SB568:

Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates, civil penalty.

Bill Summary:

Campaign finance; prohibited contributions
to candidates; civil penalty. Prohibits any public utility from
making any contribution to any committee or otherwise provide any
money any other thing of value, given, advanced, loaned, or in any
other way provided to any person or committee for the purpose of
influencing the outcome of an election. The bill creates a civil
penalty for violation of the prohibition of three times the amount
of the contribution or $10,000, whichever is greater, payable to the
State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund. The bill provides
that any registered voter of the Commonwealth may file a petition
with an appropriate circuit court for enforcement of these provisions.