Ch. 638                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 638
(House Bill 6)

AN ACT concerning

Election Laws - Reporting of Contributions by Persons Doing Business with State or

Local Government

FOR the purpose of altering the requirements for reporting certain campaign
contributions made by certain persons doing business with State or local
government; transferring from the Secretary of State to the State Administrative
Board of Election Laws the authority to collect and monitor campaign contribution
data reported by persons doing business with State or local government; requiring
quarterly semiannual reports under specified circumstances; repealing a certain
obsolete provision; providing notice to contractors of the reporting requirements;
and generally relating to the reporting of certain campaign contributions made by
certain persons doing business with State or local government.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 33 - Election Code
Section 30-1, 30-2, 30-3, and 30-4
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Finance and Procurement
Section 13-2l8(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - State Finance and Procurement

Section 17-401 and 17-402 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 4. Notice of
Political Contributions"

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 33 - Election Code

30-1.

(a)     In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)     "Business" means any one or combination of sales, purchases, leases, or
contracts, involving consideration of [$10,000] $100,000 or more on a cumulative basis

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