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HF 2905

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to elections; prohibiting certain contributions and solicitations during
special legislative sessions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
10A.273, subdivisions 1, 2; 211A.14.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.273, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

Contributions during legislative session.

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

(b) A registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or dissolving principal
campaign committee, or a party unit established by the party organization within a house
of the legislature, must not make a contribution to a candidate for the legislature or
for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, or a political
committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization within a house
of the legislature during a regular new text begin or special new text end session of the legislature.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.273, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Party unit solicitations.

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

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 211A.14, is amended to read:


211A.14 CONTRIBUTIONS AND SOLICITATIONS DURING LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.

A legislator or state constitutional officer who is a candidate for a county, city,
or town office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, and any other political
committee with the candidate's name or title may not solicit or accept a contribution from
a political fund or registered lobbyist during a regular new text begin or special new text end session of the legislature.

Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 3 are effective the day following final enactment.new text end