Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions

SB 18 - Campaign Contributions - relating to cert. expenses

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1. Newbill  56th          2. Farrow  54th            3. Gochenour  27th


Senate Comm: Ethics     /         House Comm: Judy       /                                          
Senate Vote: Yeas 50    Nays 2                                                                      
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              Senate          Action          House                                                 
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             1/10/95   Read 1st time          2/22/95                                               
             2/15/95   Favorably Reported     3/9/95                                                
             Sub       Committee Amend/Sub                                                          
             2/16/95   Read 2nd Time          2/27/95                                               
                       Committed              3/17/95                                               
             2/17/95*  Read 3rd Time                                                                
             2/21/95   Passed/Adopted                                                               
             CS/FA     Comm/Floor Amend/Sub                                                         
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*2/17/95   Tabled.                                                                                  
*2/21/95   Taken from table.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Code Sections amended: 21-5-33                                                                      


SB 18 95                                         SB18/CSFA/3

      SENATE BILL 18

      By:  Senators Newbill of the 56th, Farrow of the 54th,
           Gochenour of the 27th and others

                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Code Section 21-5-33 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of campaign
  1- 3  contributions, so as to provide that payment for certain
  1- 4  services shall not constitute ordinary and necessary
  1- 5  expenses for which campaign funds may be expended; to
  1- 6  prohibit the use of contributions to a candidate, a campaign
  1- 7  committee, or a public officer as payment for such services;
  1- 8  to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws;
  1- 9  and for other purposes.

  1-10       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1-11  Code Section 21-5-33 of the Official Code of Georgia
  1-12  Annotated, relating to disposition of campaign
  1-13  contributions, is amended by striking in its entirety
  1-14  subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

  1-15      "(a)(1) Contributions to a candidate, a campaign
  1-16      committee, or a public officer holding elective office
  1-17      and any proceeds from investing such contributions shall
  1-18      be utilized only to defray ordinary and necessary
  1-19      expenses, which may include any loan of money from a
  1-20      candidate or public officer holding elective office to
  1-21      the campaign committee of such candidate or such public
  1-22      officer, incurred in connection with such candidate's
  1-23      campaign for elective office or such public officer's
  1-24      fulfillment or retention of such office.

  1-25      (2) For purposes of this subsection, 'ordinary and
  1-26      necessary expenses' shall not include any payment for
  1-27      campaign consulting services or personal services
  1-28      performed by the candidate to any partnership,
  1-29      corporation, or other entity which distributes earnings
  1-30      or profits to the candidate or public officer.  This
  1-31      paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit
  1-32      reimbursement at a reasonable rate for motor vehicle
  1-33      mileage or reimbursement at a reasonable rate for the


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  2- 1      provision of services performed by others, tangible
  2- 2      goods, material, or equipment, so long as such
  2- 3      reimbursement is otherwise permissible under paragraph
  2- 4      (1) of this subsection."

                         SECTION 2.

  2- 5  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2- 6  repealed.







































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