You have voted HB-1553: RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require a Supermajority of the Legislature to Approve Raising Taxes.
SR-158: Applying To The United States Congress To Call An Article V Convention To Propose Certain Limited Amendments To The United States Constitution.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Aquino
The Committee On Eig Deferred The Measure. on 03/20/2025
You have voted SR-158: Applying To The United States Congress To Call An Article V Convention To Propose Certain Limited Amendments To The United States Constitution..
SCR-140: Applying To The United States Congress To Call An Article V Convention To Propose Certain Limited Amendments To The United States Constitution.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Aquino
The Committee On Eig Deferred The Measure. on 03/20/2025
You have voted SCR-140: Applying To The United States Congress To Call An Article V Convention To Propose Certain Limited Amendments To The United States Constitution..
State Budget - Budget Bill - Executive and Legislative Powers [SB-1034]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Elections ]
[Taxes ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution altering certain executive and legislative powers concerning the Budget Bill; repealing certain provisions authorizing the Governor to approve, disapprove, or veto items in the Budget Bill; repealing provisions authorizing the General Assembly to amend certain items in enacting a balanced Budget Bill; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection.
SB-1034: State Budget - Budget Bill - Executive and Legislative Powers
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/20/2025
Changing percent of fees retained by Auditor [SB-436]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount paid by the Auditor into the special operating fund for the securities from 20 percent to 30 percent of all fees collected by the Auditor under Chapter 32.
SB-436: Changing percent of fees retained by Auditor
Sponsored by: Sen. Randy Smith
Filed For Introduction on 02/13/2025
Judges - Mandatory Retirement Age [HB-1490]
[Retirement ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to raise the mandatory retirement age of all judges in the State from 70 to 75; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
HB-1490: Judges - Mandatory Retirement Age
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/12/2025
House of Delegates - Renaming [HB-1381]
[Elections ]
Changing the name of the House of Delegates to be the House of Representatives; and providing that the House of Representatives is the successor to the House of Delegates and that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the successor to the Speaker of the House of Delegates.
HB-1381: House of Delegates - Renaming
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffrie Long
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/26/2025
Declaration of Rights - Right to Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers [HB-1458]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
Establishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's right to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right to be paid at a wage rate that is at least equal to the State minimum wage rate set by law without regard to tips that the individual receives; and prohibiting the State from, directly or indirectly, denying, burdening, or abridging the right unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.
HB-1458: Declaration of Rights - Right to Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing Canceled on 02/24/2025
No Tax on Tips Act [HB-1400]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
Establishing consumer protections related to service fees charged by food service facilities; specifying the State minimum wage rate; prohibiting, beginning July 1, 2028, employers of tipped employees from including a tip credit amount as part of the employees' wages; allowing a subtraction under the State income tax for certain qualified tips received by certain individuals; and allowing a person a credit against the State income tax for certain amounts paid to an employee based on the payment of certain wages and tips.
HB-1400: No Tax on Tips Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
First Reading Economic Matters And Ways And Means on 02/07/2025
You have voted SJR-86: A RESOLUTION to amend Article VI, Section 14, of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to penalties for violations of municipal ordinances..
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to lotteries. [HJR-146]
[Education ]
[Gaming ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
Proposes an amendment to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee to authorize local boards of education to approve lotteries conducted by nonprofit school support organizations; requires that the net proceeds of the lottery’s revenues be allocated to the local education agency to be used for educational or extracurricular purposes.
HJR-146: A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to lotteries.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Williams
Rec. For Pass. If Am., Ref. To Finance, Ways, And Means Committee on 04/08/2025
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article XI, Section 12 of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to parental rights. [SJR-79]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Proposes an amendment to Article XI, Section 12 of the Constitution of Tennessee to establish that parents have the inherent right to direct the education of the parent's child; prohibits the state from interfering with such rights through the adoption or enforcement of any law or rule that abridges, infringes upon, or restricts a parent's right to provide home-based education.
SJR-79: A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article XI, Section 12 of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to parental rights.
Sponsored by: Sen. Janince Bowling
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee on 02/12/2025