Revise campaign finance laws
HB 917 generally revises campaign finance laws, affecting individuals and groups involved in political campaigns. The bill updates the definition of "political committee" and other related terms within election statutes. It also revises the timeframes for filing campaign finance reports and clarifies who may sign incidental committee reports. These changes aim to modify the operational and reporting requirements for campaign finance activities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 28, 2025
Signed May 19, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 28, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-1)
senate
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Apr 8, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (59-38-3)
house
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Mar 29, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eric Tilleman
RRepublican
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