Digest: The Act permits certain campaign money to be used for security costs. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).
Provides that amounts received as contributions by a candidate, principal campaign committee of a candidate and principal campaign committee of a holder of public office may be used for specified security-related expenses.
Provides that a candidate or holder of public office may convert to personal use specified items obtained as security-related expenses after the candidate or holder of public office is no longer a candidate or holder of public office. Provides that the conversion to personal use of specified security-related expenses is not a gift for the purposes of government ethics laws.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 260.407, 244.020