25-4153a. Contributions; limitations during legislative sessions. - Kansas Statutes

25-4153a

Chapter 25.--ELECTIONS Article 41.--ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE; GENERAL

      25-4153a.   Contributions; limitations duringlegislative sessions.(a) No registered lobbyist, political committee or person, other thanan individual, shall make acontribution after January 1 of each yearand prior to adjournment sine die of the regular session of the legislatureor at any othertime in which the legislature is in session to a:

      (1)   Legislator;

      (2)   candidate for membership in the legislature;

      (3)   state officer elected on a statewide basis;

      (4)   candidate for state officer elected on a statewide basis;

      (5)   candidate committee of persons described in paragraphs (1) through (4);or

      (6)   political committee established by a state committee of any politicalparty and designated as a recognized political committee for the senate orhouse of representatives.

      (b)   Nolegislator, officer,candidate or committeedescribed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a)shall accept or knowingly solicit any contribution as defined byK.S.A.25-4143, and amendments thereto, from any registered lobbyist, politicalcommittee or person, other than an individual,during such period of time described in subsection (a).

      History:   L. 1990, ch. 306, § 10;L. 1997, ch. 191, § 1;L. 2000, ch. 124, § 13;L. 2007, ch. 125, § 1; July 1.