Assembly Bill No. 227–Committee on Elections,
Procedures, and Ethics

 

February 23, 2001

____________

 

Referred to Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics

 

SUMMARY—Revises definition of committee for political action. (BDR 24‑917)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

~

 

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to elections; revising the definition of a committee for political action; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. NRS 294A.0055 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    294A.0055  “Committee for political action” means [an organization

1-3  which receives contributions, makes] any organization that:

1-4    1.  Receives contributions totaling more than $1,000 in a calendar

1-5  year;

1-6    2.  Makes contributions to candidates or other persons totaling more

1-7  than $1,000 in a calendar year; or [makes]

1-8    3.  Makes expenditures totaling more than $1,000 in a calendar
year,

1-9  which are designed to affect the outcome of any primary, general or

1-10  special election or question on the ballot. The term does not include a

1-11  committee for the recall of a public officer.

 

1-12  H