HLSHCAHB996 26RS-14883645 ENGROSSED3062 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session HOUSEAmendments BILLproposed NO.by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.

996 BYby REPRESENTATIVERepresentative DEWITTDewitt CAMPAIGNAMENDMENT FINANCENO. DISCLOS:

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18:1505.2(I)(2)(b)(iii) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:

§1505.2.

Contributions;

expenditures;

certain prohibitions and limitations * * * I.

* * * (2) * * * (b) The following expenditures shall be presumed to be made for the personal use of the candidate or his principal campaign committee or a subsidiary committee thereof or an elected official or his leadership committee and shall be prohibited unless the candidate, elected official, or committee overcomes the presumption by showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the expenditure was not for personal use:

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996 (iii) Clothing expenses, except for the following:

(aa) Items items of de minimis value that are used in the campaign, such as campaign shirts or hats, or.

(bb) Specialized specialized apparel necessary to attend a specific fundraising event or event related to the holding of office.

(cc) For members of the legislature, clothing, including belts and footwear, required for holding office and expenses for the cleaning and maintenance thereof.

The expenses provided for in this Subitem shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars per calendar year.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 996 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Dewitt Abstract:

Providesthatexpendituresbyamemberofthelegislatureforclothing,including belts and footwear, required for holding office and expenses for the cleaning and maintenance thereof are not presumed to be made for the personal use of the candidate.

Present law provides that contributions received by a candidate or a candidate's principal campaign committee, or anysubsidiarycommittee thereof,maybe expended for anylawful purpose related to the holding of public office or party position.

Further provides that contributions received by a leadership committee shall not be used, loaned, or pledged by anypersonforanypersonaluseunrelatedtotheholdingoftheelectedofficial'spublicoffice or party position.

Proposed law retains present law.

Present law provides that certain expenditures, including for clothing, are presumed to be made for the personal use of the candidate or his principal campaign committee or a subsidiarycommittee thereofor an elected official or his leadership committee and shall be prohibited unless the candidate, elected official, or committee overcomes the presumption by showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the expenditure was not for personal use.

Presentlawprovides exceptions to the presumption that clothing expenditures aremadefor personal use, including:

(1) Items of de minimis value that are used in the campaign, such as campaign shirts or hats.

(2) Specialized apparel necessaryto attend a specific fundraising event or event related to the holding of office.

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996 Proposed law retains present law and provides an additional exception that expenditures by a member of the legislature for clothing, including belts and footwear, required for holding office and expenses for the cleaning and maintenance thereof are not presumed to be made for personal use.

Provides that such expenditures shall not exceed $2,500 per year.