House Bill 2,874 would limit penalties for dormant campaign committees; sponsor reportedly refused concurrence

House Bill 2,874 drew brief questions on the floor about how the proposal would change campaign finance enforcement.

Staff (S1) said the bill narrows penalties and enforcement actions against a candidate committee, political action committee or party when the committee certifies that it received no contributions and made no expenditures in specified prior reporting periods. The staff explanation clarified that the committee would still be required to file the reporting form but that penalties related to untimely reports for those prior no‑activity periods would be prohibited.

Members asked staff to confirm that the reporting obligation remained in place even when the committee had no activity; staff reiterated that the report must still be filed but fees for untimely reports tied to prior inactive periods would be waived. The presiding moderator (S2) reported the bill sponsor had not concurred and that, at that moment, the sponsor had indicated they were not doing well and was not present to discuss the change.

No formal vote on the bill was recorded during the floor reading segment captured in the transcript; staff said they were available for additional questions and members indicated follow‑up could occur if the sponsor joined later.