AN ACT CONCERNING FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES.

SB 744 repeals Connecticut's campaign finance law provisions that unconstitutionally restrict political speech based on content. It specifically removes limits on what candidates can say about other races, affecting all candidates - whether participating in the Citizens' Election Program or not. The bill aligns state law with the Connecticut Supreme Court's 2023 *Markley v. State Elections Enforcement Commission* ruling by eliminating unnecessary restrictions that went beyond preventing funding of campaign speech for different candidates. This change ensures political speech protections under the First Amendment are fully maintained in campaign finance regulations.