An Act To Prohibit Undisclosed Political Spending
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0189
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: SAVIELLO, BURNS, KATZ, LANGLEY
Amends: 21-A MRSA §1017-A, 21-A MRSA §1017-B, 21-A MRSA §1057, 21-A MRSA §1060

Legislative Document 
No. 189 
S.P. 64 
In Senate, January 27, 2015 
An Act To Prohibit Undisclosed Political Spending 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin. 
Cosponsored by Senators: BURNS of Washington, KATZ of Kennebec, LANGLEY of 
Hancock. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §1017-A, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: 
1-A.  Identification of contributions from certain entities.  A party committee 
shall report all donors disclosed to the party committee pursuant to section 1017-B, 
subsection 4. 
Sec. 2.  21-A MRSA §1017-B, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 
4.  Record of contributions from certain entities.  An entity qualifying for tax-
exempt status under 26 United States Code, Section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5) or 501(c)(6) that 
makes a contribution to a party committee shall disclose to the party committee all donors 
to that tax-exempt entity during the previous 2 calendar years.  The treasurer of the party 
committee shall keep a record of the disclosure and may not accept a contribution from a 
tax-exempt entity unless the contribution is accompanied by the disclosure. 
Sec. 3.  21-A MRSA §1057, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 
3-A.  Record of contributions from certain entities.  An entity qualifying for tax-
exempt status under 26 United States Code, Section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5) or 501(c)(6) that 
makes a contribution to a political action committee or to an out-of-state political action 
committee that makes expenditures to influence a campaign in the State shall disclose to 
the political action committee all donors to that tax-exempt entity during the previous 2 
calendar years.  The treasurer of the political action committee shall keep a record of the 
disclosure and may not accept a contribution from a tax-exempt entity unless the 
contribution is accompanied by the disclosure. 
Sec. 4.  21-A MRSA §1060, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2011, c. 389, §47, is 
further amended to read: 
6.  Identification of contributions.  Names, occupations, places of business and 
mailing addresses of contributors who have given more than $50 to the political action 
committee in the reporting period and the amount and date of each contribution, except 
that an organization qualifying as a political action committee under section 1052, 
subsection 5, paragraph A, subparagraph (5) is required to report only those contributions 
made to the organization for the purpose of influencing a ballot question or the 
nomination or election of a candidate to political office and all transfers to or funds used 
to support the political action committee from the general treasury of the organization; 
and 
Sec. 5.  21-A MRSA §1060, sub-§6-A is enacted to read: 
6-A.  Identification of contributions from certain entities.    Donors disclosed to 
the political action committee under section 1057, subsection 3-A.  Out-of-state political 
action committees not required to register with the commission in receipt of donor 
information under section 1057, subsection 3-A shall disclose this donor information 
within 14 days of receiving a contribution; and 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires nonprofit entities to disclose their donors from the previous 2 
calendar years when making a contribution to a registered Maine party committee, 
registered Maine political action committee or out-of-state political action committee 
making expenditures to influence an election in Maine.