Campaign Financing
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Election Law - Postelection Procedures [HB-761]
Altering the circumstances under which a certain petitioner for a recount is not liable for the costs of the recount; providing that certain provisions of the Act apply only to persons that accept public campaign financing under certain provisions of law; providing that a person may accept a donation or make a disbursement related to a contested election only under certain circumstances; requiring that certain unspent public contributions be repaid to a certain government entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Rereferred To Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/12/2021
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Election Law – Campaign Contributors – Disclosure of Owning or Controlling Individual or Business Entity [HB-691]
Requiring, to the extent practicable, the treasurer of a campaign finance entity to record the name of the owning or controlling individual or business entity of certain contributors; requiring campaign finance reports to include information regarding the owning or controlling individual or business entity of certain contributors; and defining "business entity".
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Board of Elections - Campaign Finance Reporting Database - Study [HB-695]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to study and make recommendations regarding certain requirements that need to be met to implement a system that provides the public with real-time access to the contributions made to and expenditures made by a campaign finance entity; requiring the State Board to research certain options and make certain recommendations; authorizing the State Board to work in coordination with the Maryland Bankers Association in conducting the study; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Financing Act - State Senate and House of Delegates Candidates and Matching Fund Revisions [SB-416]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 2/18 At 11:00 A.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Financing Act - Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act) [SB-415]
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 Fair Campaign Financing Fund on or before a certain date in certain years; requiring the Governor, in fiscal year 2023, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $4,000,000 to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 733 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Financing Act - Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act) [HB-424]
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 Fair Campaign Financing Fund on or before a certain date in certain years; requiring in fiscal year 2023 the governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $4,000,000 to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Rereferred To Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Financing Act - State Senate and House of Delegates Candidates and Matching Fund Revisions [HB-536]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 2/02 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Public Ethics Law - Special Session of the General Assembly - Contributions Prohibited [SB-374]
Prohibiting legislators and persons acting on behalf of legislators from receiving, depositing, or using a certain contribution, conducting a fund-raising event, or selling or soliciting a ticket to a fundraising event during a special session of the General Assembly except under certain circumstances; and prohibiting legislators from intentionally scheduling a fund-raising event that coincides with a special session of the General Assembly once the special session has been announced.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/30 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Election Law – Campaign Finance – Protection of Contributor Information [SB-296]
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 or on a website for the purpose of facilitating commercial solicitation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 3/23 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/01/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - For-Profit Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Providers - Disclosure of Contributions [SB-332]
Altering the definition of "contract" for purposes of certain provisions of law requiring disclosure of campaign contributions by persons doing public business to include a certain Medicaid reimbursement contract with a for-profit substance abuse and mental health treatment provider; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 2/04 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Election Law – Campaign Finance Entities – Termination [SB-310]
Altering the circumstances under which a certain provision of law requiring a campaign finance entity to terminate and file a final campaign finance report applies; altering the time period within which a certain campaign finance entity is required to terminate and file a final campaign finance report; requiring the State Board of Elections to provide a certain notification to certain persons affiliated with a campaign finance entity that is required to terminate under a certain provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/14 At 3:00 P.m. on 12/29/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Contributions - Alterations and Prohibition on Sports and Event Wagering Business Entities [HB-136]
Prohibiting certain sports and event wagering business entities and certain individuals employed by a sports and event wagering business entity or video lottery operator from directly or indirectly making contributions to campaign finance entities; making the Act contingent on the enactment of legislation implementing sports and event wagering in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing 1/19 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Democracy Amendment [SJR-7]
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 to the U.S. Constitution that affirms every citizen's individual right to vote, reserves constitutional rights to natural persons, and authorizes regulation of contributions and expenditures intended to influence elections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/02/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Online Electioneering Transparency and Accountability Act [SB-875]
Altering the definition of "campaign material" to include certain material that is disseminated and certain qualifying paid digital communications; altering the definition of "public communication" to include certain qualifying paid digital communications that require a person who makes independent expenditures of a certain amount to file an independent expenditure report with the State Board; requiring, under certain circumstances, an online platform to apply for a compliance waiver before receiving a certain payment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 833 on 05/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Oversight - Establishment [SB-592]
Creating a Joint Committee on Election Oversight to study, examine and identify ways in which the State Board of Elections and local boards can improve election administration and campaign finance regulation; providing for the membership and staffing of the Committee; providing for the appointment of cochairs; establishing the powers and duties of the Committee; and requiring the Committee to submit a certain report to the General Assembly on or before December 1 each year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Election Laws - Loans to a Campaign Finance Entity [SB-426]
Altering the conditions under which the principal balance on a loan to a campaign finance entity is considered a contribution; providing that the terms of a loan to a campaign finance entity require that the loan be repaid not later than the end of the second year of the election cycle immediately following the election cycle in which the loan was made; specifying that penalties assessed for violations of campaign contribution limits may be assessed against a lender, the candidate whose campaign finance entity received the loan, or both; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Election Law - Local Public Campaign Financing - Expansion [SB-375]
Altering a certain provision of law to authorize the governing body of a county to establish, by law, a system of public campaign financing for any elective offices in the county government.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections [SB-374]
Establishing a system of public financing of campaigns for certain General Assembly candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to administer the system; requiring the Comptroller to credit to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund money collected under certain provisions of the Act and to distribute public contributions to the campaign finance entities of certain candidates; specifying procedures, requirements, and conditions participating candidates must meet to receive a distribution from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Personnel - Maryland Hatch Act [SB-246]
Providing that a State employee may take part in political management or in political campaigns, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain employees of the State Board of Elections or a local board of elections from requesting from, receiving from, or giving to certain individuals a political contribution; prohibiting certain employees of certain government agencies from holding certain leadership positions in a campaign finance entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Campaign Material – Social Media – Consent for Use of Image [SB-244]
Prohibiting a campaign finance entity from disseminating campaign material that includes the image of an individual through social media unless the campaign finance entity has obtained the written consent of the individual for the use of the individual's image for that purpose; and defining "social media" as a website or an application that enables a user to create and share content or to participate in social networking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 1/30 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/30/2018