HB 93

Did not advance

Candidates for Offices of Municipalities and Common Ownership Communities - Reports of Donations and Disbursements

Sponsor: Jen Terrasa (District 13)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain municipalities, cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, and homeowners associations that require candidates for office to file reports of donations and disbursements to transmit copies of the reports to the State Board of Elections; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Drayton, Morganlobbyist	Common Cause MD	Oral
FAV	Antoine, Joannelobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fine, Mark	Montgomery County DHCA	Oral
FAV	Basu, Nina	None	Oral
FAV	Delegate Terrasa, Delegate Terrasalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Seely, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Terrasa, Jen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomas, Patricia	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
UNF	Katz, Ruth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FWA	Enten, Robert	Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Assoc	Oral
FWA	DuBois, Renee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hurewitz, Joel	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Common Cause MarylandFAV 1

Common Cause MDFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1

Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s AssocFWA 1

Montgomery County DHCAFAV 1

NoneFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDrayton, MorganCommon Cause MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association