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SB 87

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Campaign Finance - Contributions, Expenditures, or Donations by Foreign-Influenced Corporations or Foreign Principals

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a foreign-influenced corporation from making a contribution to a campaign finance entity or making a donation to a person that makes independent expenditures or electioneering communications; prohibiting a foreign-influenced corporation or a foreign principal from making an independent expenditure or electioneering communication; requiring a corporation that makes a certain contribution, communication, or donation to file a certain statement with the State Board of Elections within 7 days; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWeintraub, EllenFEC CommissionerOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHostetler, CourtneyFree State For PeopleOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSoreng, NancyLWVMDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVScarr, EmilylobbyistMD PIRGWritten (PDF)
FAVBradford, TierralobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Lam, Senator LamlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSozan, MikeIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAcooper, charlieget money outOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVScarr, EmilyMD PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby
FAVBradford, TierraRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland