1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 2

File Code: Elections
Sponsored By:
Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dembrow, Genn, Dypski, Pitkin, Clagett, Brinkley, Wood, DeCarlo, Minnick, Rudolph, Malone, Snodgrass, and Cryor
Entitled:
Election Law - Fund-Raising During Legislative Session - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, members of the General Assembly, or persons acting on their behalf, from collecting contributions, conducting fund-raising events, or soliciting or selling tickets to events for specified candidates and committees, during a regular session of the General Assembly; providing exceptions for candidates for federal and local elective office and candidates who qualify for funds under the Fair Campaign Financing Act; and making provisions of the Act severable.

Legislative History

House Action
7/17
Pre-filed
1/8
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
1/22
Hearing 2/5 at 1:15 p.m.
2/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
2/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 2/21 (Delegate Flanagan) Adopted
2/21
Special Order 2/25 (Delegate Flanagan) Adopted
2/25
Floor Amendment (Delegate Flanagan) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Billings) Rejected (32-88)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/28
Third Reading Passed (131-3)
Senate Action
3/3
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored by:
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Chairman, Commerce & Government Matters Comm itte
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- LEGISLATIVE POLICY COM.; AELR
GOVERNOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 33 Election Code
( 1-1 , 26-10 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 032495/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 25, 1997 at: 10:48 Status: Rejected
Number: 216854/3 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 19, 1997 at: 10:16 Status: Adopted
Number: 782690/2 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 25, 1997 at: 10:46 Status: Adopted