PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                S.B. 128

(i) "Subsidiary" means a firm or corporation of which a parent firm or
corporation owns or controls 30% or more of the equity.

30-2.

(a)     The statement required by. this subtitle shall be filed [on or before February
1 of each year] WITH THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS:

(1). PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF ANY SALE, PURCHASE, LEASE, OR
CONTRACT BY THE STATE. A COUNTY, OR AN INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY OF
THE STATE and shall cover the reporting period which consists of the preceding 2
calendar [year] YEARS; AND

(2) IF THE CONTRIBUTION IS MADE AFTER THE COMPLETION OF A
SALE, PURCHASE, LEASE, OR CONTRACT SUBJECT TO THIS SUBTITLE, THEN
SEMIANNUALLY, THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT, ON:

(I)       FEBRUARY 5. TO COVER THE 6-MONTH PERIOD ENDING
JANUARY 31; AND

(II)     AUGUST 5, TO COVER THE 6-MONTH PERIOD ENDING JULY 31.

(b)     Every person who has done business with the State, or with a county,
incorporated municipality, or other political subdivision of the State during a reporting
period SPECIFIED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION shall file the statement
required by this subtitle if during the reporting period [or during the preceding reporting
period] he made or caused to be made a contribution to a candidate for an elective office
of the State or for an elective office of a county or incorporated municipality of the State
in any primary or general election.

(c)      The statement shall be under oath and shall contain:

(1)     The names of all candidates to whom a contribution was made or caused
to be made during the reporting period and, if not reported previously, during the
preceding reporting period and the office for which the candidate sought election;

(2)     The amount of the aggregate contributions made to each candidate;

(3)     The name of each agency of the State, a county, incorporated
municipality, or other political subdivision with which the person did business during the
reporting period. However, this information may be omitted upon the written approval of
the Attorney General. The Attorney General may grant approval if he finds that it would
be unduly burdensome to require this information, that the public interest would not be
substantially impaired by its omission, and that the person submitting the statement
stipulates that he has done the requisite business in the amount of [$10,000] $100,000 or
more during the period in question;

(4)     The nature and amount of business done with each agency. However,
information concerning the amount of business done with each agency may be omitted
upon the written approval of the Attorney General. The Attorney General may grant
approval if he finds that it would be unduly burdensome to require this information, that
the public interest would not be substantially impaired by its omission, and that the

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