Campaign Financing
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act) [HB-906]
Requiring certain political organizations to include certain disclaimers and disclosures on certain solicitations; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to investigate a potential violation of the Act; and authorizing the State Board after the issuance of a public report of its findings to prohibit a person who violated the Act from making further solicitations for a certain period or impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Third Reading Passed (133-6) on 03/17/2025
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Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act) [SB-633]
Requiring certain political organizations to include certain disclaimers and disclosures on certain solicitations; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to investigate a potential violation of the Act; and authorizing the State Board after the issuance of a public report of its finding to prohibit a person who violated the Act from making further solicitations for a certain period or impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Materials - Disclosure of Use of Synthetic Media [HB-740]
Requiring that candidates, campaign finance entities, and specified other persons, or agents of candidates, campaign finance entities, or specified other persons, that publish, distribute, or disseminate, or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated, to another person in the State campaign materials that use or contain synthetic media include a specified disclosure in a specified manner; and defining "synthetic media" as an image, an audio recording, or a video recording that has been intentionally manipulated in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Howard County - Public Campaign Financing - Board of Education Ho. Co. 3-25 [SB-575]
Authorizing the governing body of Howard County to establish a system of public campaign financing for members of the county board of education.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Public Campaign Financing - Expansion to Additional Offices [HB-550]
Authorizing the governing body of a county to establish a system of public campaign financing after the governing body of the county has implemented a system of public campaign financing for elective offices in the executive or legislative branches of county government for at least one complete election cycle for the offices of State's Attorney, sheriff, register of wills, judge of the circuit court, clerk of the circuit court judge of the orphans' court, or an elected member of the county board of education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Civil Penalties - Process [SB-366]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to issue a certain notice to persons the State Board believes are committing or have committed certain campaign finance violations; requiring the State Board to adopt comprehensive regulations establishing an appeal process for persons issued the notice; altering the circumstances under which the State Board is authorized to issue a citation to persons the State Board believes are committing or have committed certain campaign finance violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration [HB-322]
Authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to enter into memoranda of understanding with municipal corporations that allow the State Administrator to work collaboratively with a municipal corporation to support the administration of the municipal corporation's elections; authorizing the State Administrator to lease a voting system or other equipment used to administer an election for use in a municipal election; repealing the authority of a local board to lease a voting system to certain entities within the county; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 02/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Video Lottery Operations - Campaign Contributions - Parity Act [HB-160]
Repealing the prohibition on applicants for and holders of video lottery operation licenses and persons who own an interest in video lottery facility operations in the State from directly or indirectly making contributions to the campaign finance entity of a candidate for any nonfederal public office in the State or any other campaign finance entity organized in support of a candidate for any nonfederal public office in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees [HB-111]
Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissible disbursements; requiring an authorized candidate campaign committee that results from the exploratory committee to make any equipment purchases from the exploratory committee at the fair market value of the equipment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees [SB-27]
Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissible disbursements; requiring an authorized candidate campaign committee that results from the exploratory committee to make any equipment purchases from the exploratory committee at the fair market value of the equipment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance Activities - State Treasurer [HB-1503]
Prohibiting, during a regular session of the General Assembly, the State Treasurer and a person acting on behalf of the State Treasurer, as to a candidate for federal, State, or local office or certain campaign finance entities, from receiving a contribution, conducting a fund-raising event, soliciting a contribution, or depositing or using any contribution of money that was not deposited prior to the session.
Sponsored by: Rep. Denise Roberts
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 655 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Persons Providing Lobbyist Compensation - Statement of Political Contributions - Exemption for Nonprofits [SB-1143]
Exempting nonprofit organizations qualified under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code from the requirement for a person providing lobbyist compensation to file a statement of political contributions with the State Board of Elections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Howard County – Public Campaign Financing – Board of Education Ho. Co. 1–24 [SB-1130]
Authorizing the governing body of Howard County to establish a system of public campaign financing for members of the county board of education.
Sponsored by: Sen.
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Candidates for Village Board or Columbia Council in a Village of Columbia – Reports of Donations and Disbursements Ho. Co. 10–24 [SB-1127]
Requiring each village community association for a village of Columbia to require each candidate for election to the village board or the Columbia Council who receives donations or makes disbursements to file reports of the donations and disbursements with the village community association; requiring each village community association to make the reports of donations and disbursements available to the public; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Candidates for Village Board or Columbia Council in a Village of Columbia – Reports of Donations and Disbursements Ho. Co. 10–24 [HB-1356]
Requiring each village community association for a village of Columbia to require each candidate for election to the village board or the Columbia Council who receives donations or makes disbursements to file reports of the donations and disbursements with the village community association; requiring each village community association to make the reports of donations and disbursements available to the public; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Howard County – Public Campaign Financing – Board of Education Ho. Co. 1–24 [HB-1352]
Authorizing the governing body of Howard County to establish a system of public campaign financing for members of the county board of education.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Local Public Campaign Financing - Expansion to Additional Offices [HB-769]
Authorizing the governing body of a county to establish a system of public campaign financing for certain offices after the governing body of the county has implemented a system of public campaign financing for elective offices in the executive or legislative branches of county government for at least one complete election cycle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Draft Committees and Exploratory Committees [HB-792]
Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to draft committees and exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for draft and exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissible disbursements; requiring an authorized candidate campaign committee that results from the draft committee or exploratory committee to make any equipment purchases from the draft committee or exploratory committee at the fair market value of the equipment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Jones
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
St. Mary’s County – Public Ethics – Prohibition on Campaign Contributions From Individual Registered Lobbyists [HB-521]
Prohibiting an individual registered lobbyist who is engaged to lobby on behalf of any unit of the government of St. Mary's County from making a personal political contribution to a member of the General Assembly who represents any part of St. Mary's County, a member of the Commissioners of St. Mary's County, or any other State or local official who is elected to represent only St. Mary's County.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Campaign Finance – Political Organizations – Prohibitions and Disclosures [HB-494]
Prohibiting certain political organizations from fraudulently claiming to be acting on behalf of a candidate or political party; prohibiting certain political organizations from making expenditures or disbursements to an entity owned or controlled by certain individuals; prohibiting certain political organizations from employing certain individuals or allowing certain individuals to volunteer on behalf of the political organization; requiring certain political organizations to make certain disclosures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024