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 9  AN ACT concerning election campaign finance; prohibiting contributions
10    in elections for the office of insurance commissioner from certain en-
11    tities; and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof.
12
13  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14    Section 1.  (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
15  the definitions set forth in K.S.A. 25-4143, and amendments thereto, shall
16  be applicable to the provisions in this section.
17    (2)  As used in this section: (A) ``Regulated entity'' means any person
18  who is required by law to be licensed by the insurance commissioner, or
19  any person who engages in a business or profession which is regulated by
20  the insurance commissioner, or any person employed by a company reg-
21  ulated by the insurance commissioner; and
22    (B)  ``contracting entity'' means any person who contracts with the
23  department of insurance to provide legal services for the department in
24  cases in which the workers compensation fund is involved.
25    (b)  No regulated entity or contracting entity and no person or political
26  committee acting on behalf of a regulated entity or contracting entity shall
27  make a contribution to or on behalf of a person holding the office of
28  insurance commissioner, to or on behalf of a candidate for the office of
29  insurance commissioner or, to or on behalf of a candidate committee of
30  any such candidate.
31    (c)  No person holding the office of insurance commissioner and no
32  candidate for the office of insurance commissioner and no candidate com-
33  mittee of a candidate for the office of insurance commissioner shall know-
34  ingly solicit or accept a contribution from any regulated entity or con-
35  tracting entity or any person or political committee acting on behalf of a
36  regulated entity or contracting entity.
37    (d)  Any person or entity violating the provisions of this act shall be
38  punished in the manner and be subject to the penalties prescribed by
39  K.S.A. 25-4181, and amendments thereto.
40    Sec. 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
41  publication in the statute book.