Replaced by Substitute

AMENDMENT NO 1 TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1102

BY: Senator(s) Bryan

     AMEND by striking lines 84 through 91 and insert in lieu thereof the following:

              (ii)  The term "contribution" includes a check made by any person, organization or political committee for the purpose of influencing any election for an elective office or balloted measure.  A check shall be considered to have been received for the purpose of reporting under Section 23-15-807(6)(a) when the candidate, political committee, political party or affiliated organization has cashed or negotiated the check or deposited the check into a bank or other financial account.  For all other reporting purposes, a check shall be considered to have been received when the candidate, political committee, political party or affiliated organization obtains physical possession of the check.

     FURTHER, AMEND line 1 of the title by placing the following after the word "ACT":

TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-801, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "CONTRIBUTIONS";

     FURTHER, AMEND line 32 of the title by changing "83-15-805" to "23-15-817".