SENATE BILL 445

Sponsored By:

Senators Roesser, Van Hollen, Conway, Green, Harris, Hooper, Kittleman, Mooney, Pinsky, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:

Campaign Finance Law - State Officeholders - Reporting Requirement Following Convening of the Legislative Session

Synopsis:

Requiring the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, and members of the General Assembly, and affiliated campaign fund-raising entities, starting with the 2003 Session, to report by the third Monday following the convening of a regular legislative session a statement of contributions and transfers received during a prescribed time prior to the session if the amount of contributions and transfers exceeds $5,000; and requiring the report to be filed electronically.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/31

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/11

Hearing 2/21 at 1:45 p.m.

3/6

Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43

Senator Leo E. Green, District 23

Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9

Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35

Senator Robert H. Kittleman, Senator, District 14

Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Senator Sandra Schrader, District 13

Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEY GENERAL

CAMPAIGN FINANCING

COMPTROLLER

DISCLOSURE

ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.

GIFTS

GOVERNOR

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

POLITICAL COMMITTEES

REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Election Law

( 13-307 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered