130.170. Definitions.

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130.170. Definitions. — For purposes of sections 130.170 to 130.188 , the following terms mean:

(1)"Committee" , the same meaning as otherwise provided in section 130.011 , except it shall not include candidate committees;

(2)"Directly or indirectly" , acting either alone or jointly with, through, or on behalf of any other committee, organization, person, or other entity;

(3)"Foreign national" , any of the following:

(a)An individual who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States of America;

(b)A government, or subdivision, of a foreign country or municipality thereof;

(c)A foreign political party;

(d)Any entity, such as a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons, that is organized under the laws of, or has its principal place of business in, a foreign country; or

(e)Any entity organized pursuant to the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that is wholly or majority owned by a person or entity described in paragraphs

(a)to

(d)of this subdivision, unless:

a. Any contribution or expenditure it makes derives entirely from funds generated by the entity's United States operations; and

b. All decisions concerning the contribution or expenditure are made by individuals who are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, except for setting overall budget amounts;

(4)"Funds obtained through the usual course of business" , funds generated entirely by the entity's United States operations;

(5)"Lobbyist" , the same meaning as in section 105.470 ;

(6)"Prohibited sources" , contributions from or expenditures by a foreign national made with the intent to use such funds to influence an election on a ballot measure;

(7)"Preliminary activity" , includes, but is not limited to, conducting a poll, drafting ballot measure language, conducting a focus group, making telephone calls, and travel;

(8)"Tax-exempt organization" , an organization that is described in Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of such code. A political organization organized pursuant to Section 527 of such code shall not be considered a tax-exempt organization.

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(L. 2025 S.B. 152)