SB2585 - Campaign finance; reform.

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An Act To Amend Section 23-15-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Campaign Committee And Independent Expenditure-only Committee; To Amend Section 23-15-803, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Candidates And Political Committees To File A Statement Of Organization Prior To Receiving Contributions And Making Expenditures; To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Candidate Committees To File Reports And Amend The Political Committee Filing Process; To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Candidate Committee To File A Termination Report To Terminate Obligations To Submit Required Reports; To Amend Section 23-15-809, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Penalize Independent Expenditure-only Committees Who Receive Prohibited Contributions; To Amend Section 23-15-811, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand Penalties For Failing To File All Required Reports With The Secretary Of State's Office; To Amend Section 23-15-813, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer Certain Assessment Responsibilities Of The Mississippi Ethics Commission To The Secretary Of State; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-815, 23-15-817 And 23-15-819, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 23-15-821, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Contribution Exemption For Contributions Made Prior To January 1, 2018; To Create New Section 23-15-821.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create Corporation Contribution Limits; To Create New Section 23-15-823, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Prohibitions On Campaign Finance Activities; To Create New Section 23-15-825, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Additional Procedure For Auditing Campaign Finance Accounts; To Amend Section 23-15-897, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Fine For Failure To Comply With The Campaign Materials Provisions Of This Section; To Create New Section 97-13-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create Criminal Penalties For The Wrongful Dissemination Of Deepfakes; And For Related Purposes.