Maryland Public Ethics Law - Virtual Currency and Domestic Partners

SB 931 amends Maryland's Public Ethics Law to require officials and candidates to disclose holdings in virtual currency on financial disclosure forms and to include "domestic partner" and "registered domestic partner" in definitions treating them equally with spouses for ethics purposes. The bill updates key terms like "financial interest" and "immediate family" to explicitly cover domestic partners, ensuring their financial interests are assessed similarly to spouses under the law.