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Session of 1999
          SENATE BILL No. 214           By Senators Hensley, Barone, Biggs, Downey, Feleciano, Gilstrap,           Gooch, Goodwin, Jones, Petty, Steineger and Stephens           2-2          

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10             AN  ACT concerning election campaign finance; prohibiting contribu-
11             tions in elections for the office of insurance commissioner from certain
12             entities; and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof.
13      
14       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
15             Section  1. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
16       the definitions set forth in K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 25-4143, and amendments
17       thereto, shall be applicable to the provisions in this section.
18             (2) As used in this section: (A) "Regulated entity" means any person
19       who is required by law to be licensed by the insurance commissioner, or
20       any person who engages in a business or profession which is regulated by
21       the insurance commissioner, or any person employed by a company reg-
22       ulated by the insurance commissioner; and
23             (B) "contracting entity" means any person who contracts with the
24       department of insurance to provide legal services for the department in
25       cases in which the workers compensation fund is involved.
26             (b) No regulated entity or contracting entity and no person or political
27       committee acting on behalf of a regulated entity or contracting entity shall
28       make a contribution to or on behalf of a person holding the office of
29       insurance commissioner, to or on behalf of a candidate for the office of
30       insurance commissioner or, to or on behalf of a candidate committee of
31       any such candidate.
32             (c) No person holding the office of insurance commissioner and no
33       candidate for the office of insurance commissioner and no candidate com-
34       mittee of a candidate for the office of insurance commissioner shall know-
35       ingly solicit or accept a contribution from any regulated entity or con-
36       tracting entity or any person or political committee acting on behalf of a
37       regulated entity or contracting entity.
38             (d) Any person or entity violating the provisions of this act shall be
39       punished in the manner and be subject to the penalties prescribed by
40       K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 25-4181, and amendments thereto.
41        Sec.  2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
42       publication in the statute book.