Committee gives due pass to bill raising in‑state small‑donation reporting threshold

The Committee on Federalism and Military Elections voted to return Senate Bill 1006 with a due‑pass recommendation after staff described a change to campaign reporting thresholds.

Staff explained that SB1006 would increase the minimum amount at which an in‑state individual’s contribution must be reported for campaign finance purposes from $100 to $200 and would require committees to include the aggregate amount of in‑state contributions that do not exceed that threshold for the election cycle. "Senate Bill 1006 increases from $100 to $200 the minimum amount at which an in‑state individual's contribution to a committee must campaign finance report," staff said during the committee hearing.

Representative Collin suggested building an inflation‑adjustment clause into bills to avoid repeated manual changes. "You could just chain it to the consumer price index and have it adjust automatically," Collin said, while voting to support the bill.

The bill sponsor was not present. After brief discussion, the clerk called the roll. Representative Garcia, Representative Hernandez and Representative Marquez recorded no votes; Representatives Collin, Powell, Vice Chair Kessel and Chairman Gillette voted aye, producing a 4–3 tally and a due‑pass recommendation for SB1006.

The committee did not receive public testimony on this measure; staff said they were available to answer member questions. The bill will proceed to the next floor step according to legislative procedure.