Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that establishes new regulations and limitations for campaign financing.

Highlights:

• Prohibits any person or political committee from making a contribution greater than $3,000 to a candidate for statewide office or for retention as a justice of the Supreme Court, with the specification that candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor on the same ticket are considered a single candidate (Sec. 1, Pg. 1).

• Prohibits any person or political committee from making a contribution greater than $3,000 to a political candidate that is a sponsor of or in opposition to a constitutional amendment proposed by initiative, with the following specifications (Sec. 1, pg. 2):

• That this limitation only applies to people who are not a resident of the state and political committees who do not have an office registered in the state; and

• That this limitation no longer applies to political committees once the Secretary of State has issued a certificate of ballot and a designating number for the proposed amendment.

• Prohibits any person or political committee from making a contribution greater than $1,000 to a candidate for retention as a judge in a district court of appeal, a candidate for legislative office, a candidate for multicounty office, a candidate for county court judge or circuit judge, a candidate for countywide office, or in any election conducted on less than a countywide basis (Sec. 1, pg. 2).

• Specifies that the aforementioned provisions do not apply to contributions to political parties or affiliated party committees (Sec. 1, Pg. 1).

• Prohibits a foreign national, including a foreign government or corporation, from making or offering to make either directly or indirectly any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election held in the state (Sec. 1, Pg. 4).

• Prohibits a local government or person acting on behalf of a local government from expending or authorizing the expenditure of public funds, and prohibits anyone from accepting public funds, for a political advertisement or any other communication sent to electors about an issue, referendum, amendment, or any question subject to a vote of the electors, even if the information provided is factual and does not advocate in one way or the other (Sec. 2, Pg. 4).

• Specifies that this act takes effect July 1, 2022 (Sec. 3, pg. 5).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes new regulations and limitations for campaign financing.

Highlights:

• Prohibits any person or political committee from making a contribution greater than $3,000 to a candidate for statewide office or for retention as a justice of the Supreme Court, with the specification that candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor on the same ticket are considered a single candidate (Sec. 1, Pg. 1).

• Prohibits any person or political committee from making a contribution greater than $3,000 to a political candidate that is a sponsor of or in opposition to a constitutional amendment proposed by initiative, with the following specifications (Sec. 1, pg. 2):

• That this limitation only applies to people who are not a resident of the state and political committees who do not have an office registered in the state; and

• That this limitation no longer applies to political committees once the Secretary of State has issued a certificate of ballot and a designating number for the proposed amendment.

• Prohibits any person or political committee from making a contribution greater than $1,000 to a candidate for retention as a judge in a district court of appeal, a candidate for legislative office, a candidate for multicounty office, a candidate for county court judge or circuit judge, a candidate for countywide office, or in any election conducted on less than a countywide basis (Sec. 1, pg. 2).

• Specifies that the aforementioned provisions do not apply to contributions to political parties or affiliated party committees (Sec. 1, Pg. 1).

• Prohibits a foreign national, including a foreign government or corporation, from making or offering to make either directly or indirectly any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election held in the state (Sec. 1, Pg. 4).

• Prohibits a local government or person acting on behalf of a local government from expending or authorizing the expenditure of public funds, and prohibits anyone from accepting public funds, for a political advertisement or any other communication sent to electors about an issue, referendum, amendment, or any question subject to a vote of the electors, even if the information provided is factual and does not advocate in one way or the other (Sec. 2, Pg. 4).

• Specifies that this act takes effect July 1, 2022 (Sec. 3, pg. 5).

Full Bill Text