HB 44: Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports, searchable electronic database.

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports; searchable electronic database. Requires the Department of Elections to provide an interface for the campaign finance database maintained by the Department that allows users to easily search for and sort information by individual candidates and types of elections, offices, committees, other spenders, and contributors; contributions, receipts, disbursements, expenditures, loans, and other categories of information included in campaign finance reports; and late filings, incomplete filings, and other violations. The bill specifies that the interface shall also provide users tools for manipulating and exporting data. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. February 18, 2026Left in Committee Appropriations
2. February 5, 2026Rereferred to Appropriations
3. February 5, 2026Motion to rerefer to Appropriations agreed to
4. February 4, 2026Read first time
5. February 2, 2026Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
6. February 2, 2026House committee offered
7. January 30, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
8. January 30, 2026House subcommittee offered
9. January 26, 2026Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
10. January 23, 2026Reported from Privileges and Elections and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
11. January 20, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB44)
12. January 20, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

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