2010 House Bill 6183 ↩

House Roll Call 281: Passed

To require a corporation that wants to make an independent expenditure advocating the election or defeat of a candidate to file a notice with Secretary of State five days in advance disclosing details including how much, what for, where the money will be spent, and more. In addition, the corporation would have to disclose the names and addresses of all contributors to the ad. Ads would have to contain specific disclaimers, including the name of the corporation president. The bill is part of a package comprised of House Bills 6182 to 6187, introduced after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United v Federal Election Commission ruling that overturned a law restricting independent expenditures not just by for-profit businesses, but also by unions and non-profit groups motivated by ideological or political concerns.