Maryland House Bill 494 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-29 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting certain political organizations from fraudulently claiming to be acting on behalf of a candidate or political party; prohibiting certain political organizations from making expenditures or disbursements to an entity owned or controlled by certain individuals; prohibiting certain political organizations from employing certain individuals or allowing certain individuals to volunteer on behalf of the political organization; requiring certain political organizations to make certain disclosures; etc.

Campaign Finance – Political Organizations – Prohibitions and Disclosures

Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-29	House	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-24	House	First Reading Ways and Means

SB458 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-16 - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Election Law	1	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	13	223	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0494?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0494f.pdf