PRINTER'S NO. 3038
No. 2351 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY CALTAGIRONE, BOSCOLA, FAJT, TIGUE, MELIO,
BATTISTO, BROWNE AND LEVDANSKY, JANUARY 31, 1996
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 31, 1996
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
2 "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
3 special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
4 primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
5 and defining membership of county boards of elections;
6 imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
7 courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
8 imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
9 revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
10 repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
11 elections," further providing for unlawful contributions.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 1634 heading of the act of June 3, 1937
15 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
16 amended November 26, 1978 (P.L.1313, No.318), is amended and the
17 section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
18 Section 1634. Contributions by Agents; Anonymous
19 Contributions; Cash Contributions; Funnelling Contributions.--
20 * * *
21 (d) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to make a
22 contribution to a political committee or a political action
1 committee pursuant to an express or implied agreement between
2 the person and the political committee or political action
3 committee that the contribution will be funnelled to or
4 earmarked for a specific candidate.
5 (2) A person who violates clause (1) commits a misdemeanor
6 and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
7 more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or to imprisonment for
8 not more than six (6) months, or both.
9 (3) For purposes of this subsection, "person" means an
10 individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership,
11 consortium, joint venture, commercial entity, authority,
12 nonprofit corporation, labor organization, interstate body or
13 other legal entity which is recognized by law as the subject of
14 rights and duties.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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