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HB 538

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Campaign Finance - Revisions

Sponsor: Delegate MosbyCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a treasurer of a campaign finance entity to approve, rather than make, all disbursements for the entity; prohibiting the treasurer of a party central committee from approving, rather than making, a disbursement except under certain circumstances; authorizing the chairman of a campaign finance entity to approve, rather than make, disbursements for the entity under certain circumstances; authorizing the State Board of Elections to waive a requirement regarding submission of certain bank statements during a certain period; etc.

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Testimony (4)

MGA witness list
FAV 4Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBradford, TierralobbyistCCMDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVcooper, charlieGet Money OutOral
FAVWexler, MarjorieLWVMDWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Mosby, Delegate MosbylegislatorIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

CCMDFAV 1
LWVMDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBradford, TierraCCMDRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland