Subcommittee reports HB 44 to appropriations for searchable campaign‑finance database

Jan 24, 2026

The campaigns and candidates subcommittee reported House Bill 44 (patron: Delegate Krizek) recommending referral to appropriations; the bill would require the Department of Elections to provide a searchable electronic interface for campaign‑finance reports. Vote: 18‑0.

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The campaigns and candidates subcommittee reported House Bill 44 and recommended that the full committee report the bill to appropriations. Delegate Henson said the bill (patron: Delegate Krizek) would require the Department of Elections to provide an interface to make campaign‑finance reports searchable and sortable by candidate, office, committee, contributor, contributions, receipts, disbursements, loans and similar categories.

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