2026 Regular Session
HB157
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissible disbursements; requiring an authorized candidate campaign committee that results from the exploratory committee to make any equipment purchases from the exploratory committee at the fair market value of the equipment; etc.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
January 14, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
Instrument history
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House Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Pre-filed