debts of that 17.27committee to the candidate's principal campaign committee for another state office if 17.28all outstanding unpaid bills or loans from the committee being terminated are assumed 17.29and continuously reported by the committee to which the transfer is being made until 17.30paid or forgiven. A loan that is forgiven is covered by section 10A.20 and, for purposes 17.31of section , is a contribution to the principal campaign committee from which 17.32the debt was transferred under this section. 18.1    Sec. 36. new text begin [10A.243] TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION. new text end 18.2     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Termination report. new text end new text begin A political committee, political fund, principal new text end 18.3 new text begin campaign committee, or party unit may terminate its registration with the board after it new text end 18.4 new text begin has disposed of all its assets in excess of $100 by filing a final report of receipts and new text end 18.5 new text begin expenditures. The final report must be identified as a termination report and must include new text end 18.6 new text begin all financial transactions that occurred after the last date included on the most recent new text end 18.7 new text begin report filed with the board. The termination report may be filed at any time after the new text end 18.8 new text begin asset threshold in this section is reached. new text end 18.9     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Asset disposition. new text end new text begin "Assets" include credit balances at vendors, prepaid new text end 18.10 new text begin postage and postage stamps, as well as physical assets. Assets must be disposed of at their new text end 18.11 new text begin fair market value. Assets of a political fund that consist of, or were acquired using, only new text end 18.12 new text begin the general treasury money of the fund's supporting association remain the property of the new text end 18.13 new text begin association upon termination of the association's political fund registration and are not new text end 18.14 new text begin subject to the disposal requirements of this section. new text end 18.15    Sec. 37. new text begin [10A.244] VOLUNTARY INACTIVE STATUS; POLITICAL FUNDS. new text end 18.16     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Election of voluntary inactive status. new text end new text begin An association that has a new text end 18.17 new text begin political fund registered under this chapter may elect to have the fund placed on voluntary new text end 18.18 new text begin inactive status if the following conditions are met: new text end 18.19 new text begin (1) the association makes a written request for inactive status; new text end 18.20 new text begin (2) the association has filed all periodic reports required by this chapter and new text end 18.21 new text begin has received no contributions into its political fund and made no expenditures or new text end 18.22 new text begin disbursements through its political fund since the last date included on the association's new text end 18.23 new text begin most recent report; and new text end 18.24 new text begin (3) the association has satisfied all obligations to the state for late filing fees and civil new text end 18.25 new text begin penalties imposed by the board or the board has waived this requirement. new text end 18.26     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Effect of voluntary inactive status. new text end new text begin After an association has complied new text end 18.27 new text begin with the requirements of subdivision 1: new text end 18.28 new text begin (1) the board must notify the association that its political fund has been placed in new text end 18.29 new text begin voluntary inactive status and of the terms of this section; new text end 18.30 new text begin (2) the board must stop sending the association reports, forms, and notices of report new text end 18.31 new text begin due dates that are periodically sent to entities registered with the board; new text end 18.32 new text begin (3) the association is not required to file periodic disclosure reports for its political new text end 18.33 new text begin fund as otherwise required under this chapter; new text end 18.34 new text begin (4) the association may not accept contributions into its political fund and may not new text end 18.35 new text begin make expenditures, contributions, or disbursements through its political fund; and new text end 19.1 new text begin (5) if the association maintains a separate depository account for its political fund, new text end 19.2 new text begin it may continue to pay bank service charges and receive interest paid on that account new text end 19.3 new text begin while its political fund is in inactive status. new text end 19.4     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Resumption of active status or termination. new text end new text begin (a) An association that new text end 19.5 new text begin has placed its political fund in voluntary inactive status may resume active status upon new text end 19.6 new text begin written notice to the board. new text end 19.7 new text begin (b) A political fund placed in voluntary inactive status must resume active status new text end 19.8 new text begin within 14 days of the date that it has accepted contributions or made expenditures, new text end 19.9 new text begin contributions, or disbursements that aggregate more than $750 since the political fund was new text end 19.10 new text begin placed on inactive status. If, after meeting this threshold, the association does not notify new text end 19.11 new text begin the board that its fund has resumed active status, the board may place the association's new text end 19.12 new text begin political fund in active status and notify the association of the change in status. new text end 19.13 new text begin (c) An association that has placed its political fund in voluntary inactive status may new text end 19.14 new text begin terminate the registration of the fund without returning it to active status. new text end 19.15     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Penalty for financial activity while in voluntary inactive status. new text end new text begin If an new text end 19.16 new text begin association fails to notify the board of its political fund's resumption of active status under new text end 19.17 new text begin subdivision 3, the board may impose a civil penalty of $50 per day, not to exceed $1,000 new text end 19.18 new text begin commencing on the 15th calendar day after the fund resumed active status. new text end 19.19    Sec. 38. new text begin [10A.245] ADMINISTRATIVE TERMINATION OF INACTIVE new text end 19.20 new text begin COMMITTEES AND FUNDS. new text end 19.21     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Inactivity defined. new text end new text begin (a) A principal campaign committee becomes new text end 19.22 new text begin inactive on the later of the following dates: new text end 19.23 new text begin (1) six years after the last election in which the individual for whom the committee new text end 19.24 new text begin exists was a candidate for the office sought or held at the time the principal campaign new text end 19.25 new text begin committee registered with the board; or new text end 19.26 new text begin (2) six years after the last day on which the individual for whom the committee new text end 19.27 new text begin exists served in an elective office subject to this chapter. new text end 19.28 new text begin (b) A political committee, political fund, or party unit becomes inactive when new text end 19.29 new text begin four years have elapsed since the end of a reporting period during which the political new text end 19.30 new text begin committee, political fund, or party unit made an expenditure or disbursement requiring new text end 19.31 new text begin itemized disclosure under this chapter. new text end 19.32 new text begin (c) A political fund that has elected voluntary inactive status under section 10A.244 new text end 19.33 new text begin becomes inactive within the meaning of this section when four years have elapsed during new text end 19.34 new text begin which the political fund was continuously in voluntary inactive status. new text end 20.1     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Termination by board. new text end new text begin The board may terminate the registration of a new text end 20.2 new text begin principal campaign committee, party unit, political committee, or political fund found to be new text end 20.3 new text begin inactive under this section 60 days after sending written notice of inactivity by certified mail new text end 20.4 new text begin to the affected association at the last address on record with the board for that association. new text end 20.5 new text begin Within 60 days after the board sends notice under this section, the affected association must new text end 20.6 new text begin dispose of its assets as provided in this subdivision. The assets of the principal campaign new text end 20.7 new text begin committee, party unit, or political committee must be used for the purposes authorized by new text end 20.8 new text begin this chapter or section 211B.12 or must be liquidated and deposited in the general account new text end 20.9 new text begin of the state elections campaign account. The assets of an association's political fund that new text end 20.10 new text begin were derived from the association's general treasury money revert to the association's new text end 20.11 new text begin general treasury. Assets of a political fund that resulted from contributions to the political new text end 20.12 new text begin fund must be used for the purposes authorized by this chapter or section 211B.12 or must new text end 20.13 new text begin be liquidated and deposited in the general account of the state elections campaign account. new text end 20.14    Sec. 39. new text begin [10A.246] UNPAID DEBT UPON TERMINATION. new text end 20.15 new text begin Termination of a registration with the board does not affect the liability, if any, of the new text end 20.16 new text begin association or its candidates, officers, or other individuals for obligations incurred in the new text end 20.17 new text begin name of the association or its political fund. new text end 20.18    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.25, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 20.19    Subd. 2. Amounts. (a) In a year in which an election is held for an office sought by a 20.20candidate new text begin segment of an election cycle new text end , the principal campaign committee of the candidate 20.21must not make campaign expenditures nor permit approved expenditures to be made on 20.22behalf of the candidate that result in aggregate expenditures in excess of the following: 20.23(1) for governor and lieutenant governor, running together, $2,577,200 new text begin $3,500,000 new text end 20.24 new text begin in the election segment and $1,500,000 in the nonelection segment new text end ; 20.25(2) for attorney general, $429,600 new text begin $600,000 in the election segment and $200,000 in new text end 20.26 new text begin the nonelection segment new text end ; 20.27(3) for secretary of state and state auditor, separately, $214,800 new text begin $400,000 in the new text end 20.28 new text begin election segment and $100,000 in the nonelection segment new text end ; 20.29(4) for state senator, $68,100 new text begin $90,000 in the election segment and $30,000 in new text end 20.30 new text begin a non-election segment new text end ; 20.31(5) for state representative, $34,300 new text begin $60,000 in the election segment new text end . 20.32(b) In addition to the amount in paragraph (a), clause (1), a candidate for 20.33endorsement for the office of lieutenant governor at the convention of a political party 21.1may make campaign expenditures and approved expenditures of five percent of that 21.2amount to seek endorsement. 21.3(c) If a special election cycle occurs during a general election cycle, expenditures by 21.4or on behalf of a candidate in the special election do not count as expenditures by or on 21.5behalf of the candidate in the general election. 21.6(d) The expenditure limits in this subdivision for an office are increased by ten 21.7percent for a candidate who is running for that new text begin has not previously held the same new text end office 21.8 for the first time new text begin , whose name has not previously been on the primary or general election new text end 21.9 new text begin ballot for that office, new text end and who has not new text begin in the past ten years raised or spent more than $750 new text end 21.10 new text begin in a new text end run previously for any other office whose territory now includes a population that 21.11is more than one-third of the population in the territory of the new office new text begin . In the case of new text end 21.12 new text begin a legislative candidate, the office is that of a member of the house of representatives or new text end 21.13 new text begin senate without regard to any specific district new text end . 21.14    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.25, subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 21.15    Subd. 2a. Aggregated expenditures. If a candidate makes expenditures from more 21.16than one principal campaign committee for nomination or election to statewide office in 21.17the same new text begin segment of an new text end election year new text begin cycle new text end , the amount of expenditures from all of the 21.18candidate's principal campaign committees for statewide office for that new text begin segment of the new text end 21.19 election year new text begin cycle new text end must be aggregated for purposes of applying the limits on expenditures 21.20under subdivision 2. 21.21    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.25, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 21.22    Subd. 3. Governor and lieutenant governor a single candidate. For the purposes 21.23of sections 10A.11 to 10A.34 new text begin this chapter new text end , a candidate for governor and a candidate 21.24for lieutenant governor, running together, are considered a single candidate. Except 21.25as provided in subdivision 2, paragraph (b), all expenditures made by or all approved 21.26expenditures made on behalf of the candidate for lieutenant governor are considered to be 21.27expenditures by or approved expenditures on behalf of the candidate for governor. 21.28    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.257, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 21.29    Subdivision 1. Unused funds. After all campaign expenditures and noncampaign 21.30disbursements for an election cycle have been made, an amount up to 50 new text begin 25 new text end percent of the 21.31election year new text begin cycle new text end expenditure limit for the office may be carried forward. Any remaining 21.32amount up to the total amount of the public subsidy from the state elections campaign fund 21.33must be returned to the state treasury for credit to the general fund under section 10A.324. 22.1Any remaining amount in excess of the total public subsidy must be contributed to the 22.2state elections campaign fund new text begin account new text end or a political party for multicandidate expenditures 22.3as defined in section 10A.275. 22.4    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 22.5    Subdivision 1. Contribution limits. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, 22.6a candidate must not permit the candidate's principal campaign committee to accept 22.7aggregate contributions made or delivered by any individual, political committee, or 22.8 political fund new text begin , or association not registered with the board new text end in excess of the following: 22.9(1) to candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running together, $2,000 22.10 new text begin $4,000 new text end in new text begin the election segment of new text end an election year new text begin cycle new text end for the office sought and $500 22.11 new text begin $2,000 new text end in other years new text begin the nonelection segment of the election cycle new text end ; 22.12(2) to a candidate for attorney general, secretary of state, or state auditor, $1,000 22.13 new text begin $2,500 new text end in new text begin the election segment of new text end an election year new text begin cycle new text end for the office sought and $200 22.14 new text begin $1,500 new text end in other years new text begin the nonelection segment of the election cycle new text end ; 22.15 new text begin (3) to a candidate for secretary of state or state auditor, $2,000 in the election new text end 22.16 new text begin segment of an election cycle and $1,000 in the nonelection segment of the election cycle; new text end 22.17(3) new text begin (4) new text end to a candidate for state senator, $500 new text begin $1,000 new text end in new text begin the election segment of new text end an 22.18election year new text begin cycle new text end for the office sought and $100 new text begin $1,000 new text end in other years new text begin a nonelection new text end 22.19 new text begin segment of the election cycle new text end ; 22.20(4) new text begin (5) new text end to a candidate for state representative, $500 new text begin $1,000 new text end in new text begin the election segment of new text end 22.21an election year new text begin cycle new text end for the office sought and $100 in the other year; and 22.22(5) new text begin (6) new text end to a candidate for judicial office, $2,000 new text begin $2,500 new text end in new text begin the election segment of new text end 22.23an election year new text begin cycle new text end for the office sought and $500 new text begin $1,000 new text end in other years new text begin a nonelection new text end 22.24 new text begin segment of the election cycle new text end . 22.25(b) The following deliveries are not subject to the bundling limitation in this 22.26subdivision: 22.27(1) delivery of contributions collected by a member of the candidate's principal 22.28campaign committee, such as a block worker or a volunteer who hosts a fund-raising 22.29event, to the committee's treasurer; and 22.30(2) a delivery made by an individual on behalf of the individual's spouse. 22.31(c) A lobbyist, political committee, political party unit, or new text begin an association that has a new text end 22.32political fund new text begin , or an association not registered with the board new text end must not make a contribution 22.33a candidate is prohibited from accepting. 22.34    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.27, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 23.1    Subd. 10. Limited personal contributions. A candidate who accepts a public 23.2subsidy new text begin signs an agreement under section 10A.322 new text end may not contribute to the candidate's 23.3own campaign during a year new text begin segment of an election cycle new text end more than ten new text begin five new text end times the 23.4candidate's election year contribution limit new text begin for that segment new text end under subdivision 1. 23.5    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read: 23.6    Subd. 11. Contributions from certain types of contributors. A candidate must 23.7not permit the candidate's principal campaign committee to accept a contribution from 23.8a political committee, political fund, lobbyist, or large contributor, new text begin or association not new text end 23.9 new text begin registered with the board new text end if the contribution will cause the aggregate contributions from 23.10those types of contributors new text begin during an election cycle segment new text end to exceed an amount equal 23.11to 20 percent of the new text begin election cycle segment new text end expenditure limits for the office sought by 23.12the candidate, provided that the 20 percent limit must be rounded to the nearest $100. 23.13For purposes of this subdivision, "large contributor" means an individual, other than the 23.14candidate, who contributes an amount that is more than $100 and more than one-half the 23.15amount an individual may contribute new text begin during the election cycle segment new text end . 23.16    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.27, subdivision 13, is amended to read: 23.17    Subd. 13. Unregistered association limit; statement; penalty. (a) The treasurer of 23.18a political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit must not 23.19accept a contribution of more than $100 new text begin $200 new text end from an association not registered under 23.20this chapter unless the contribution is accompanied by a written statement that meets the 23.21disclosure and reporting period requirements imposed by section 10A.20. This statement 23.22must be certified as true and correct by an officer of the contributing association. The 23.23committee, fund, or party unit that accepts the contribution must include a copy of the 23.24statement with the report that discloses the contribution to the board. This subdivision 23.25does not apply when a national political party contributes money to its affiliate in this state. 23.26(b) An unregistered association may provide the written statement required by this 23.27subdivision to no more than three committees, funds, or party units in a calendar year. Each 23.28statement must cover at least the 30 days immediately preceding and including the date on 23.29which the contribution was made. An unregistered association or an officer of it is subject 23.30to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000, if the association or its officer: 23.31(1) fails to provide a written statement as required by this subdivision; or 23.32(2) fails to register after giving the written statement required by this subdivision to 23.33more than three committees, funds, or party units in a calendar year. 24.1(c) The treasurer of a political committee, political fund, principal campaign 24.2committee, or party unit who accepts a contribution in excess of $100 new text begin $200 new text end from an 24.3unregistered association without the required written disclosure statement is subject to a 24.4civil penalty up to four times the amount in excess of $100 new text begin $200 new text end . 24.5 new text begin (d) This subdivision does not apply: new text end 24.6 new text begin (1) when a national political party contributes money to its state committee; or new text end 24.7 new text begin (2) to purchases by candidates for federal office of tickets to events or space rental new text end 24.8 new text begin at events held by party units in this state (i) if the geographical area represented by the new text end 24.9 new text begin party unit includes any part of the geographical area of the office that the federal candidate new text end 24.10 new text begin is seeking and (ii) the purchase price is not more than that paid by other attendees or new text end 24.11 new text begin renters of similar spaces. new text end 24.12    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.27, subdivision 14, is amended to read: 24.13    Subd. 14. Contributions of business revenue. An association may, if not prohibited 24.14by other law, contribute revenue from the operation of a business to an independent 24.15expenditure new text begin or ballot question new text end political committee or an independent expenditure political 24.16 fund without complying with subdivision 13. 24.17    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.27, subdivision 15, is amended to read: 24.18    Subd. 15. Contributions of dues or contribution revenue new text begin or use of general new text end 24.19 new text begin treasury money new text end . (a) An association may, if not prohibited by other law, contribute revenue 24.20from membership dues or fees, or from contributions received by the association new text begin its general new text end 24.21 new text begin treasury money new text end to an independent expenditure new text begin or ballot question new text end political committee or 24.22an independent expenditure political fund new text begin , including its own independent expenditure or new text end 24.23 new text begin ballot question political committee or fund, new text end without complying with subdivision 13. 24.24 new text begin (b) new text end Before the day when the recipient committee or fund's next report must be 24.25filed with the board under section 10A.20, subdivision 2 or 5, an association that has 24.26contributed new text begin more than new text end $5,000 or more in aggregate to independent expenditure political 24.27committees or funds during the calendar year new text begin or has contributed more than $5,000 in new text end 24.28 new text begin aggregate to ballot question political committees or funds during the calendar year new text end 24.29must provide in writing to the recipient's treasurer a statement that includes the name, 24.30address, and amount attributable to each individual or association new text begin person new text end that paid the 24.31association dues or fees, or made contributions new text begin donations new text end to the association that, in total, 24.32aggregate new text begin more than new text end $1,000 or more new text begin $5,000 new text end of the contribution from the association to the 24.33independent expenditure new text begin or ballot question new text end political committee or fund. The statement 24.34must also include the total amount of the contribution from individuals or associations 25.1 new text begin attributable to persons new text end not subject to itemization under this section. The statement must be 25.2certified as true and correct by an officer of the donor association. 25.3(b) new text begin (c) new text end To determine the new text begin amount of new text end membership dues or fees, or contributions 25.4 new text begin donations new text end made by an individual or association that exceed $1,000 of the contribution 25.5made by the donor association new text begin a person to an association and attributable to the new text end 25.6 new text begin association's contribution new text end to the independent expenditure new text begin or ballot question new text end political 25.7committee or fund, the donor association must: 25.8(1) apply a pro rata calculation to all unrestricted dues, fees, and contributions 25.9received by the donor association in the calendar year; or 25.10(2) as provided in paragraph (c) new text begin (d) new text end , identify the specific individuals or associations 25.11whose dues, fees, or contributions are included in the contribution to the independent 25.12expenditure political committee or fund. 25.13(c) new text begin (d) new text end Dues, fees, or contributions from an individual or association must be 25.14identified in a contribution to an independent expenditure political committee or fund 25.15under paragraph (b) new text begin (c) new text end , clause (2), if: 25.16(1) the individual or association has specifically authorized the donor association to 25.17use the individual's or association's dues, fees, or contributions for this purpose; or 25.18(2) the individual's or association's dues, fees, or contributions to the donor 25.19association are unrestricted and the donor association designates them as the source of the 25.20subject contribution to the independent expenditure political committee or fund. 25.21 new text begin (e) new text end After a portion of an individual's or association's dues, fees, or contributions 25.22to the donor association have new text begin the general treasury money received by an association new text end 25.23 new text begin from a person has new text end been designated as the source of a contribution to an independent 25.24expenditure new text begin or ballot question new text end political committee or fund, that portion of the individual's 25.25or association's dues, fees, or contributions to the donor association new text begin association's general new text end 25.26 new text begin treasury money received from that person new text end may not be designated as the source of any other 25.27contribution to an independent expenditure new text begin or ballot question new text end political committee or fund. 25.28(d) For the purposes of this section, "donor association" means the association 25.29contributing to an independent expenditure political committee or fund that is required to 25.30provide a statement under paragraph (a). 25.31    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.323, is amended to read: 25.3210A.323 AFFIDAVIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS. 25.33     new text begin (a) new text end In addition to the requirements of section 10A.322, to be eligible to receive a 25.34public subsidy under section 10A.31 a candidate or the candidate's treasurer must file an 25.35affidavit with the board stating that new text begin : new text end 26.1     new text begin (1) new text end between January 1 of the previous year and the cutoff date for transactions 26.2included in the report of receipts and expenditures due before the primary election the 26.3candidate has accumulated new text begin , accumulate new text end contributions from persons new text begin individuals new text end eligible to 26.4vote in this state in at least the amount indicated for the office sought, counting only the 26.5first $50 received from each contributor new text begin , excluding in-kind contributions new text end : 26.6    (1) new text begin (i) new text end candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running together, $35,000; 26.7    (2) new text begin (ii) new text end candidates for attorney general, $15,000; 26.8    (3) new text begin (iii) new text end candidates for secretary of state and state auditor, separately, $6,000; 26.9    (4) new text begin (iv) new text end candidates for the senate, $3,000; and 26.10    (5) new text begin (v) new text end candidates for the house of representatives, $1,500. new text begin ; new text end 26.11     new text begin (2) the candidate or the candidate's treasurer must file an affidavit with the board new text end 26.12 new text begin stating that the principal campaign committee has complied with this paragraph. new text end The 26.13affidavit must state the total amount of contributions that have been received from persons 26.14 new text begin individuals new text end eligible to vote in this state, disregarding new text begin excluding: new text end 26.15     new text begin (i) new text end the portion of any contribution in excess of $50. new text begin ; new text end 26.16 new text begin (ii) any in-kind contribution; and new text end 26.17 new text begin (iii) any contribution for which the name and address of the contributor is not known new text end 26.18 new text begin and recorded; and new text end 26.19     new text begin (3) new text end the candidate or the candidate's treasurer must submit the affidavit required 26.20by this section to the board in writing by the deadline for reporting of receipts and 26.21expenditures before a primary under section 10A.20, subdivision 4. 26.22     new text begin (b) new text end A candidate for a vacancy to be filled at a special election for which the filing 26.23period does not coincide with the filing period for the general election must new text begin accumulate new text end 26.24 new text begin the contributions specified in paragraph (a) and must new text end submit the affidavit required by this 26.25section to the board within five days after the close of the filing period for the special 26.26election for which the candidate filed. 26.27    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 211B.15, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 26.28    Subd. 6. Penalty for individuals. new text begin (a) An officer, manager, stockholder, member, new text end 26.29 new text begin agent, employee, attorney, or other representative of a corporation acting on behalf of the new text end 26.30 new text begin corporation who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of up to ten times the new text end 26.31 new text begin amount of the violation, but in no case more than $10,000, imposed by the Campaign new text end 26.32 new text begin Finance and Public Disclosure Board under chapter 10A or imposed by the Office of new text end 26.33 new text begin Administrative Hearings under this chapter. new text end 26.34 new text begin (b) Knowingly violating this section is a crime. new text end An officer, manager, stockholder, 26.35member, agent, employee, attorney, or other representative of a corporation acting in 27.1behalf of the corporation who violates new text begin is convicted of knowingly violating new text end this section 27.2may be fined not more than $20,000 or be imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. 27.3    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 211B.15, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 27.4    Subd. 7. Penalty for corporations. new text begin (a) A corporation that violates this section is new text end 27.5 new text begin subject to a civil penalty of up to ten times the amount of the violation, but in no case new text end 27.6 new text begin more than $10,000, imposed by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board under new text end 27.7 new text begin chapter 10A or imposed by the Office of Administrative Hearings under this chapter. new text end 27.8 new text begin (b) Knowingly violating this section is a crime. new text end A corporation convicted of 27.9 new text begin knowingly new text end violating this section is subject to a fine not greater than $40,000. A convicted 27.10domestic corporation may be dissolved as well as fined. If a foreign or nonresident 27.11corporation is convicted, in addition to being fined, its right to do business in this state 27.12may be declared forfeited. 27.13    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 211B.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 27.14to read: 27.15     new text begin Subd. 7b. new text end new text begin Knowing violations. new text end new text begin An individual or a corporation knowingly violates new text end 27.16 new text begin this section if, at the time of a transaction, the individual or the corporation knew: new text end 27.17 new text begin (1) that the transaction causing the violation constituted a contribution under chapter new text end 27.18 new text begin 10A, chapter 211A, or chapter 383B; and new text end 27.19 new text begin (2) that the contributor was a corporation subject to the prohibitions of subdivision 2. new text end 27.20    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 211B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 27.21    Subdivision 1. Administrative remedy; exhaustion. new text begin (a) Except as provided in new text end 27.22 new text begin paragraph (b), new text end a complaint alleging a violation of chapter 211A or 211B must be filed with 27.23the office. The complaint must be finally disposed of by the office before the alleged 27.24violation may be prosecuted by a county attorney. 27.25 new text begin (b) Complaints arising under those sections and related to those individuals and new text end 27.26 new text begin associations specified in section 10A.02, subdivision 11, paragraph (a), must be filed with new text end 27.27 new text begin the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. new text end 27.28    Sec. 55. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 27.29 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 10A.24; 10A.242; and 10A.25, subdivision 6, new text end new text begin are new text end 27.30 new text begin repealed. new text end 27.31    Sec. 56. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end 28.1 new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 28.2ARTICLE 2 28.3PUBLIC OFFICIAL 28.4    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read: 28.5    Subd. 35. Public official. "Public official" means any: 28.6    (1) member of the legislature; 28.7    (2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative 28.8auditor, chief clerk of the house of representatives, revisor of statutes, or researcher, 28.9legislative analyst, or attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel and Research or House 28.10Research; 28.11    (3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative 28.12deputy; 28.13    (4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general; 28.14    (5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state 28.15department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information 28.16officer; 28.17    (6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a 28.18state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under 28.19chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14; 28.20    (7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, 28.21or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14; 28.22    (8) executive director of the State Board of Investment; 28.23    (9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8); 28.24    (10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals; 28.25    (11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of 28.26Administrative Hearings or unemployment law judge in the Department of Employment 28.27and Economic Development; 28.28    (12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations 28.29manager of the Metropolitan Council; 28.30    (13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency; 28.31    (14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the 28.32Department of Public Safety; 28.33    (15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority; 28.34    (16) member of the board of directors or president of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.; 29.1    (17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State 29.2High School League; 29.3    (18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755; 29.4    (19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources; 29.5    (20) manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management 29.6organization as defined under section 103B.205, subdivision 13; 29.7    (21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district; 29.8(22) director of Explore Minnesota Tourism; 29.9    (23) citizen member of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council established 29.10in section 97A.056; 29.11(24) citizen member of the Clean Water Council established in section 114D.30; or 29.12(25) member or chief executive of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority 29.13established in section 473J.07. new text begin ; new text end 29.14 new text begin (26) district court judge, appeals court judge, or Supreme Court justice; or new text end 29.15 new text begin (27) county commissioner. new text end 29.16    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.07, is amended to read: 29.1710A.07 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 29.18    Subdivision 1. Disclosure of potential conflicts. A public official or a local 29.19official elected to or appointed by a metropolitan governmental unit who in the discharge 29.20of official duties would be required to take an action or make a decision that would 29.21substantially affect the official's financial interests or those of an associated business, 29.22unless the effect on the official is no greater than on other members of the official's 29.23business classification, profession, or occupation, must take the following actions: 29.24(1) prepare a written statement describing the matter requiring action or decision and 29.25the nature of the potential conflict of interest; 29.26(2) deliver copies of the statement to the official's immediate superior, if any; and 29.27(3) if a member of the legislature or of the governing body of a metropolitan 29.28governmental unit, deliver a copy of the statement to the presiding officer of the body 29.29of service. 29.30If a potential conflict of interest presents itself and there is insufficient time to 29.31comply with clauses (1) to (3), the public or local official must orally inform the superior 29.32or the official body of service or committee of the body of the potential conflict. 29.33    Subd. 2. Required actions. If the official is not a member of the legislature or of the 29.34governing body of a metropolitan governmental unit, the superior must assign the matter, 29.35if possible, to another employee who does not have a potential conflict of interest. If there 30.1is no immediate superior, the official must abstain, if possible, in a manner prescribed by 30.2the board from influence over the action or decision in question. If the official is a member 30.3of the legislature, the house of service may, at the member's request, excuse the member 30.4from taking part in the action or decision in question. If the official is not permitted or is 30.5otherwise unable to abstain from action in connection with the matter, the official must 30.6file a statement describing the potential conflict and the action taken. A public official 30.7must file the statement with the board and a local official must file the statement with the 30.8governing body of the official's political subdivision. The statement must be filed within a 30.9week of the action taken. 30.10    Subd. 3. Interest in contract; local officials. This section does not apply to a local 30.11official with respect to a matter governed by sections 471.87 and 471.88. 30.12     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Exception; judges. new text end new text begin Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 2, a public official new text end 30.13 new text begin who is a district court judge, an appeals court judge, or a Supreme Court justice is not new text end 30.14 new text begin required to comply with the provisions of this section. new text end 30.15    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 30.16    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this 30.17section. 30.18(b) "Gift" means money, real or personal property, a service, a loan, a forbearance or 30.19forgiveness of indebtedness, or a promise of future employment, that is given and received 30.20without the giver receiving consideration of equal or greater value in return. 30.21(c) "Official" means a public official, an employee of the legislature, a judge, or a 30.22local official of a metropolitan governmental unit. 30.23    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.08, is amended to read: 30.2410A.08 REPRESENTATION DISCLOSURE. 30.25     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Disclosure required. new text end A public official who represents a client for a 30.26fee before an individual, board, commission, or agency that has rulemaking authority in a 30.27hearing conducted under chapter 14, must disclose the official's participation in the action 30.28to the board within 14 days after the appearance. If the public official fails to disclose the 30.29participation within ten business days after the disclosure required by this section was due, 30.30the board may impose a late filing fee of $5 per day, not to exceed $100, starting on the 30.3111th day after the disclosure was due. The board must send notice by certified mail to a 30.32public official who fails to disclose the participation within ten business days after the 30.33disclosure was due that the public official may be subject to a civil penalty for failure to 30.34disclose the participation. A public official who fails to disclose the participation within 31.1seven days after the certified mail notice was sent by the board is subject to a civil penalty 31.2imposed by the board of up to $1,000. 31.3     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Exception; judges. new text end new text begin Notwithstanding subdivision 1, a public official who is new text end 31.4 new text begin a district court judge, an appeals court judge, or a Supreme Court justice is not required to new text end 31.5 new text begin comply with the provisions of this section. new text end 31.6    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.09, subdivision 6a, is amended to read: 31.7    Subd. 6a. Local officials new text begin Place of filing new text end . new text begin A public official required to file a new text end 31.8 new text begin statement under this section must file it with the board. new text end A local official required to file a 31.9statement under this section must file it with the governing body of the official's political 31.10subdivision. The governing body must maintain statements filed with it under this 31.11subdivision as public data. new text begin If an official position is defined as both a public official and as new text end 31.12 new text begin a local official of a metropolitan governmental unit under this chapter, the official must new text end 31.13 new text begin file the statement with the board. new text end 31.14    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 31.15to read: 31.16     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Waivers. new text end new text begin Upon written request and for good cause shown, the board may new text end 31.17 new text begin waive the requirement that an official disclose the address of real property that constitutes new text end 31.18 new text begin a secondary residence of the official. new text end 31.19    Sec. 7. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end 31.20 new text begin This article is effective January 1, 2014, and applies to public officials elected or new text end 31.21 new text begin appointed to terms of office commencing on or after that date. new text end 31.22ARTICLE 3 31.23TECHNICAL CHANGES 31.24    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read: 31.25    Subd. 35. Public official. "Public official" means any: 31.26    (1) member of the legislature; 31.27    (2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative 31.28auditor, chief clerk of the house of representatives, revisor of statutes, or researcher, 31.29legislative analyst, new text begin fiscal analyst, new text end or attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel and new text begin , new text end Research 31.30or new text begin , and Fiscal Analysis, new text end House Research new text begin , or the House Fiscal Analysis Department new text end ; 31.31    (3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative 31.32deputy; 32.1    (4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general; 32.2    (5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state 32.3department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information 32.4officer; 32.5    (6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a 32.6state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under 32.7chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14; 32.8    (7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, 32.9or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14; 32.10    (8) executive director of the State Board of Investment; 32.11    (9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8); 32.12    (10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals; 32.13    (11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of 32.14Administrative Hearings or unemployment law judge in the Department of Employment 32.15and Economic Development; 32.16    (12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations 32.17manager of the Metropolitan Council; 32.18    (13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency; 32.19    (14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the 32.20Department of Public Safety; 32.21    (15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority; 32.22    (16) member of the board of directors or president of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.; 32.23    (17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State 32.24High School League; 32.25    (18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755; 32.26    (19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources; 32.27    (20) manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management 32.28organization as defined under section 103B.205, subdivision 13; 32.29    (21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district; 32.30(22) director of Explore Minnesota Tourism; 32.31    (23) citizen member of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council established 32.32in section 97A.056; 32.33(24) citizen member of the Clean Water Council established in section 114D.30; or 32.34(25) member or chief executive of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority 32.35established in section 473J.07. 33.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.025, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 33.2    Subd. 4. Changes and corrections. Material changes in information previously 33.3submitted and corrections to a report or statement must be reported in writing to the board 33.4within ten days following the date of the event prompting the change or the date upon 33.5which the person filing became aware of the inaccuracy. The change or correction must 33.6identify the form and the paragraph containing the information to be changed or corrected. 33.7A person who willfully fails to report a material change or correction is guilty of a 33.8gross misdemeanor and is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $3,000. 33.9 new text begin A willful violation of this subdivision is a gross misdemeanor. new text end 33.10The board must send a notice by certified mail to any individual who fails to file a 33.11report required by this subdivision. If the individual fails to file the required report within 33.12ten business days after the notice was sent, the board may impose a late filing fee of $5 per 33.13day up to $100 starting on the 11th day after the notice was sent. The board must send 33.14an additional notice by certified mail to an individual who fails to file a report within 14 33.15days after the first notice was sent by the board that the individual may be subject to a 33.16civil penalty for failure to file a report. An individual who fails to file a report required by 33.17this subdivision within seven days after the second notice was sent by the board is subject 33.18to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000. 33.19    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 33.20    Subd. 5. Late filing. If a lobbyist or principal fails to file a report required by 33.21this section within ten business days after new text begin by the date new text end the report was due, the board may 33.22impose a late filing fee of $5 new text begin $25 new text end per day, not to exceed $100 new text begin $1,000 new text end , commencing with 33.23 the 11th day after the report was due. The board must send notice by certified mail to any 33.24lobbyist or principal who fails to file a report within ten business days after the report was 33.25due that the lobbyist or principal may be subject to a civil penalty for failure to file the 33.26report or pay the fee. A lobbyist or principal who fails to file a report or statement or pay a 33.27fee within seven days after the certified mail notice was sent by the board is subject to a 33.28civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000. 33.29    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.16, is amended to read: 33.3010A.16 EARMARKING CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED. 33.31An individual, political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or 33.32party unit may not solicit or accept a contribution from any source with the express or 33.33implied condition that the contribution or any part of it be directed to a particular candidate 33.34other than the initial recipient. An individual, political committee, political fund, principal 34.1campaign committee, or party unit that knowingly accepts any earmarked contribution is 34.2guilty of a gross misdemeanor and subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to 34.3$3,000. new text begin Knowingly accepting any earmarked contribution is a gross misdemeanor. new text end 34.4    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 34.5    Subd. 4. Period of report. A report must cover the period from January 1 of the 34.6reporting year to seven days before the filing date, except that the report due on January 34.731 must cover the period from the last day covered by the previous report new text begin January 1 new text end to 34.8December 31 new text begin of the reporting year new text end . 34.9    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.20, subdivision 12, is amended to read: 34.10    Subd. 12. Failure to file; penalty. If an individual fails to file a report required by 34.11this section that is due January 31 within ten business days after the report was due, the 34.12board may impose a late filing fee of $25 per day, not to exceed $1,000, commencing 34.13the day after the report was due. 34.14If an individual fails to file a report required by this section that is due before a 34.15primary or new text begin general new text end election within three days after the date due, regardless of whether the 34.16individual has received any notice, the board may impose a late filing fee of $50 per day, 34.17not to exceed $1,000, commencing on the day after the date the statement was due. 34.18The board must send notice by certified mail to an individual who fails to file a 34.19report within ten business days after the report was due that the individual may be subject 34.20to a civil penalty for failure to file the report. An individual who fails to file the report 34.21within seven days after the certified mail notice was sent by the board is subject to a civil 34.22penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000. 34.23    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.273, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 34.24    Subdivision 1. Contributions during legislative session. (a) A candidate for the 34.25legislature or for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, or 34.26a political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization 34.27within a house of the legislature, must not solicit or accept a contribution from a registered 34.28lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or dissolving principal campaign committee 34.29 new text begin an association not registered with the board new text end , or from a party unit established by the party 34.30organization within a house of the legislature, during a regular session of the legislature. 34.31(b) A registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or dissolving principal 34.32campaign committee new text begin an association not registered with the board new text end , or a party unit established 34.33by the party organization within a house of the legislature, must not make a contribution to a 35.1candidate for the legislature or for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign 35.2committee, or a political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party 35.3organization within a house of the legislature during a regular session of the legislature. 35.4    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.273, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 35.5    Subd. 4. Civil penalty. A candidate, political committee, party unit, political fund, 35.6principal campaign committee new text begin an association not registered with the board new text end , or new text begin a new text end registered 35.7lobbyist that violates this section is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up 35.8to $1,000. If the board makes a public finding that there is probable cause to believe a 35.9violation of this section has occurred, the board must new text begin may new text end bring an action, or transmit the 35.10finding to a county attorney who must bring an action, in the District Court of Ramsey 35.11County, to collect a civil penalty as imposed by the board. Penalties paid under this section 35.12must be deposited in the general fund in the state treasury. 35.13    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.30, is amended to read: 35.1410A.30 STATE ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN FUND new text begin ACCOUNT new text end . 35.15    Subdivision 1. Establishment. An account is established in the special revenue fund 35.16of the state known as the "state elections campaign fund new text begin account new text end ." 35.17    Subd. 2. Separate account. Within the state elections campaign fund account there 35.18must be maintained a separate political party account for the state committee and the 35.19candidates of each political party and a general account. 35.20     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Special elections account. new text end new text begin An account is established in the special revenue new text end 35.21 new text begin fund of the state known as the "state special elections campaign account." new text end 35.22    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.31, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 35.23    Subd. 7. Distribution of general account. (a) As soon as the board has obtained 35.24the results of the primary election from the secretary of state, but no later than one week 35.25after certification of the primary results by the State Canvassing Board, the board must 35.26distribute the available money in the general account, as certified by the commissioner of 35.27revenue on September 1 new text begin one week before the state primary new text end and according to allocations set 35.28forth in subdivision 5, in equal amounts to all candidates of a major political party whose 35.29names are to appear on the ballot in the general election and who: 35.30(1) have signed a spending limit agreement under section 10A.322; 35.31(2) have filed the affidavit of contributions required by section 10A.323; and 35.32(3) were opposed in either the primary election or the general election. 36.1(b) The public subsidy under this subdivision may not be paid in an amount that 36.2would cause the sum of the public subsidy paid from the party account plus the public 36.3subsidy paid from the general account to exceed 50 percent of the expenditure limit for the 36.4candidate or 50 percent of the expenditure limit that would have applied to the candidate if 36.5the candidate had not been freed from expenditure limits under section 10A.25, subdivision 36.610 . Money from the general account not paid to a candidate because of the 50 percent limit 36.7must be distributed equally among all other qualifying candidates for the same office until 36.8all have reached the 50 percent limit or the balance in the general account is exhausted. 36.9(c) A candidate must expend or become obligated to expend at least an amount equal 36.10to 50 percent of the money distributed by the board under this subdivision no later than the 36.11end of the final reporting period preceding the general election. Otherwise, the candidate 36.12must repay to the board the difference between the amount the candidate spent or became 36.13obligated to spend by the deadline and the amount distributed to the candidate under this 36.14subdivision. The candidate must make the repayment no later than six months following 36.15the general election. The candidate must reimburse the board for all reasonable costs, 36.16including litigation costs, incurred in collecting any amount due. 36.17If the board determines that a candidate has failed to repay money as required by this 36.18paragraph, the board may not distribute any additional money to the candidate until the 36.19entirety of the repayment has been made. 36.20    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.315, is amended to read: 36.2110A.315 SPECIAL ELECTION SUBSIDY. 36.22(a) Each eligible candidate for a legislative office in a special election must be 36.23paid a public subsidy equal to the sum of: 36.24(1) the party account money at the last general election for the candidate's party 36.25for the office the candidate is seeking; and 36.26(2) the general account money paid to a candidate for the same office at the last 36.27general election. 36.28(b) A candidate who wishes to receive this public subsidy must submit a signed 36.29agreement under section 10A.322 to the board and must meet the contribution 36.30requirements of section 10A.323. The special election subsidy must be distributed in the 36.31same manner as money in the party and general accounts is distributed to legislative 36.32candidates in a general election. 36.33(c) The amount necessary to make the payments required by this section is 36.34appropriated from the general fund to the board new text begin for transfer to the state special elections new text end 36.35 new text begin campaign account for distribution by the board as set forth in this section new text end . 37.1    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.322, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 37.2    Subd. 4. Refund receipt forms; penalty. The board must make available to a 37.3political party on request and to any candidate for whom an agreement under this section 37.4is effective, a supply of official refund receipt forms that state in boldface type that new text begin : new text end 37.5(1) a contributor who is given a receipt form is eligible to claim a refund as provided 37.6in section 290.06, subdivision 23, new text begin ; new text end and 37.7(2) if the contribution is to a candidate, that the candidate has signed an agreement to 37.8limit campaign expenditures as provided in this section. 37.9The forms must provide duplicate copies of the receipt to be attached to the contributor's 37.10claim. A candidate who does not sign an agreement under this section and who willfully 37.11issues new text begin The willful issuance of new text end an official refund receipt form or a facsimile of one to any 37.12of the candidate's contributors new text begin by a candidate or treasurer of a candidate who did not sign new text end 37.13 new text begin an agreement under this section new text end is guilty of a misdemeanor. 37.14ARTICLE 4 37.15CONFORMING CHANGES 37.16    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.242, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 37.17    Subdivision 1. Dissolution required. A political committee, political fund, or 37.18principal campaign committee must be dissolved within 60 days after receiving notice 37.19from the board that the committee or fund has become inactive. The assets of the 37.20committee or fund must be spent for the purposes authorized by section 211B.12 and other 37.21applicable law or liquidated and deposited in the general account of the state elections 37.22campaign fund new text begin account new text end within 60 days after the board notifies the committee or fund 37.23that it has become inactive. 37.24    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.27, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 37.25    Subd. 9. Contributions to and from other candidates. (a) A candidate or the 37.26treasurer of a candidate's principal campaign committee must not accept a contribution 37.27from another candidate's principal campaign committee or from any other committee 37.28bearing the contributing candidate's name or title or otherwise authorized by the 37.29contributing candidate, unless the contributing candidate's principal campaign committee 37.30is being dissolved. A candidate's principal campaign committee must not make a 37.31contribution to another candidate's principal campaign committee, except when the 37.32contributing committee is being dissolved. 37.33(b) A principal campaign committee that makes a contribution to another principal 37.34campaign committee must provide with the contribution a written statement of the 38.1committee's intent to dissolve and terminate its registration within 12 months after the 38.2contribution was made. If the committee fails to dissolve and terminate its registration by 38.3that time, the board may levy a civil penalty up to four times the size of the contribution 38.4against the contributing committee. A contribution from a terminating principal campaign 38.5committee that is not accepted by another principal campaign committee must be forwarded 38.6to the board for deposit in the general account of the state elections campaign fund new text begin account new text end . 38.7(c) A candidate's principal campaign committee must not accept a contribution from, 38.8or make a contribution to, a committee associated with a person who seeks nomination 38.9or election to the office of president, senator, or representative in Congress of the United 38.10States. 38.11(d) A candidate or the treasurer of a candidate's principal campaign committee must 38.12not accept a contribution from a candidate for political subdivision office in any state, 38.13unless the contribution is from the personal funds of the candidate for political subdivision 38.14office. A candidate or the treasurer of a candidate's principal campaign committee must 38.15not make a contribution from the principal campaign committee to a candidate for political 38.16subdivision office in any state. 38.17    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.31, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 38.18    Subdivision 1. Designation. An individual resident of this state who files an income 38.19tax return or a renter and homeowner property tax refund return with the commissioner of 38.20revenue may designate on their original return that $5 be paid from the general fund of 38.21the state into the state elections campaign fund new text begin account new text end . If a husband and wife file a joint 38.22return, each spouse may designate that $5 be paid. No individual is allowed to designate 38.23$5 more than once in any year. The taxpayer may designate that the amount be paid into 38.24the account of a political party or into the general account. 38.25    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 38.26    Subd. 4. Appropriation. (a) The amounts designated by individuals for the state 38.27elections campaign fund new text begin account new text end , less three percent, are appropriated from the general 38.28fund, must be transferred and credited to the appropriate account in the state elections 38.29campaign fund new text begin account new text end , and are annually appropriated for distribution as set forth in 38.30subdivisions 5, 5a, 6, and 7. The remaining three percent must be kept in the general fund 38.31for administrative costs. 38.32(b) In addition to the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,020,000 for each general election 38.33is appropriated from the general fund for transfer to the general account of the state 38.34elections campaign fund new text begin account new text end . 39.1    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.321, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 39.2    Subdivision 1. Calculation and certification of estimates. The commissioner of 39.3revenue must calculate and certify to the board one week before the first day for filing for 39.4office in each election year an estimate of the total amount in the state general account 39.5of the state elections campaign fund new text begin account new text end and the amount of money each candidate 39.6who qualifies, as provided in section 10A.31, subdivisions 6 and 7, may receive from the 39.7candidate's party account in the state elections campaign fund new text begin account new text end . This estimate must 39.8be based upon the allocations and formulas in section 10A.31, subdivisions 5 and 5a, any 39.9necessary vote totals provided by the secretary of state to apply the formulas in section 39.1010A.31 , subdivisions 5 and 5a, and the amount of money expected to be available after 39.11100 percent of the tax returns have been processed. 39.12    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.324, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 39.13    Subdivision 1. When return required. A candidate must return all or a portion 39.14of the public subsidy received from the state elections campaign fund new text begin account new text end or the 39.15public subsidy received under section 10A.315, under the circumstances in this section or 39.16section 10A.257, subdivision 1. 39.17To the extent that the amount of public subsidy received exceeds the aggregate of: 39.18(1) actual expenditures made by the principal campaign committee of the candidate; and 39.19(2) approved expenditures made on behalf of the candidate, the treasurer of the candidate's 39.20principal campaign committee must return an amount equal to the difference to the board. 39.21The cost of postage that was not used during an election cycle and payments that created 39.22credit balances at vendors at the close of an election cycle are not considered expenditures 39.23for purposes of determining the amount to be returned. Expenditures in excess of the 39.24candidate's spending limit do not count in determining aggregate expenditures under 39.25this paragraph. 39.26    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 211B.37, is amended to read: 39.27211B.37 COSTS ASSESSED. 39.28Except as otherwise provided in section 211B.36, subdivision 3, the chief 39.29administrative law judge shall assess the cost of considering complaints filed under section 39.30211B.32 as provided in this section. Costs of complaints relating to a statewide ballot 39.31question or an election for a statewide or legislative office must be assessed against the 39.32appropriation from the general fund to the general account of the state elections campaign 39.33fund new text begin account new text end in section 10A.31, subdivision 4. Costs of complaints relating to any other 39.34ballot question or elective office must be assessed against the county or counties in 40.1which the election is held. Where the election is held in more than one county, the chief 40.2administrative law judge shall apportion the assessment among the counties in proportion 40.3to their respective populations within the election district to which the complaint relates 40.4according to the most recent decennial federal census. 40.5    Sec. 8. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end 40.6     new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment. new text end " 40.7Delete the title and insert: 40.8"A bill for an act 40.9relating to government operations; making various policy, technical, conforming, 40.10and other changes to campaign finance and public disclosure law; providing for 40.11additional disclosure; modifying certain regulations, reporting, spending and 40.12contribution limits, registration, definitions, and various procedures; modifying 40.13definition of public official; modifying penalties related to corporate political 40.14contributions; providing penalties;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 40.1510A.01, subdivisions 10, 11, 16, 27, 28, 35, by adding subdivisions; 10A.02, 40.16subdivisions 9, 10, 11, 12, 15; 10A.025, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 10A.04, subdivision 40.175; 10A.07; 10A.071, subdivisions 1, 3; 10A.08; 10A.09, subdivision 6a, by 40.18adding a subdivision; 10A.105, subdivision 1; 10A.12, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 40.1910A.121; 10A.14, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 10A.15, subdivisions 40.201, 3; 10A.16; 10A.20, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, by adding a subdivision; 40.2110A.241; 10A.242, subdivision 1; 10A.25, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3; 10A.257, 40.22subdivision 1; 10A.27, subdivisions 1, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15; 10A.273, subdivisions 40.231, 4; 10A.30; 10A.31, subdivisions 1, 4, 7; 10A.315; 10A.321, subdivision 1; 40.2410A.322, subdivision 4; 10A.323; 10A.324, subdivision 1; 211B.15, subdivisions 40.256, 7, by adding a subdivision; 211B.32, subdivision 1; 211B.37; proposing 40.26coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A; repealing Minnesota 40.27Statutes 2012, sections 10A.24; 10A.242; 10A.25, subdivision 6." 41.1 We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill. 41.2 Senate Conferees: 41.3 ..... ..... 41.4 Ann H. Rest Katie Sieben 41.5 ..... 41.6 Matt Schmit 41.7 House Conferees: 41.8 ..... ..... 41.9 Ryan Winkler Raymond Dehn 41.10 ..... 41.11 Kurt Daudt