2025 bills / H.B. 504
H.B. 504 Financial and Conflict of Interest Disclosures by Candidates Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill requires candidates for county, city, and special district offices to file a conflict of interest disclosure when they file for candidacy, and requires candidates filling mid-term vacancies to file disclosures and, in some cases, financial reports. It also requires election officers to post these disclosures online, and changes rules on when vacancies occur, how parties notify officials of nominee selection meetings, and how household information and personal information are handled in disclosures.
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Official description
- requires a candidate for elective office in a county, municipality, or special district to file a conflict of interest disclosure statement at the time the candidate files a declaration of candidacy
- requires a candidate seeking to fill a midterm vacancy in an office described above to file a financial report of contributions and expenditures
- for a midterm vacancy in an office described above, or for a midterm vacancy in a statewide, state school board, or state legislative office, requires a candidate seeking to fill the vacancy to file a conflict of interest disclosure statement
- requires an election officer who receives a conflict of interest disclosure statement to make the disclosure available for public inspection on the state's or political subdivision's website
- if a midterm vacancy occurs in an office for which a registered political party is entitled to declare a nominee to fill the vacancy, requires the registered political party to notify the election officer of the date, time, and location of the meeting to select the nominee
- requires a candidate seeking to fill a midterm vacancy on the state school board to file an interim financial report with the lieutenant governor
- clarifies when a vacancy occurs in an elective office described above
- for a midterm vacancy in certain county offices and in a municipal office, requires the county or municipal legislative body to notify, respectively, the county or municipal clerk
- establishes deadlines related to the processes described above
- for state and legislative office candidates seeking appointment to fill a midterm vacancy, amends the deadline to file a campaign finance report with the lieutenant governor
- amends conflict of interest disclosure provisions to:
- eliminate a disclosure related to a candidate's or officeholder's spousal information
- require the disclosure of certain household adult information only in certain circumstances
- permit the candidate or officeholder making the disclosure to request the redaction of certain personally identifiable information from the disclosure if the candidate, officeholder, or the candidate's or officeholder's spouse is an at-risk government employee
- includes a coordination clause to reflect changes made in Section 20A-1-504 in S.B. 300, Election Amendments, with cross-referencing changes made to Sections 20A-11-204, 20A-11-303, and 20A-11-1303 in this bill, if both bills pass and become law
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 8 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Government Operations Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 26, 2025Who voted how
- 65 yes, 0 no, 10 absentFinal House vote · Feb 28, 2025Who voted how
- 7 yes, 0 noSenate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 4, 2025Who voted how
- 26 yes, 2 no, 1 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 6, 2025Who voted how
- 71 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse vote to accept the other chamber's changes · Mar 7, 2025Who voted how