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SB 1517
  • Introduced
    Mar 14, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SB 1517
Connecticut Senate Bill
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AN ACT CONCERNING REFERENDA, INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES AND OTHER CAMPAIGN FINANCE CHANGES. To (1) implement federal court rulings regarding independent expenditure political committees and contributions to such committees, (2) reflect federal case law on aggregate contribution limits for individuals, (3) more explicitly recognize referendum spending as a type of independent expenditure and make changes related to reporting and attribution requirements, (4) adjust a disclaimer requirement to address certain organization expenditures, (5) make a conforming change regarding the distribution of surplus funds by candidate committees participating in the Citizens' Election Program, (6) allow the State Elections Enforcement Commission additional time to investigate certain complaints, (7) establish in-state contributor requirements for state-wide candidates participating in said program, and (8) specify that individual contributions under said program may not exceed already-established contribution limits.
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Senate • May 13, 2025: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
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JUD Joint Favorable
Senate Calendar: Senate Calendar, May 30, 2025
Position: 363

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Mar 26, 2025, Senate
GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
YES: 19
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
  • Flexer M
  • Blumenthal M
  • Honig P
  • Morrin Bello A
  • Osborne M
  • Sampson R
  • Mastrofrancesco G
  • Bronko S
  • Carpino C
  • Foncello M
  • Gauthier N
  • Haddad G
  • Hoxha J
  • Johnson D
  • Menapace N
  • Rosario C
  • Santiago H
  • Shannon M
  • Winfield G

NO: 0

    OTHER: 0
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    May 12, 2025, Senate
    JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
    YES: 29
    NO: 11
    OTHER: 1
    YES: 29
    • Winfield G
    • Osborne M
    • Stafstrom S
    • Flexer M
    • Gadkar-Wilcox S
    • Quinn M
    • Fazzino J
    • Rahman M
    • Roberts K
    • Blumenthal M
    • Simms T
    • Cabrera J
    • Walker T
    • Wilson D
    • DeCaprio M
    • Delany H
    • Dillon P
    • Doucette J
    • Elliott J
    • Gaston H
    • Gilchrest J
    • Godfrey B
    • Jacobson J
    • Johnson D
    • Khan M
    • LaMark Muir R
    • Lesser M
    • Maher C
    • Miller P

    NO: 11
    • Pavalock-D'Amato C
    • Perillo J
    • Kissel J
    • Fishbein C
    • Rutigliano D
    • Veach D
    • Callahan P
    • Cicarella P
    • Dubitsky D
    • Howard G
    • O'Dea T

    ABSENT: 1
    • Brown M

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    • May 13, 2025 | Senate
      • Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
      • Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
      • No New File by Committee on Judiciary
      • Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
    • May 12, 2025 | Senate
      • Joint Favorable (JUD)
    • May 08, 2025 | Senate
      • Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary
      • Immediate Transmittal
    • Apr 14, 2025 | Senate
      • Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
      • Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
      • Senate Calendar Number 363
      • File Number 674 (LCO)
    • Apr 07, 2025 | Senate
      • Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/25 12:00 PM (LCO)
    • Mar 27, 2025 | Senate
      • Joint Favorable (GAE)
      • Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
    • Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
      • Public Hearing 03/21
    • Mar 14, 2025 | Senate
      • Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections
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