TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on May 31, 2022

Gov. Bill Lee on Friday signed a the campaign finance and ethics bill into law, the Associated Press reports. The bill, which was opposed by several influential advocacy groups, requires politically active nonprofits to disclose spending totaling at least $5,000 within 60 days of an election on communications that contain a state candidate’s name or likeness. It also requires political committee leadership to provide identification. “I think that transparency is a good idea,” Lee said earlier this month. “I think that whenever we have transparency into organizations that politically lobby, that’s a good thing.” Opponents of the bill include Americans for Prosperity, Tennessee Right to Life and the National Rifle Association.