File Code: Elections
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 584/99 - EEA
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Sfikas, Conway, Dyson, and Pinsky
- Entitled:
-
Campaign Finance Reform Act
Prohibiting candidates and their committees from receiving more than
20% of the candidates' aggregate transfers from political action
committees; establishing civil penalties for violations of this
prohibition; authorizing the State Board of Elections, represented by
the State Prosecutor, to institute a civil action for a violation of
this prohibition; and providing for the application of the Act.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CAMPAIGN FINANCING
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
- PENALTIES
- POLITICAL CANDIDATES
- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- REPORTS
- STATE PROSECUTOR
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 33 Election Code
- (
13-216
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
