# Maryland SB 0011: Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions Maryland SB 0011, Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 442) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0011-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0011 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-09-22 - Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 442 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Elections, Campaign Financing, Elections, State Board of, Reports, Time - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (168 yes, 51 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New January filing rules for campaigns: cost, low. The law moves the annual campaign finance report to the fourth Wednesday in January, replacing the old third‑Wednesday date. Continuing political committees must file this report every year they exist. The January report must include activity through the 14th day before it is due. These changes tak… - Public financing payouts start July 1: cost, low. The State Board of Elections cannot start Fair Campaign Financing Fund payments before July 1 of the year before an election. This replaces the old earliest start in January of the year before the election. Payments still require Board certification of eligibility and follow Board rules. The change… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 32 | 10 | 1 | | 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 101 | 33 | 2 | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 35 | 8 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 442 - 2026-04-09: Passed Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Third Reading Passed (32-10) (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (101-33) (House) - 2026-04-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-04-03: Favorable with Amendments {183026/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-03-24: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-06: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-03-05: Third Reading Passed (35-8) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Favorable with Amendments {373527/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Hearing canceled (Senate) - 2026-01-16: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-09-22: Pre-filed (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_442_sb0011e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0011e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0011t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0011f.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_442_sb0011e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0011e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0011t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0011f.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) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0011-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).