---
type: "Bill"
title: "Persons Providing Lobbyist Compensation – Statement of Political Contributions – Exemption for Nonprofits"
description: "Persons Providing Lobbyist Compensation – Statement of Political Contributions – Exemption for Nonprofits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 434"
citation: "Maryland HB 434 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atterbeary"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-18"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8077e389-e51c-4e3c-9fcd-0b77c0257c5f"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0434?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "56f97d77a243c1783ccc31c912883f99b1e7b1ece7dc6368d7a4edeefcc81b5b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 434 (2024) — Persons Providing Lobbyist Compensation – Statement of Political Contributions – Exemption for Nonprofits

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Persons Providing Lobbyist Compensation – Statement of Political Contributions – Exemption for Nonprofits** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_513_hb0434t.pdf)
2. **First - Persons Providing Lobbyist Compensation – Statement of Political Contributions – Exemption for Nonprofits** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0434f.pdf)
3. **Third - Persons Providing Lobbyist Compensation – Statement of Political Contributions – Exemption for Nonprofits** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0434t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **43–4** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **122–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Atterbeary — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-18** First Reading Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-02-19** Favorable Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-02-23** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-19** Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-05** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ready) Adopted
- **2024-04-08** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-08** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 513 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8077e389-e51c-4e3c-9fcd-0b77c0257c5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).