Signed by Governor John Bel Edwards

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires political committees to include specified information on the statement of organization.

Highlights:

• Requires political committee statement of organization to include, “A statement, if the committee is organized to support a single candidate and if applicable, that the committee is not the principal or subsidiary committee of the candidate and a certification by the committee that the committee is not working and will not work in coordination, consultation, or cooperation with the candidate” (Sec. 1).

• Requires “A statement, if applicable, that the committee is organized solely to make independent expenditures and a certification by the committee that the committee is not and will not make contributions, whether direct or in-kind as defined in R.S. 18:1483(6), in contravention of provisions of this Chapter” (Sec. 1).

• Establishes effective date of January 1, 2023 (Sec. 2).

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