2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 538

File Code: Elections Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1248/01 - CGM Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 471
Sponsored By:
Delegates Clagett, Hurson, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boutin, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Busch, Cadden, Carlson, Cole, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dobson, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Gladden, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, James, A. Jones, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Klausmeier, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Moe, Montague, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Ports, Rawlings, Riley, Rosenberg, Rosso, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stern, Stull, Turner, Valderrama, Hixson, Lee, and Bates
Entitled:
Election Laws - Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland

Synopsis:

Establishing a Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland; specifying the composition, powers, and duties of the Commission; providing for the staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations, including suggested legislative changes, to the Governor and General Assembly by a specified date; and providing for the termination of the Act.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/1
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/14
Third Reading Passed (133-2)
3/31
Returned Passed
5/15
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/15
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (39-8)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Gail H Bates, District 14B
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Susan C Lee, District 16
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Samuel C. Linton, District 28
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
REPORTS
SUNSET

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 186188/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 12, 2002   at: 11:07 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 14, 2002: Third Reading Passed (133-2)
Senate
March 31, 2002: Third Reading Passed (39-8)