Baltimore City - Removal of Debt Ballot Questions [SB-289]
[Elections ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Removing the requirement that certain debt created by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore be approved by the legal voters of the City of Baltimore through a majority vote at a certain election; and providing that the proposed amendment to the Maryland Constitution be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection at the next general election to be held in November 2026.
SB-289: Baltimore City - Removal of Debt Ballot Questions
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/27/2025
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2025 [SB-288]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Altering the collective bargaining process for State employees, including by requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator to oversee all aspects of collective bargaining, establishing a process of arbitration in the event of impasse, and providing that certain decisions of a neutral arbitrator are advisory; requiring that each budget bill contain the appropriations necessary to implement all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for the next ensuing fiscal year; etc.
SB-288: Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 1/22 At 10:30 A.m. (budget And Taxation) on 01/14/2025
HJR-5001: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Goodwin
Delivered To The Secretary Of State H.j. 476 on 03/06/2025
You have voted HJR-5001: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance..
Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule [HB-28]
[Elections ]
Requiring each county to adopt a charter by December 31, 2031, using a certain procedure; altering the method by which a county shall adopt a charter under certain circumstances; requiring the charter to provide for the election of members of the county council by the voters of councilmanic districts; limiting the applicability of certain Constitutional provisions governing code home rule counties; and requiring the amendment proposed by the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for approval or rejection.
HB-28: Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Bouchat
Hearing 1/28 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention [HB-203]
[Elections ]
Requiring that each legislative district established for the purpose of electing members of the House of Delegates consist of three single-member delegate districts; requiring the General Assembly to enact a law establishing and governing a Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention to establish legislative and congressional districts and establishing certain requirements regarding the Redistricting Convention; establishing the Redistricting Convention; etc.
HB-203: Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Bouchat
Hearing 3/10 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/03/2025
Election Law - Voting Age - Board of Education Elections (Your School, Your Voice Act) [HB-52]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the General Assembly to provide by suitable enactment the authority of a county to lower the age at which an individual may vote in an election for members of an elected county board of education; authorizing a county to enact a local law that allows an individual who is at least 16 years old to vote in an election for members of an elected county board of education; submitting the amendment to the Maryland Constitution to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection; etc.
HB-52: Election Law - Voting Age - Board of Education Elections (Your School, Your Voice Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/08/2025
General Assembly - Membership, Election Timing for State Senators, and Eligibility [HB-96]
[Elections ]
Altering the membership of the Senate and House of Delegates beginning with the 2033 legislative session; altering the method and timing of the election of State Senators; requiring a Delegate who seeks election for a certain Senate term to vacate the seat of Delegate on the first day of the next immediately following legislative session; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
HB-96: General Assembly - Membership, Election Timing for State Senators, and Eligibility
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Bouchat
Hearing 3/10 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/03/2025
Declaration of Rights - Right to Organize [HB-37]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
Establishing every person employed in the State of Maryland has the fundamental right to organize and collectively bargain concerning compensation, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment; 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; and providing that the Constitutional amendment proposed by the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State or adoption or rejection.
HB-37: Declaration of Rights - Right to Organize
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing Canceled on 01/24/2025
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2025 [HB-159]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Pensions ]
Altering the collective bargaining process for certain State employees, including by requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator to oversee all aspects of collective bargaining, establishing a process of arbitration in the event of impasse, and providing that certain decisions of a neutral arbitrator are advisory; requiring that each budget bill contain the appropriations necessary to implement all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for the next ensuing fiscal year; etc.
HB-159: Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 03/25/2025
Ratifying the Federal Child Labor Amendment [HJR-3]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
Ratifying the federal Child Labor Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as proposed by U.S. House Joint Resolution 184 of 1924, to provide the U.S. Congress with the power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of persons under the age of 18 years.
HJR-3: Ratifying the Federal Child Labor Amendment
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ruth
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/26/2025
You have voted HB-231: Constitutional Amendment - Fee or Tax Rate Increases - Yea and Nay Vote of General Assembly Required (Taxpayer Disclosure and Protection Act).
Judges – Mandatory Retirement Age [SB-74]
[Retirement ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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.
SB-74: Judges – Mandatory Retirement Age
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 1/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office [HB-174]
[Elections ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to require that a special election be held at the same time as the regular statewide primary and general elections that are held in the second year of the term to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs on or before the date that is 55 days before the deadline for filing certificates of candidacy for the regular statewide election.
HB-174: General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/08/2025
General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office [SB-2]
[Elections ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to require that a special election be held at the same time as the regular statewide primary and general elections that are held in the second year of the term to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs on or before the date that is 55 days before the deadline for filing certificates of candidacy for the regular statewide election.
SB-2: General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2025
Ratifying the Federal Child Labor Amendment [SJR-1]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
Ratifying the federal Child Labor Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as proposed by U.S. House Joint Resolution 184 of 1924, to provide the U.S. Congress with the power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of persons under the age of 18 years.
SJR-1: Ratifying the Federal Child Labor Amendment
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 1/22 At 3:45 P.m. on 01/14/2025
You have voted HJR-12: A RESOLUTION to amend Article VI, Section 14, of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to penalties for violations of municipal ordinances..