FORTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURESB367/a

SECOND SESSION, 2006

February 4, 2006

Madam President:

    Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 367

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 15, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following new subsection:

         "I. Reports required by this section shall be subscribed and sworn to by the candidate or the treasurer of the political committee. A report filed electronically shall be electronically authenticated by the candidate or the treasurer of the political committee using an electronic signature in conformance with the Electronic Authentication of Documents Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. For the purposes of the Campaign Reporting Act, a report that is electronically authenticated in accordance with the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed to have been subscribed and sworn to by the candidate or the treasurer of the political committee who was required to file the report.".

    2. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.

    3. On page 16, strike Subsection B in its entirety.

    4. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.

    5. On page 18, line 2, strike "and".

    6. On page 18, line 10, strike the period and ending quotation mark and insert in lieu thereof a semicolon.

    7. On page 18, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following new subsections:

         "F. an opening and closing cash balance for the bank account maintained by the reporting individual during the reporting period and the name of the financial institution; and

         G. the amount of each unpaid debt and the identity of the person to whom the debt is owed."".

    8. On page 23, line 7, remove the brackets and line through "such".,

and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               __________________________________

                               Linda M. Lopez, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 5 For 2 Against

Yes:      5

No:       Cravens, Duran

Excused: Adair, Altamirano

Absent:   None

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