HB0260 — Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Altering the day that a certain campaign finance report is due to be filed with the State Board of Elections; requiring that a certain campaign finance report cover a certain time period; and altering, from January 1 of the year of the election to July 1 of the year before the election, the earliest date on which the State Board of Elections may begin making distributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund.
Bill Text
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Read HB0260 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee · Primary
- State Board of Elections · Cosponsor
- Departmental · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 43 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Co-sponsors (2)
- State Board of Elections
- Departmental
Not signed on (185)
185 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 185 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 94 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 22% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 21% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 103 | 33 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 23% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0260 do?
- Altering the day that a certain campaign finance report is due to be filed with the State Board of Elections; requiring that a certain campaign finance report cover a certain time period; and altering, from January 1 of the year of the election to July 1 of the year before the election, the earliest date on which the State Board of Elections may begin making distributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund.
- Who sponsors HB0260?
- HB0260 is sponsored by Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee, State Board of Elections, and Departmental.
- What is the current status of HB0260?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0260?
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