1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; prohibiting major political parties from accepting contributions 
1.3 	during the legislative session;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.273, subdivision 1.1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.273, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Contributions during legislative session. (a) A candidate for the 
1.8 	legislature or for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, a 
1.9 	political party, or a political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party 
1.10 	organization within a house of the legislature, must not solicit or accept a contribution from 
1.11 	a registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or an association not registered 
1.12 	with the board during a regular session of the legislature.
1.13 	(b) A registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or an association not 
1.14 	registered with the board must not make a contribution to a candidate for the legislature or 
1.15 	for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, a political party, or 
1.16 	a political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization 
1.17 	within a house of the legislature during a regular session of the legislature.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.