FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2019

March 2, 2019

Mr. Speaker:

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 3, as amended

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 1, line 15, before the first occurrence of "AND", insert ", "LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS COMMITTEE"".

    2. On page 12, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following new subsection:

         "O. "legislative caucus committee" means a political committee established by the members of a political party in a chamber of the legislature;".

    3. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.

    4. On page 13, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following new paragraph:

              "(2) a legislative caucus committee;".

    5. Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.

    6. On page 30, line 20, strike "F and G" and insert in lieu thereof "H through J".

    7. On page 31, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following new subsections:

         "B. A person, including a political committee, shall not make a contribution to a candidate committee authorized for the purpose of electing a candidate for governor in an amount that will cause that person's total contributions to the committee to exceed two times the limit imposed pursuant to Subsection A of this section.

         C. Except as provided in Subsection K of this section, a person, including a political committee, shall not make a contribution to a political party or legislative caucus committee in an amount that will cause that person's total contributions to the political party or legislative caucus committee to exceed five times the limit imposed pursuant to Subsection A of this section.".

    8. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.

    9. On page 33, line 17, strike the closing quotation mark.

    10. On page 33, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following new subsections:

         "J. The limitations on contributions to candidates or campaign committees provided for in Subsection A of this section shall not apply to the value of in-kind contributions from a political party or legislative caucus committee to a candidate nominated by that party in a general election cycle.

         K. The limitations on contributions to political parties or legislative caucus committees provided for in Subsection C of this section shall not apply to contributions from a campaign committee authorized for the purpose of electing a candidate from that party in a primary or general election cycle. For purposes of this subsection, "campaign committee" includes a candidate committee regulated by the federal election commission.

         L. The members of a political party in a chamber of the legislature shall not maintain more than one legislative caucus committee in each chamber."".

    11. On page 36, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following new section:

    "SECTION 15. LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS COMMITTEE.--

         A. No later than thirty days after the effective date of this 2019 act, the speaker and minority floor leader of the house of representatives and the majority floor leader and the minority floor leader of the senate shall establish or designate the political committee that is the legislative caucus committee.

         B. The speaker and minority floor leader of the house of representatives and the majority floor leader and the minority floor leader of the senate shall be the designated leaders of the legislative caucus committees for the members of their political party in their legislative chamber unless two-thirds of the members of a political party in a legislative chamber vote to designate a different leader for the legislative caucus committee from among their members. The results of that vote shall be recorded with the secretary of state.

         C. Upon a change of the designated leader of the legislative caucus committee, no funds shall be expended by the legislative caucus committee until the secretary of state has been notified of

the change in designated leader of the legislative caucus committee.

         D. Funds belonging to a legislative caucus committee shall be managed by the designated leader or the leader's designee.".

    12. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly.