HOUSE BILL 538

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)