HB1278 — prohibit certain political committees from accepting contributions by certain officers or employees of this state.
What changed between bill versions as it moved through the Legislature.
The amendment narrows the bill's scope by limiting the contribution ban to "state employees" rather than "an individual," and expands which state officials are covered by adding Public Utilities Commission commissioners to the list of officials whose affiliated committees cannot accept contributions from their subordinates. This makes the restriction more focused on government employees specifically while broadening the reach to include utilities regulators.