Maryland House Bill 979 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 16 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-21 - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring a municipality, except under certain circumstances, to require candidates for municipal office to file reports of donations and disbursements; requiring a municipality to transmit a copy of each report that is filed to the State Board of Elections, within 5 days after the filing deadline for each report; requiring the State Board to make the reports publicly available on its website; and requiring, at the request of a municipality, the State Board to provide advice and training to the municipality on the implementation of the Act.

Municipal Elections – Candidates – Reports of Donations and Disbursements

Del. Jen Terrasa [D]

2023-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 103 N: 34 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-21	Senate	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-03-16	Senate	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2023-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (103-34)
2023-03-15	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments {253024/1 Adopted
2023-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2023-02-13	House	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-10	House	First Reading Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Local Government	4	108.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0979?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0979f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0979t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0979_25302401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0979_w&m.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/0419.pdf