HOUSE BILL 254

Sponsored By:

Delegate Kagan

Entitled:

Election Laws - Campaign Reports - Privacy of Contributor Data

Synopsis:

Prohibiting information obtained solely from certain campaign documents filed with an election board from being sold or used for commercial purposes or to solicit any type of contributions; authorizing the candidate or political committee that made the filing to use the information for any purpose; authorizing a candidate or political committee to ascertain whether certain campaign fund-raising information is being used in a proscribed manner; and creating graduating penalties for violations of this section.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/3

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Unfavorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CAMPAIGN FINANCING

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- ENTERPRISE ZONES;SMALL BUS.

COMPUTERS

ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS

ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF

NOTICES

PENALTIES

POLITICAL CANDIDATES

POLITICAL COMMITTEES

RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SOLICITATION

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 33 Election Code

( 13-404 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered