State Government - General Assembly
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
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General Assembly - Mandated Reports by State Agencies [HB-67]
[Budget and Spending ]
Repealing provisions of law that require State agencies to submit reports to the General Assembly that are deemed obsolete, duplicative, impractical, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessary; combining specified reporting requirements with other more extensive annual reports required to be submitted by State agencies; requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with agencies of the State government, to periodically review and make recommendations regarding specified reports that may no longer be warranted; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 58 on 04/14/2015
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Elections - Study Commission on the Redistricting Process in Maryland [HB-610]
[Elections ]
Establishing a Study Commission on the Redistricting Process in Maryland; specifying the composition, powers, and duties of the Commission; providing for the staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations, including suggested constitutional and legislative changes, to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2015
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General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office [HB-604]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution authorizing the counties and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to enact legislation authorizing a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator; establishing that if a vacancy occurs by January 1 of the year immediately following the year that the Delegate or Senator takes office and a special election is authorized, the special election shall coincide with the next ensuing regular presidential and congressional election; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2015
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General Assembly - Filling of Vacancy [HB-1070]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to provide that a vacancy occurring in the House of Delegates or the Senate of Maryland during a specified period of the term of office shall be filled at the next ensuing regular presidential and congressional election; establishing procedures for the election; submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2015
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
General Assembly Compensation Commission - Recommendations [SJR-9]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Rejecting, in accordance with the provisions of Article III, Section 15 of the Maryland Constitution, items included in the Resolution of the General Assembly Compensation Commission submitted and transmitted to the General Assembly during the regular session of the General Assembly in 2014 relating to salaries for all members of the General Assembly, the per diem allowance for meals, reimbursement for lodging expenses, and travel allowances and reimbursements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/27/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Addition of "Under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance [SJR-5]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Religion ]
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the addition of "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Acknowledgment of the Sufferings of Sexually Enslaved Women ("Comfort Women") During World War II [SJR-2]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Military ]
Commemorating and supporting "comfort women" in their fight for proper acknowledgment by the Japanese government of the suffering they endured during their internment in military brothels or "comfort stations"; calling on the Japanese government to accept historical responsibility for specified actions; and providing that a copy of the resolution be forwarded by the Department of Legislative Services to specified individuals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger P. Manno
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2014
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Rescission of Maryland's Ratification of the Corwin Amendment to the United States Constitution [SJR-1]
[Elections ]
Rescinding Maryland's ratification of the Corwin Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Signed By The President And The Speaker - Joint Resolution 3 on 05/05/2014
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General Assembly - Rewards Earned Through Use of Housing Allowance - Prohibition on Acceptance [SB-845]
[Ethics ]
[Housing ]
Prohibiting a member of the General Assembly who uses the General Assembly housing allowance for lodging at an establishment that provides individuals with specified rewards from accepting the rewards earned.
Sponsored by: Sen. Allan H Kittleman
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
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Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness [SB-795]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Creating a Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness; providing for the appointment of the members and cochairs of the Committee; specifying the duties of the Committee; requiring the Committee to hold specified meetings; authorizing the Committee to hold specified hearings and consider specified votes on specified bills or resolutions; requiring a specified report to be submitted to the General Assembly on or before December 1 of each year; and providing for a delayed effective date.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Election Law - General Assembly and Congressional Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission [SB-740]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to change the process of legislative districting and apportionment in the State by establishing a General Assembly and Congressional Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission; specifying the membership, qualifications, chair, and duties of the Commission; requiring the Commission to establish rules and procedures, subject to the State laws governing open meetings and public records; requiring the Court of Appeals to make specified determinations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2014
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State Government - Open Data Policy - Council on Open Data [SB-644]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a State policy that open data be machine readable and released to the public in specified ways; establishing a Council on Open Data; providing for the composition, appointment, terms, chairs, and staffing of the Council; requiring the Council to promote the policy on open data by providing specified guidance and policy recommendations, advocating for specified practices, and making recommendations on the purchasing of specified data processing devices, systems, or software; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 69 on 04/08/2014
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General Assembly - Housing Allowance - Restriction on Use [SB-421]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
Prohibiting a member of the General Assembly whose residence is located less than 50 miles from the State House from using the General Assembly housing allowance to pay for housing except under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Allan H Kittleman
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/14/2014
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General Assembly - Legislative Redistricting - Plans to be Introduced as a Bill [SB-414]
[Elections ]
Requiring the Governor to prepare and have introduced into the General Assembly a bill, rather than a joint resolution, for the legislative redistricting plan for the General Assembly after each decennial census; authorizing any member of the General Assembly to introduce a bill presenting a legislative redistricting plan after each decennial census; requiring specified standing committees to hold hearings on the redistricting bills; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2014
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Annual Corrective Bill [SB-184]
[Law Enforcement ]
Correcting specified errors and omissions in the Annotated Code and in specified uncodified laws; clarifying language; correcting specified obsolete references; reorganizing specified sections of the Annotated Code; ratifying specified corrections made by the publishers of the Annotated Code; providing that the Act is not intended to affect any law other than to correct technical errors; providing for the correction of specified errors and obsolete provisions by the publishers of the Annotated Code; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 45 on 04/08/2014
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Annual Curative Bill [SB-183]
Generally curing previous Acts of the General Assembly with possible title defects.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 44 on 04/08/2014
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Members of the General Assembly - Responsibilities and Eligibility to Vote [SB-1115]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Providing that if a presiding officer of a House of the General Assembly establishes standing committees for that House, the presiding officer shall appoint each member to at least one standing committee; providing that a member of a standing committee or of a House of the General Assembly is eligible to vote on any legislation or other matter, as specified; prohibiting a member from voting on specified matters; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Motion Rules Suspended For Late Introduction (senator Simonaire) Adopted on 03/27/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
General Assembly Compensation Commission - Recommendations [HJR-9]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Rejecting, in accordance with the provisions of Article III, Section 15 of the Maryland Constitution, items included in the Resolution of the General Assembly Compensation Commission submitted and transmitted to the General Assembly during the regular session of the General Assembly in 2014 relating to salaries for all members of the General Assembly, the per diem allowance for meals, reimbursement for lodging expenses, and travel allowances and reimbursements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2014
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United States Constitutional Convention - Legislative Districting and Apportionment [HJR-4]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Applying to Congress for an amendments convention called under Article V of the United States Constitution, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states, to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to change the method of the apportionment of the seats in the House of Representatives and the drawing of the legislative districts for those seats; requiring approval from a majority of the legislatures of the states to change the method of Congressional districting and apportionment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2014
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Rescission of Maryland's Ratification of the Corwin Amendment to the United States Constitution [HJR-2]
[Elections ]
Rescinding Maryland's ratification of the Corwin Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph F Vallario
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/07/2014