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Campaign Financing

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1380	State (Maryland)	Requiring a campaign finance entity to initiate the transfer of a contribution made through a third-party payment processor from the account of the third-party payment processor to the designated campaign account of the campaign finance entity within 7 days after the contribution is deposited in the account of the third-party payment processor. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Elections Campaign Financing Electronic Commerce Electronic Funds Transfer Gifts Time
HB-1222	State (Maryland)	Requiring, for fiscal 2021, the Department of Budget and Management to create two new State positions for the State Board of Elections for the purpose of employing staff to enforce campaign finance violations and ensure compliance with campaign finance law. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Elections State Government - Personnel Budget And Management, Department Of Campaign Financing Elections, State Board Of State Employees
HB-1544	State (Maryland)	Repealing certain provisions of law regarding public ethics and campaign activities for the members of the county councils and county executives of Montgomery County, Howard County, Frederick County, and Anne Arundel County; altering the definition of "County Executive" and "member" to apply certain provisions of law regarding the payment of campaign contributions to certain county officials during the pendency of an application regarding county land use planning and zoning matter to all charter home rule counties; etc. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Elections Ethics Anne Arundel County Baltimore County Campaign Financing Cecil County County Councils County Executives Dorchester County Frederick County
HB-1565	State (Maryland)	Altering the definitions of "County Executive" and "member" to apply certain provisions of law regarding the payment of campaign contributions to certain county officials during the pendency of an application regarding county land use planning and zoning matters to members of the governing body and the county executive, if applicable, of all counties instead of only Prince George's County; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Ethics Elections Campaign Financing Counties County Councils County Executives Gifts Zoning And Planning
HB-1125	State (Maryland)	Altering the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund to include candidates for Attorney General of the State and State Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute public contributions to a certain campaign finance entity established to receive public contributions for certain eligible candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to make a certain determination regarding the balance of the Fund on or before a certain date in certain years; etc. Democrat: 96% (24) Republican: 4% (1) 96% Democrat support 4% Republican support	Elections Appropriations Attorney General Budgets Campaign Financing Certifications Citations Comptroller Crimes And Punishments District Courts
SB-947	State (Maryland)	Altering the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund to include candidates for State Senator and member of the House of Delegates; requiring the Comptroller to distribute public contributions to a certain campaign finance entity established to receive public contributions for certain eligible candidates; altering the frequency with which the Comptroller is required to submit a certain statement to the State Board of Elections; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Elections Appropriations Budgets Campaign Financing Certifications Citations Communications Comptroller Crimes And Punishments District Courts
HB-871	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a membership entity to require a member to donate to noncampaign political activity of the membership entity up to 25% of the total annual amount the member is required to pay as dues, fees, or other assessments as a condition of membership if the member exercises the right not to contribute to a political action committee affiliated with the membership entity; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Elections Assessments Campaign Financing Fees Gifts Political Committees Revenue And Taxes Solicitation
HB-792	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the governing body of Montgomery County to establish, by law, a system of public campaign financing for the elected members of the county board of education. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Elections Campaign Financing Education, Boards Of Laws And Ordinances Montgomery County Public Officials
SB-613	State (Maryland)	Altering the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund to include candidates for Attorney General of the State and State Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute public contributions to a certain campaign finance entity established to receive public contributions for certain eligible candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to make a certain determination regarding the balance of the Fund on or before a certain date in certain years; etc. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Elections Appropriations Attorney General Budgets Campaign Financing Certifications Citations Comptroller Crimes And Punishments District Courts
SB-537	State (Maryland)	Providing that publication expenses related to unofficial legislative newsletters may be paid by an authorized candidate campaign committee, rather than a campaign account of a campaign finance entity, of an incumbent under certain circumstances; providing that an official electronic legislative newsletter may include a link to a social media account only under certain circumstances; etc. Republican: 28% (2) Democrat: 57% (4) Unaffiliated: 14% (1) 28% Republican support 57% Democrat support 14% Unaffiliated support	Ethics Elections Campaign Financing Communications Electronic Communication General Assembly Internet News Media Open Government Political Candidates
HB-701	State (Maryland)	Providing that publication expenses related to unofficial legislative newsletters may be paid by an authorized candidate campaign committee, rather than a campaign account of a campaign finance entity, of an incumbent under certain circumstances; providing that an official electronic legislative newsletter may include a link to a social media account only under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 33% (1) Unaffiliated: 66% (2) 33% Democrat support 66% Unaffiliated support	Ethics Elections Campaign Financing Communications Electronic Communication General Assembly Internet News Media Open Government Political Candidates
HB-587	State (Maryland)	Requiring each treasurer of a campaign finance entity to be covered by a surety bond; and requiring that the surety bond run to the benefit of the campaign finance entity, secure the money of the campaign finance entity, be conditioned on the faithful performance of the treasurer, be in an amount required by the State Board, and meet certain other requirements. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Elections Bonds Campaign Financing Elections, State Board Of Ethics Records Treasurers
SJR-2	State (Maryland)	Applying to the U.S. Congress for an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, to propose an amendment or amendments to the U.S. Constitution that affirm every individual citizen's right to vote, reserve constitutional rights to natural persons, or authorize regulation of contributions and expenditures intended to influence elections. Democrat: 100% (8) 100% Democrat support	Elections Campaign Financing Constitution, U.s. Human Rights Voting
HB-534	State (Maryland)	Altering the definition of "responsible officers" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing elections to include, for an authorized candidate campaign committee, the candidate; requiring a candidate to appoint a chairman and treasurer on a certain form to establish the candidate's authorized candidate campaign committee; prohibiting certain family members and certain employees of a candidate from serving as the treasurer of the candidate's authorized candidate campaign committee; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Elections Campaign Financing Elections, State Board Of Electronic Communication Forms Notices Political Candidates Political Committees Records Residency
HB-567	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the authorized candidate campaign committee of an elected official who dies in office to transfer a cumulative amount of up to $6,000 from the remaining balance in the account of the authorized candidate campaign committee to one or more slates of which the deceased official was a member at the time of the official's death; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Elections Campaign Financing Death Political Candidates Political Committees Public Officials Revenue And Taxes
HB-538	State (Maryland)	Requiring a treasurer of a campaign finance entity to approve, rather than make, all disbursements for the entity; prohibiting the treasurer of a party central committee from approving, rather than making, a disbursement except under certain circumstances; authorizing the chairman of a campaign finance entity to approve, rather than make, disbursements for the entity under certain circumstances; authorizing the State Board of Elections to waive a requirement regarding submission of certain bank statements during a certain period; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Elections Campaign Financing Disclosure Penalties And Sentences Political Committees Political Parties Privacy Records Reports Revenue And Taxes
HB-437	State (Maryland)	Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to electronically transmit certain lists of registered and forfeited businesses to the State Board of Elections by January 15 each year; requiring the Department to electronically transmit the name of a business seeking reinstatement of its registration to the Board within 24 hours of processing the filing; requiring the State Board to use certain information transmitted by the Department to identify and compile contributions made by certain businesses; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Elections Assessments And Taxation, Department Of Campaign Financing Commerce And Business Disclosure Elections, State Board Of Electronic Communication Gifts Records Registration
HB-376	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a person from using contributor information from any report or statement required under provisions of law governing campaign finance for commercial solicitation purposes; and prohibiting a person from publishing contributor information from any report or statement required under provisions of law governing campaign finance in newspapers, magazines, books, or other similar media for the purpose of facilitating commercial solicitation. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Elections Campaign Financing Commerce And Business Gifts Laws And Ordinances News Media Privacy Publications Records Reports
SB-298	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the governing body of a county to establish a system of public campaign financing for an elected member of the county board of education; prohibiting a certain system of public campaign financing from financing the election of a student member of a county board of education; requiring the governing body of a county that establishes a system of public campaign financing to finance certain elective offices for one full election cycle before implementing financing for elected members of the county board of education; etc. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Elections Administrative Agencies Auditors And Audits Campaign Financing Counties Education, Boards Of Municipal Corporations Political Candidates Public Officials Reports
HB-375	State (Maryland)	Repealing the requirement that each chairman, treasurer, and campaign manager of a campaign finance entity be a registered voter of the State. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Elections Campaign Financing Political Committees Registration Voting Work, Labor And Employment

Title: Campaign Finance - Contribution Through Third-Party Payment Processor - Transfer to Campaign Account