Committee clears change to campaign-account termination threshold House Bill 2450 would limit automatic termination of inactive campaign accounts to those holding $1,000 or less in assets and liabilities; committee adopted a technical amendment and passed the bill amid debate over whether the prior law had yet taken effect.

A new bill could protect inactive campaign accounts with over $1,000 from automatic termination, sparking debate on its potential impact.

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Senate hearing on SB 310 weighs allowing cryptocurrency campaign contributions with KYC and conversion rules At a Federal and State Affairs hearing on SB 310, committee staff briefed a proposal to permit cryptocurrency campaign contributions through U.S.-based, FinCEN-registered processors with KYC, require conversion to U.S. currency within three business days, value contributions at fair-market value, and prohibit campaigns from making expenditures in crypto; sponsors and members debated practical enforcement and treasurer burdens.

Kansas is considering a groundbreaking Senate Bill that could open the door for cryptocurrency contributions in political campaigns, but what safeguards are in place to prevent chaos?

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Committee hears bill to drop treasurer-name requirement from candidate mailings H.B. 2446 would remove the statutory requirement to include a treasurer's name on certain political advertisements; the Secretary of State supports the change, saying the information is publicly available and treasurers are often volunteers reluctant to be named on negative ads.

A new bill aims to remove the treasurer's name from candidate mailings, sparking debate on transparency in political advertising.

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