HB174:

Campaign finance; out-of-district contribution limits, civil penalty.

Bill Summary:

Campaign finance; out-of-district contribution
limits; civil penalty. Prohibits contributions to a candidate's
campaign from persons that are not residents of the Commonwealth
and limits to 75 percent of total contributions to a candidate's
campaign contributions from persons and committees with a candidate,
treasurer, or custodian of books who are not residents of the district
served by the office to which the candidate is seeking election. The
bill provides that contributions made by a candidate or a candidate's
family to the candidate's campaign do not count toward such contribution
limits. The bill also provides that penalties for violations of such
contribution limits may equal up to two times the excess contribution
amounts.