# Maryland HB 0260: Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions

Maryland HB 0260, Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 443) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0260
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-22
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 443
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elections, Campaign Financing, Elections, State Board of, Reports, Time
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (229 yes, 74 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Earlier payouts from public campaign fund: benefit, low. The State Board of Elections can start Fair Campaign Financing Fund distributions earlier. The earliest start is July 1 of the year before the election. The Board must first certify that a candidate meets the program’s qualification rules. Beginning July 1, 2026, this timing applies.
- New January filing rules for campaigns: benefit, low. The law moves the annual January campaign finance report to the fourth Wednesday in January. It applies to campaign finance entities and to continuing political committees each year they exist. The January report must include activity through the 14th day before it is due. Beginning July 1, 2026, t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 94 | 31 | 10 |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 32 | 10 | 2 |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 103 | 33 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 443
- 2026-04-11: Passed Enrolled (House)
- 2026-04-11: Third Reading Passed (94-31) (House)
- 2026-04-11: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-09: Third Reading Passed (32-10) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments {763126/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading Passed (103-33) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-23: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-16: Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2025-09-22: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_443_hb0260e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2026-04-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0260e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0260t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0260f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_443_hb0260e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0260e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0260t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0260f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0260-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).