Campaign Finance Reform Bill Passes Mississippi Senate

State senators unanimously agree there should be limits on Mississippi public officials spending campaign money on themselves.
Senate Bill 26-89 passed Wednesday and now moves to the house for more debate.
The house passed a similar bill last month.
Right now, Mississippi public officials can spend their campaign money in basically any way they like, as long as they pay income taxes on money taken for personal use.
Some take large sums home when they retire.
The bill would ban officials from spending money for non-campaign purposes such as a mortgage payment, funerals, clothing, automobiles, tuition or undocumented loans.
Officials could still spend on campaign-related or official expenses.
Lawmakers are likely to pass either the house or senate bill on campaign finance reform.