Referendum
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Circuit Court Judges - Election [HB-224]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection and tenure of circuit court judges; altering the method of filling vacancies in the office of a judge of a circuit court; providing for retention elections following an appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of a judge of a circuit court; providing for a transitional period under which the terms of specified amendments are to become effective; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2016
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Circuit Court Judges - Election [HB-223]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Proposing amendments to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection and tenure of circuit court judges; requiring Senate confirmation of individuals appointed by the Governor to the office of judge of a circuit court; providing for contested elections following an appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of judge of a circuit court under specified circumstances; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Orphans' Court - Change of Name to Probate Court [HB-199]
[Elections ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to change the name of each orphans' court in this State to the probate court; changing references to the orphans' court in the Annotated Code to the probate court on the passage and ratification of a specified constitutional amendment; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; prohibiting the use of specified office supplies until existing office supplies are depleted; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Gaming - Video Lottery Operation License - Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport [HB-187]
[Gaming ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Air Quality ]
Increasing from six to seven the number of video lottery operation licenses and from 16,500 to 19,000 the number of video lottery terminals that may be awarded by the Video Lottery Facility Location Commission to provide for the award of a license at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport under specified circumstances; authorizing up to 2,500 video lottery terminals at the airport; submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 03/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax and Highway User Revenue - Increased Local Share [HB-1388]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Allocating specified motor fuel tax revenue to a specified account that is shared with local governments; increasing the portion of highway user revenue that is distributed to local governments; altering the allocation of the local share of highway user revenue among Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities; proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution mandating that revenue be credited to a specified account and distributed from that account in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Wicomico County Board of Education - Election and Appointment of Members [HB-1352]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
Requiring that, beginning in 2018, members of the Wicomico County Board of Education be elected by districts and members be elected at large, as specified; providing that, alternatively, beginning in 2018, members of the Wicomico County Board of Education be elected by districts and members be appointed, as specified; establishing a School Board Nominating Commission; submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of Wicomico County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds [HB-1346]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used only for nonpoint source pollution control projects except under specified circumstances; prohibiting the transfer of funds in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to the General Fund or a special fund of the State except under specified circumstances; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Queen Anne's County - County Commissioners Election Method - Straw Ballot [HB-1344]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that a specified question be placed on the ballot in Queen Anne's County at the November general election of 2016 to determine the sense of the voters of the County on the issue of the method of electing the members of the Board of County Commissioners; and providing for the carrying out of the straw ballot.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 509 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Staggered Election Terms - Charter County Councils [HB-129]
[Elections ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution authorizing a charter county to enact legislation to stagger the terms of office for the members of the county council of the county; providing that some members of the county council of a charter county may be elected at the presidential general election and some members may be elected at the gubernatorial general election; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 02/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
House Legislative Districts - Single Member [HB-1270]
[Elections ]
Amending the Maryland Constitution to decrease the number of delegates in each House legislative district to one; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class A Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses - Purchases From Licensed Wholesalers MC 3-16 [HB-1237]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license in Montgomery County, as of July 1, 2018; authorizing a holder of an alcoholic beverages license in Montgomery County, beginning July 1, 2018, to elect to purchase alcoholic beverages from a licensed wholesaler in addition to or instead of from the Department of Liquor Control; submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of Montgomery County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
General Assembly - Limitation of Terms [HB-1209]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Limiting the number of consecutive terms as either a Senator or a Delegate to which a person may be elected to three; limiting the total number of terms as a member of the General Assembly to which a person may be elected to five, whether or not the terms are served consecutively; specifying how service for a specified partial term shall be considered for purposes of the term limits; making stylistic changes; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Carroll County - Board of Education Members - Term Limitation and Referendum [HB-1147]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
Prohibiting a voting member of the Carroll County Board of Education from serving on the board for more than two consecutive terms; and submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of Carroll County.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 301 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Montgomery County Board of Education - Elections - Voting by County Residents MC 25-16 [HB-1032]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to authorize the Montgomery County Council by law to establish qualifications for voting by residents of the county in elections for the elected members of the Montgomery County Board of Education, provided that the qualifications may not be more restrictive than the qualifications for voting established by the Maryland Constitution or by State law; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages - Sunday Sales [HB-1028]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Elections ]
Submitting to a referendum of the qualified voters of specified election districts and precincts of election districts in Garrett County the question of whether the holders of specified alcoholic beverages licenses in Garrett County should be authorized to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption on Sundays under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/26/2016
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Montana 2015 Regular Session
Referendum for tax credits for contributions to public and private schools [SB-412]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Referendum for tax credits for contributions to public and private schools
Sponsored by: Rep. Llewelyn Jones
(s) Missed Deadline For Referendum Proposal Transmittal on 03/31/2015
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Montana 2015 Regular Session
Referendum to require special election for vacancy in the U.S. Senate or House [SB-279]
[Elections ]
Referendum to require special election for vacancy in the U.S. Senate or House
Sponsored by: Rep. Bradley Hamlett
Chapter Number Assigned on 04/27/2015
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Montana 2015 Regular Session
Eliminate certain automatic utility rate adjustments [HB-638]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Eliminate certain automatic utility rate adjustments
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Woods
(h) Missed Deadline For Referendum Proposal Transmittal on 03/31/2015
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Montana 2015 Regular Session
Revise laws related to the fundamental rights under the MT constitution [HB-615]
[Human Rights ]
Revise laws related to the fundamental rights under the MT constitution
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Glimm
(h) Missed Deadline For Referendum Proposal Transmittal on 03/31/2015
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Montana 2015 Regular Session
Increase maximum daytime speed limit on certain interstate highways [HB-603]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Increase maximum daytime speed limit on certain interstate highways
Sponsored by: Rep. Art Wittich
(h) Missed Deadline For Referendum Proposal Transmittal on 03/31/2015