HOUSE BILL 223

Sponsored By:

Delegates McIntosh, Beck, Dypski, Rosenberg, Billings, Bobo, Clagett, Cryor, Montague, Brinkley, Hurson, Kittleman, Kagan, Pitkin, Getty, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Kopp, Willis, Morgan, Dembrow, and Hecht

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 the State ethics laws; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/16

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

1/22

Hearing 2/5 at 1:15 p.m.

3/18

Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/20

Third Reading Passed (132-4)

Senate Action

3/24

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

Sponsored by:

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Raymond Beck, District 39

Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate John S. Morgan, District 13B

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate Ellen L. Willis, District 5

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 646658/9 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1997 at: 10:23 Status: Adopted