HB 1256 IN Passed One Chamber
Campaign finance reports of local candidates.
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Summary
Requires the circuit court clerk of each county to place a copy of each campaign finance report, notice, or other instrument filed with the county election board on the circuit court clerk's or county election board's website in portable document format. Allows certain covered persons to submit a written request to a county, municipality, or township to restrict access to the covered person's home address in a confidential document. Requires a county, municipality, or township to establish certain processes to prevent a member of the public from gaining access to the home address of a covered person.
Sponsors (2)
- Edward Clere Independent · author
- Greg Walker Republican · sponsor
3 coauthors / cosponsors
- Wendy Dant Chesser Democratic · coauthor
- Kyle Pierce Republican · coauthor
- Jim Pressel Republican · coauthor
Action history (10)
- Jan 5, 2026 Coauthored by Representatives Dant Chesser, Pierce K, Pressel · lower
- Jan 5, 2026 Authored by Representative Clere · lower
- Jan 5, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · lower
- Jan 14, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
- Jan 27, 2026 Amendment #4 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote · lower
- Jan 27, 2026 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
- Jan 28, 2026 Senate sponsor: Senator Walker G · lower
- Jan 28, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 133: yeas 94, nays 0 · lower
- Jan 29, 2026 Referred to the Senate · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections · upper
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