Legislation

Title: Public Financing Act – Candidate and Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act)
Sponsored by: Senators Pinsky, Ellis, Guzzone, Lam, Lee, Smith, and Washington
Status: In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund to include candidates for Attorney General of the State and State Comptroller; 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 Fund on or before a certain date in certain years; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media; Budget and Taxation

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB1125

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/31/2020 Legislative Date 1/31/2020 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Financing Act – Candidate and Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2020 Legislative Date 2/05/2020 Action Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (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 Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/31/2020	1/31/2020	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Public Financing Act – Candidate and Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act)
Senate	2/05/2020	2/05/2020	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2020	3/16/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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