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Maryland House Bill HB434

Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 513
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4-Chapter 513
5-(House Bill 434)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *hb0434*
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9-Persons Providing Lobbyist Compensation – Statement of Political
10-Contributions – Exemption for Nonprofits
10+HOUSE BILL 434
11+G1, G2 4lr1939
12+ CF SB 1143
13+By: Delegate Atterbeary
14+Introduced and read first time: January 18, 2024
15+Assigned to: Ways and Means
16+Committee Report: Favorable
17+House action: Adopted
18+Read second time: February 20, 2024
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12-FOR the purpose of exempting certain nonprofit organizations from the requirement for a
13-person providing lobbyist compensation to file a statement of political contributions
14-with the State Board of Elections; and generally relating to statements of political
15-contributions by persons providing lobbyist compensation.
20+CHAPTER ______
1621
17-BY adding to
18- Article – General Provisions
19-Section 5–716(a–1)
20- Annotated Code of Maryland
21- (2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
22+AN ACT concerning 1
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23-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
24- Article – General Provisions
25-Section 5–716(c) and (f)
26- Annotated Code of Maryland
27- (2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
24+Persons Providing Lobbyist Compensation – Statement of Political 2
25+Contributions – Exemption for Nonprofits 3
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29- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
30-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
27+FOR the purpose of exempting certain nonprofit organizations from the requirement for a 4
28+person providing lobbyist compensation to file a statement of political contributions 5
29+with the State Board of Elections; and generally relating to statements of political 6
30+contributions by persons providing lobbyist compensation. 7
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32-Article – General Provisions
32+BY adding to 8
33+ Article – General Provisions 9
34+Section 5–716(a–1) 10
35+ Annotated Code of Maryland 11
36+ (2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
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34-5–716.
38+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
39+ Article – General Provisions 14
40+Section 5–716(c) and (f) 15
41+ Annotated Code of Maryland 16
42+ (2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 17
3543
36- (A–1) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
37-QUALIFIED UNDER § 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
44+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
45+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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39- (c) Subject to subsection (i) of this section, a person shall file a statement in
40-accordance with this section if at any time during the reporting period the person spent at
41-least $500 to provide compensation to one or more regulated lobbyists.
47+Article – General Provisions 20
48+ 2 HOUSE BILL 434
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43- (f) The statement required under this section shall be made under oath and state:
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45- (1) the name of each applicable recipient to w hom an applicable
46-contribution was made or caused to be made during the reporting period and, if not
47-previously reported, during the preceding reporting period;
48- Ch. 513 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
51+5–716. 1
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51- (2) the office held or sought by each applicable recipient named in item (1)
52-of this subsection;
53+ (A–1) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION 2
54+QUALIFIED UNDER § 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. 3
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54- (3) the aggregate contributions made to each applicable recipient named in
55-item (1) of this subsection;
56+ (c) Subject to subsection (i) of this section, a person shall file a statement in 4
57+accordance with this section if at any time during the reporting period the person spent at 5
58+least $500 to provide compensation to one or more regulated lobbyists. 6
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57- (4) the name of each regulated lobbyist employed or retained by the person
58-filing the statement; and
60+ (f) The statement required under this section shall be made under oath and state: 7
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60- (5) the name of the person who made the political contribution and the
61-relationship of that person to the person filing the statement if a political contribution was
62-made by another person but is attributed to the person filing the statement.
62+ (1) the name of each applicable recipient to w hom an applicable 8
63+contribution was made or caused to be made during the reporting period and, if not 9
64+previously reported, during the preceding reporting period; 10
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64- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
65-1, 2024.
66+ (2) the office held or sought by each applicable recipient named in item (1) 11
67+of this subsection; 12
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67-Approved by the Governor, May 9, 2024.
69+ (3) the aggregate contributions made to each applicable recipient named in 13
70+item (1) of this subsection; 14
71+
72+ (4) the name of each regulated lobbyist employed or retained by the person 15
73+filing the statement; and 16
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75+ (5) the name of the person who made the political contribution and the 17
76+relationship of that person to the person filing the statement if a political contribution was 18
77+made by another person but is attributed to the person filing the statement. 19
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79+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 20
80+1, 2024. 21
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84+Approved:
85+________________________________________________________________________________
86+ Governor.
87+________________________________________________________________________________
88+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
89+________________________________________________________________________________
90+ President of the Senate.