Campaign Financing
Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Persons Doing Public Business - Independent Expenditures [SB-691]
Prohibiting a person doing public business from making an independent expenditure for campaign material that supports or opposes a candidate or political party; and defining "doing public business".
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2010
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Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections [SB-681]
Creating a public financing system for General Assembly candidates; repealing the Public Financing Act for gubernatorial candidates; altering limits on contributions and transfers, as specified; providing that specified contributions be considered as being made by one contributor; authorizing the governing body of a county to enact laws to regulate public campaign finance activity for county elective offices and candidates for those offices, as specified; specifying expenditure limits for participating candidates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (education Health And Environmental Affairs) on 02/17/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Campaign Finance Entities - Contribution Records and Reports [SB-679]
Requiring the treasurer of a campaign finance entity, to the extent practicable, to record the occupation and employer of an individual who makes contributions in a cumulative amount of $200 or more during a calendar year to the campaign finance entity; and requiring the occupations and employers to be included on a campaign finance report.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Elections - Campaign Finance - Prohibition of Contributions and Expenditures by [SB-601]
Prohibiting a business entity from making a contribution to a campaign finance entity; prohibiting a business entity from making an expenditure to support or oppose a candidate; clarifying that a business entity is not prohibited from making an expenditure to support or oppose a ballot question; and defining the term "business entity" to mean a corporation, a general or limited partnership, a limited liability corporation, or a real estate investment trust.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Corporations - Campaign Material - Stockholder Approval [SB-570]
Prohibiting a corporation from publishing or distributing campaign material in the State unless the campaign material is true, the board of directors has determined that the expenditure of funds is in the best interests of the corporation, and the content of the campaign material and the expenditure of funds has been approved by the stockholders by a specified vote; authorizing a direct stockholder action for an alleged violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting and Disclosure Requirements [SB-543]
Requiring a business entity or nonprofit organization that makes specified independent expenditures to file an independent expenditures report at times and locations required by specified provisions of law; requiring the report to include specified information and be signed by a specified individual; applying specified sanctions to a business entity or nonprofit organization that fails to file a specified report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Affiliated Business Entities - Attribution of Contributions [SB-216]
Requiring that campaign finance contributions by two or more business entities be attributed to one business entity if one is a wholly-owned subsidiary of another or if the business entities are owned or controlled by at least 80% of the same individuals; defining the term "business entity" to include a corporation, a general or limited partnership, a limited liability company, or a real estate investment trust; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Use of Campaign Funds for Meeting and Conference Expenses [SB-185]
Including a disbursement to pay the costs of a candidate or elected official for travel, lodging, meals, and registration expenses to attend meetings or conferences focused on legislative issues, process, or public policy analyses pertinent to the office the candidate seeks or the elected official holds as an allowable expenditure of funds from a campaign account under the State election law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2010 [SB-141]
Altering the calculation of specified distributions required to be made to specified counties and Baltimore City based on per capita yield of county income taxes; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering or repealing specified grant programs; requiring the budget bill to specify how specified savings will be achieved and to include a specified schedule; requiring the transfer of specified funds from a specified account to the General Fund; authorizing the use of specified funds for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Advertisements - Closed Captioning [SB-102]
Requiring a campaign finance entity to include closed captioning for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in campaign advertisements that are distributed by broadcast or cable television or on its website; providing specified exemptions; specifying the factors to be considered when applying the undue hardship exemption; prohibiting a campaign finance entity from distributing a campaign advertisement by broadcast or cable radio, subject to specified conditions; providing for an effective date of January 1, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Norman Stone
Hearing Cancelled on 01/27/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Corporations - Campaign Material - Stockholder Approval [HB-986]
Prohibiting a corporation from publishing or distributing campaign material in the State unless the campaign material is true, the board of directors has determined that the expenditure of funds is in the best interests of the corporation, and the content of the campaign material and the expenditure of funds has been approved by the stockholders by a specified vote; authorizing a direct stockholder action for an alleged violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Hearing Cancelled on 02/18/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Elections - Campaign Finance - Prohibition of Contributions by Business [HB-917]
Prohibiting a business entity from making a contribution to a campaign finance entity; and defining the term "business entity" to mean a corporation, a general or limited partnership, a limited liability corporation, or a real estate investment trust.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Hearing Cancelled on 02/18/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Elections - Campaign Finance Entities - Transfer Limits and Termination [HB-848]
Applying a specified limit on monetary transfers between campaign finance entities to transfers between specified campaign finance entities; repealing an exemption to a specified limit on monetary transfers between campaign finance entities; and altering the number of years after which a campaign finance entity is required to terminate and file a specified report under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means Withdrawn on 03/01/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Account - Debit Card Disbursements [HB-806]
Authorizing only the treasurer of a campaign finance entity to use a debit card to make a disbursement from a campaign account; authorizing the treasurer of a campaign finance entity to use a debit card to reimburse a person for an expense of the campaign finance entity; and authorizing the treasurer of a campaign finance entity to use a debit card to replenish a petty cash fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Heller
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Contributions - Disclosure [HB-788]
Requiring a campaign finance entity to report specified information on its campaign finance reports for each contribution it receives; authorizing a campaign finance entity to report a maximum of a specified amount of contributions in an election cycle on its campaign finance reports without providing specified information about each contribution; and providing for a delayed effective date.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Hearing 4/8 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Contributions by Foreign Nationals [HB-725]
Prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a campaign finance entity governed by the State election laws; and defining the term "foreign national".
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Funds - Investments [HB-692]
Authorizing a campaign finance entity to invest funds the entity receives in a certificate of deposit with a term of 1 year or less, or in a United States Treasury bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Persons Doing Public Business - Independent Expenditures [HB-690]
Prohibiting a person doing public business from making an independent expenditure for campaign material that supports or opposes a candidate or political party; and defining "doing public business".
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing Cancelled on 02/18/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Independent Campaign Expenditures Restriction Act [HB-616]
Requiring specified business entities that make independent expenditures of at least $10,000 for campaign material to disclose specified information to the State Board of Elections within 12 hours of making the expenditure; requiring the State Board to post specified information; requiring a business entity that has stockholders to get the approval of the majority of its stockholders before making an independent expenditure of at least $10,000 for campaign material; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Saqib Ali
Hearing Cancelled on 02/18/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Restrictions on Campaign Fund-Raising Activities by [HB-564]
Prohibiting members of the Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George's County from engaging in specified campaign fund-raising activities on behalf of specified public officials and candidates for specified public offices; providing exceptions; prohibiting a member of the Board of Community College Trustees from being a candidate for a public office while serving on the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010