‘Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1019-B, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5. Reporting required by certain groups. An entity other than an individual, political action committee, party committee, political committee or ballot question committee, including, but not limited to, a corporation, firm, partnership, trade union, professional union, trade association or professional association, shall file a report with the commission that meets the requirements of this subsection and subsection 4 when the entity makes expenditures aggregating in excess of $2,000 for a communication as described in section 1014, subsection 2. The report must include a certification by an officer or agent of the entity stating that the expenditure for the communication was authorized within the 12-month period before the expenditure for the communication by, as applicable, an officer, a board of directors, an executive council, shareholders or an organizational leadership body of the entity.’