Legislation

Title: Public Financing Act - Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Feldmark
Status: In the Senate - Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the Comptroller to distribute public contributions to a certain campaign finance entity established to receive public contributions for certain eligible candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to make a certain determination regarding the balance of the Fair Campaign Financing Fund on or before a certain date in certain years; requiring in fiscal year 2023 the governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $4,000,000 to the Fund; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0415

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/15/2021 Legislative Date 1/15/2021 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Financing Act - Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/18/2021 Legislative Date 1/18/2021 Action Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 4/08/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {125567/1 Adopted Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Financing Act - Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/24/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (99-37) Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/15/2021	1/15/2021	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Public Financing Act - Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act)
House	1/18/2021	1/18/2021	Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2021	4/08/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	4/08/2021	3/23/2021	Favorable with Amendments {125567/1 Adopted	42 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2021	3/23/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	42 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Financing Act - Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act)
House	4/09/2021	3/24/2021	Third Reading Passed (99-37)	43 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Referred Rules	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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