Marcus Simon
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 13
Primary
Political campaign advertisements; applicability of disclosure requirements to advertisements placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform; identification and certification requirements. Subjects any message that is placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform to the same disclosure requirements to which print media, television, and radio advertisements are subject. The bill adds definitions for purposes of the political advertisement disclosure requirements for "online platform," "online political advertisement," and "online political advertiser." The bill expands the definition of "print media" to include any non-video or non-audio message placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform, subjects advertisements in video format that are placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform to the same disclosure requirements to which television advertisements are subject, and subjects advertisements in audio format that are placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform to the same disclosure requirements to which radio advertisements are subject. The bill also requires online platforms to establish reasonable procedures to enable online political advertisers to identify themselves as online political advertisers and to certify to the online platform that they are permitted to lawfully purchase or promote for a fee online political advertisements.
Political campaign advertisements; disclosurerequirements; advertisements placed or promoted for a fee on an onlineplatform. Subjects any message that is placed or promoted fora fee on an online platform to the same disclosure requirements to which print media, television, and radio advertisements are subject.The bill defines "online platform" as any public-facing website,web application, or digital application, including a social network,ad network, or search engine, that sells advertisements. The billexpands the definition of "print media" to include any non-video or non-audio message placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform,subjects advertisements in video format that are placed or promotedfor a fee on an online platform to the same disclosure requirementsto which television advertisements are subject, and subjects advertisementsin audio format that are placed or promoted for a fee on an onlineplatform to the same disclosure requirements to which radio advertisementsare subject.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 551 (effective 7/1/20)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Impact statement from DPB (HB849ER)
VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108333D-S1 (100-Y 0-N)
Placed on Calendar
Impact statement from DPB (HB849S1)
Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Committee substitute agreed to 20108333D-S1
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB849S1
Reading of substitute waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 20108333D-S1
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Constitutional reading dispensed
VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reconsidered by Privileges and Elections - removed from table (19-Y 3-N)
Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
Nay 3 - Cole, M.L., Adams, L.R., McGuire
Convers-Fowler, Reid, Askew, Simonds, Orrock, O'Quinn, Head, Rush, Bloxom, Runion
Yea - 19 Lindsey, Simon, Sickles, Rasoul, Price, Krizek, Levine, Adams, D.M., VanValkenburg,
Tabled in Privileges and Elections (17-Y 4-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB849)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101292D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Impact statement from DPB (HB849) | HTML |
| Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB849S1 | HTML |
| Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB849ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551) | HTML |
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