File Code: Elections
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Van Hollen and Sfikas
- Entitled:
-
Campaign Finance Reform Act
Reducing to $1,000 the maximum amount of contributions and transfers
that may be made by individuals, corporations, and political
committees to candidates or their committees under specified
circumstances; prohibiting a candidate or candidate's committee from
receiving from political action committees more than 20% of their
aggregate contributions and transfers received from all entities; and
establishing civil penalties for violations of this prohibition.
Senate Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/14
- Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CAMPAIGN FINANCING
- CANDIDATES - POLITICAL
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- ELECTION LAWS, ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF
- ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS, CAMPAIGN FINANCING, VOTING
- PENALTIES
- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- STATE PROSECUTOR
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 33 Election Code
- (
26-9 ,
26-9
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
None available