A last-minute campaign finance bill has cleared its first legislative hurdle.
The measure, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, requires labor unions, corporations and other organizations making at least $10,000 in donations a year to report every contribution of $100 or more they make.
The legislation also bars public officials from paying themselves a salary with campaign funds.
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The measure comes months after former Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson resigned on the Senate floor, announcing he took campaign funds for personal use.
He later pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud.