A House committee has voted unanimously to introduce a bill closing a loophole that allows political action committees to receive money without having to reveal the source until after Election Day.
Republican Rep. Greg Chaney of Caldwell told the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday that current Idaho law allows for roughly two weeks in which political action committees can receive and spend large campaign contributions without revealing who gave them until a month after the election.
The freshman lawmaker says the bill would require political action committees to report any contribution of $1,000 or more during the last two weeks of an election cycle within 48 hours of receiving it.
This is the same rule that political candidates currently have to follow.