April 5, 2019 •
Utah Campaign Finance Bills Signed
Last week, Gov. Gary Herbert signed six bills amending the state’s campaign finance laws.
Updates include amended registration and reporting requirements for political action committees (PACs) and political issues committees (PICs).
Additionally, updates modify provisions relating to the statement of organization and naming requirements of a PAC.
Other changes include a provision banning PICs from contributing to PACs and clarifications on how to dissolve a PAC.
Regarding electioneering communications, House Bill 319 requires a person making an expenditure for certain advertisements relating to a ballot proposition to disclose the person’s identity in the advertisement.
All bills take effect on May 13, 2019.
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