Campaign Financing
Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Use of Campaign Funds for Meeting and Conference Expenses [HB-442]
Including as an allowable expenditure of funds from a campaign account under the State election law 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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2010
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Election Law - Campaign Contributions by Persons Engaged in Gaming Activity in [HB-380]
Prohibiting specified persons that make campaign contributions to specified campaign finance entities from receiving a license or other permit to conduct specified gaming activities in the State for a specified period of time after making the contribution; suspending the license or permit, for a specified period of time, of persons authorized to conduct specified gaming activities in the State if the person makes specified campaign contributions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luiz Simmons
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance Reports [HB-378]
Requiring a ballot issue committee to file a campaign finance report on or before the fourth Friday immediately preceding a general election; and exempting a specified campaign finance entity of a candidate for election to the central committee of a political party from the requirement to file a specified affidavit or campaign finance report on specified dates.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Affiliated Business Entities - Attributions of Contributions [HB-373]
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; and defining the term "business entity" to include a corporation, a general partnership or limited partnership, a limited liability company, or a real estate investment trust.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Referendum Fairness Act [HB-247]
Requiring a ballot issue committee that receives a contribution of $5,000 or more during a specified period before an election to report the contribution to the State Board of Elections within 24 hours; requiring a report of a contribution under the Act to include specified information; and requiring the State Board to develop an Internet site for the purpose of receiving reports of contributions under the Act and making the reports available to the public.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Campaign Finance Entities - Contributions, Transfers, and Reports [HB-1504]
Prohibiting a political action committee located outside the State from making specified transfers in the cumulative amount of more than $10,000 to a campaign finance entity located in the State; specifying that an exception to a prohibition regarding campaign finance activity during a regular session of the General Assembly does not apply to a member of the General Assembly; requiring a campaign finance entity to submit a campaign finance report on the third Wednesday in specified months; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Justin Ross
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance Entity - Officers Authorized to Perform Duties [HB-1440]
Repealing the office of subtreasurer of a campaign finance entity; authorizing the chair of a campaign finance entity to make a disbursement for the campaign finance entity under specified circumstances; requiring a chair who makes a disbursement for a campaign finance entity to submit a specified report to the treasurer within a specified period of time; prohibiting a chair who is a candidate from making a disbursement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Transfer from Slate to Candidate - Campaign Finance Report [HB-1383]
Requiring a slate that makes transfers in a cumulative amount of more than $6,000 to the campaign finance entity of one of its members during a period to file a campaign finance report for the reporting period, as specified; requiring the campaign finance report to be filed on a specified date; and providing that the State Board of Elections is not required to provide notice to a specified entity that a campaign finance report is to be filed under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Campaign Finance Entities - Contribution Records and Reports [HB-1329]
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: Rep. Craig Rice
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2010 [HB-1251]
Repealing the Public Financing Act for gubernatorial candidates; altering specified limits on specified contributions and transfers; authorizing the governing body of a county to enact laws to regulate public campaign finance activity for specified county elective offices and specified candidates for election to those offices; establishing a system of public financing of campaigns for specified General Assembly candidates; creating the Public Election Fund and providing for the inclusion of specified money in the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Elections - Campaign Material - Sponsor Identification [HB-1225]
Requiring specified business entities and nonprofit organizations that make independent expenditures for campaign material and that have a logo to include the logo on the campaign material; requiring the logo and a specified authority line to be shown for at least 4 seconds if the campaign material is a video; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/9 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Foreign Corporation Campaign Disclaimer Act [HB-1087]
Requiring a business entity that publishes or distributes campaign material and that is a subsidiary of a foreign-owned business entity to state prominently in the authority line on the campaign material in 1-inch font the country where the foreign-owned business entity is located.
Sponsored by: Rep. Saqib Ali
Hearing 3/9 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Advertisements - Closed Captioning [HB-1086]
Requiring a specified 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 exemptions; specifying the factors to be considered when applying the undue hardship exemption; prohibiting a specified 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: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 03/27/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting and Disclosure Requirements [HB-1029]
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: Rep. C. William Frick
Hearing 3/9 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Contributions by Minors [HB-102]
Requiring that a contribution by a dependent minor be reported in the name of the minor but be considered as being made by the minor's custodial parents or guardians for purposes of specified contribution limits; and requiring that the amount of a dependent minor's contribution be attributed to the minor's custodial parents or guardians in a specified manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2010
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Contribution Through Third-Party Payment Processor - Transfer to Campaign Account [HB-1380]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Board of Elections - Campaign Finance Enforcement and Compliance - New State Positions [HB-1222]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 449 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Ethics and Campaign Activity - County Council Members and County Executives - Limitations on Applicant Contributions [HB-1544]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Ethics and Campaign Activity - County Governing Bodies and County Executives - Planning and Zoning Applications [HB-1565]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Financing Act – Candidate and Matching Fund Revisions
(Maryland Fair Elections Act) [HB-1125]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020