04/03/1997 08:06 AM House STA

 HB 181 - SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUNDS:POLIT. CONTRIB                           
                                                                               
 The first order of business to come before the House State Affairs            
 Standing Committee was HB 181, "An Act relating to separate                   
 segregated funds for certain political contributions from                     
 corporations and labor organizations."                                        
                                                                               
 CHAIR JEANNETTE JAMES called on Representative Al Vezey, sponsor of           
 HB 181, to present the bill.                                                  
                                                                               
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 REPRESENTATIVE AL VEZEY apologized for the confusion last week                
 because the bill that was presented did not do what he thought it             
 would do.  The intent was to provide assurance that if there was              
 going to be a payroll deduction or a mandatory dues plan that it              
 was voluntary.  In addition, the entity that conducted the                    
 deduction would have to keep the funds in a separate account.  And,           
 if the entity became politically active, it would trigger the                 
 definition of a group and would fall under the type of reporting              
 and restrictions passed into law last year on corporations and                
 labor unions and how the money could be used.                                 
                                                                               
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 REPRESENTATIVE VEZEY moved that the committee substitute (0-                  
 LS0628/B, Cramer, 4/2/97) be adopted.  There was no objection, the            
 committee substitute was so adopted.                                          
                                                                               
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 REPRESENTATIVE MARK HODGINS moved that HB 181, as amended, move               
 from the committee with individual recommendations and the attached           
 fiscal note(s).  There was no objection, CSHB 181(STA) was so moved           
 from the House State Affairs Standing Committee.