The Kansas City Star’s David Klepper writes:
The Kansas House on Friday passed campaign finance bills to require political action committees to give more details about how they spend money and to clarify spending rules for candidates.
All four bills passed easily and now go to the Senate for consideration.
The most significant bill, HB 2408, would require political action committees and political parties to disclose more about how they spend money on behalf of candidates. Currently, candidates must disclose money they receive and spend, but loopholes allow PACs to keep some of their spending under wraps.
“Last election, 13 PACs spent over $1 million on campaigns that wasn’t disclosed,” said Rep. Pat Colloton, a Leawood Republican.
“This gives voters more information about who is funding the candidate.”