1997 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 195

CHAPTER NUMBER: 565 File Code: Ethics Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 223
Sponsored By:
Senators Frosh, Sfikas, Van Hollen, Pinsky, Madden, and Roesser
Entitled:
Election Law and Ethics Law Violations - Enforcement Procedures and Penalties

Synopsis:

Providing for a civil penalty for specified violations of the Fair Election Practices Act of the Election Code and specifying a maximum fine for such violations; increasing the criminal fine for specified fair election practices law violations; establishing a procedure and adjudication for specified civil infractions of the fair election practices laws; altering the statute of limitations for specified violations of the fair election practices laws and specified ethics laws; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/17
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 2/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (45-1)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 565
House Action
3/20
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
3/21
Hearing 3/28 at 1:15 p.m.
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (130-3)
Sponsored by:
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
DISCLOSURE
DISTRICT COURTS
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMPAIGN FINANCING; VOTING
ETHICS
FINES
JURISDICTION
LOBBYING
PENALTIES
STATE PROSECUTOR
STATUTES OF LIMITATION
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 4-401 , 5-106 )
Article - 33 Election Code
( 26-13 , 26-16 , 26-20 , 26-20A )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 034507/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1997 at: 10:38 Status: Adopted
House
Number: 836753/2 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 1, 1997 at: 17:10 Status: Adopted