SB483 SFAT Rose #1 2-28

Fletcher  7835

Senator Rose moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:  

Eng. Senate Bill 483--- A Bill to amend and reenact §3-8-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the civil penalties for failure to file required campaign finance reports, or filing grossly incomplete or grossly inaccurate campaign finance reports, from $10 per day to a maximum of $500 for the first violation, and $1,000 per report for each subsequent violation; requiring notice to be provided to any political committees violating the filing requirements prior to assessing any civil penalties; giving Secretary of State authority to grant additional time for compliance not to exceed an additional 14 days; authorizing Secretary of State to negotiate and enter into settlement agreements for payment of civil penalty, including but not limited to, entering into an installment payment plan; requiring the Secretary of State to refer any civil penalties that remain outstanding for a period greater than 30 days to a debt collection agency or similar other responsible agent for collection; and requiring quarterly reports by Secretary of State and State Elections Commission to Governor, Attorney General, State Auditor, and  Ethics Commission concerning imposition of civil penalties.

Adopted

Rejected