State Government - General Assembly
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Limitations on Federal Power [SJR-8]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
Applying to the U.S. Congress for an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for officials of the federal government and for the members of the U.S. Congress.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
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Commemorating the Bicentennial of the Birth of Frederick Douglass [SJR-6]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
Commemorating the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Douglass; and providing that a copy of this resolution be forwarded by the Department of Legislative Services to certain individuals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Signed By The President And The Speaker - Joint Resolution 2 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
General Assembly - Department of Legislative Services - Reorganization and Duties [SB-892]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services to ensure that the responsibilities of the offices of the Department are carried out; altering the offices that comprise the Department; altering certain duties of the Department to review certain reporting requirements; establishing the Office of Operations and Support Services in the Department; providing that the Office of Policy Analysis is not required to prepare an analysis of certain enabling acts under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Hearing 3/15 At 11:00 A.m. on 03/15/2018
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Annual Curative Bill [SB-811]
Generally curing previous Acts of the General Assembly with possible title defects.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 11 on 04/05/2018
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Annual Corrective Bill [SB-812]
Correcting certain errors or omissions in certain articles of the Annotated Code and in certain uncodified laws; clarifying language; correcting certain obsolete references; reorganizing certain sections of the Annotated Code; ratifying certain 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 12 on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
General Assembly - Bills Altering Salaries of Elected Officials - Introduction Deadline [SB-683]
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[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring that, in an election year, a bill that alters the salary of a State or local elected official and takes effect at the beginning of the immediately following term of office be filed for introduction on or before the deadline established under a certain provision of law for filing a certificate of candidacy for that office.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2018
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General Assembly - Prefiled Bills - Deadlines [SB-680]
[Elections ]
Altering the date from November 15 to November 1 by which a member of the General Assembly may request the Department of Legislative Services to prepare a bill for prefile at a regular session under certain circumstances; and altering the date from the second Friday after Thanksgiving to the preceding November 20 by which a member may direct the Department to prefile a bill under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 72 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Oversight - Establishment [SB-592]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Creating a Joint Committee on Election Oversight to study, examine and identify ways in which the State Board of Elections and local boards can improve election administration and campaign finance regulation; providing for the membership and staffing of the Committee; providing for the appointment of cochairs; establishing the powers and duties of the Committee; and requiring the Committee to submit a certain report to the General Assembly on or before December 1 each year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
General Assembly and Congressional Legislative Redistricting and Apportionment Commission [SB-307]
[Elections ]
Prohibiting multimember delegate districts; creating the General Assembly and Congressional Legislative Redistricting and Apportionment Commission; requiring the Commission to divide the State to create certain General Assembly legislative districts and congressional districts; establishing exclusive and original jurisdiction for the Court of Appeals to establish legislative districts and congressional districts under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Government Accountability Act of 2018 [SB-294]
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[Ethics ]
Limiting to two the number of consecutive terms as either a Senator or a Delegate to which a person may be elected; specifying how service for a certain partial term shall be considered for purposes of the term limit; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Transparency Act of 2018 [SB-295]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the General Assembly to make available to the public live and archived video streaming of each meeting of the Senate of Maryland, the House of Delegates of Maryland, and a standing committee of the General Assembly, including any hearings or voting sessions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Commonsense Spending Act of 2018 [SB-293]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Providing that, beginning in fiscal year 2020, any appropriation that increases by operation of law is required to have its mandated level of spending increased by the lesser of the amount of the existing formula calculation or 1% less than the amount of General Fund revenue growth in a certain report submitted by the Board of Revenue Estimates; providing that the General Assembly may not enact certain legislation that creates a certain mandated level of funding except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2018
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Legislative Branch of State Government - Sexual Harassment [SB-1138]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing any entity to file with the State Ethics Commission a written complaint alleging that a regulated lobbyist has sexually harassed a member of the General Assembly or a certain employee; authorizing any entity to file with the State Ethics Commission a written complaint alleging that a member of the General Assembly has sexually harassed a regulated lobbyist; requiring the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics to refer certain complaints to an outside and independent investigator; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/16/2018
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Baltimore City Police Department – Commission to Restore Trust in Policing and Audit Review [SB-1099]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing the Commission to Restore Trust in Policing to review the operation of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force and make recommendations on the reorganization of the Police Department and certain other matters as necessary; authorizing the Commission to conduct hearings, administer oaths, issue process to compel a witness to appear, and require a person to testify; requiring the Commission to submit a final report of its findings by December 31, 2019, to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 753 on 05/15/2018
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Commemorating the Bicentennial of the Birth of Frederick Douglass [HJR-8]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
Commemorating the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Douglass; and providing that a copy of this resolution be forwarded by the Department of Legislative Services to certain individuals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
Signed By The President And The Speaker - Joint Resolution 1 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Limitations on Federal Power [HJR-6]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
Applying to the U.S. Congress for an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for officials of the federal government and for the members of the U.S. Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
General Assembly - Term Limits [HB-886]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to limit the number of consecutive terms as either a Senator or a Delegate to which a person may be elected; specifying how service for a certain partial term shall be considered for purposes of the term limits; providing that certain provisions of this amendment do not prohibit a person who was elected to serve a further consecutive term in the same office in a certain election from serving in the same office during a certain term; submitting the amendment to qualified voters of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy L. Afzali
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2018
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General Assembly - Department of Legislative Services - Reorganization and Duties [HB-874]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services to ensure that the responsibilities of the Department are carried out; altering the offices that comprise the Department; requiring the Executive Director, with the approval of and in consultation with certain individuals, to appoint certain office directors; altering certain duties of the Department to review certain reporting requirements; establishing the Office of Operations and Support Services to directly supervise certain support services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 281 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
General Assembly - Length of Session [HB-731]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to alter the limit on the number of days that the General Assembly may continue its session except under certain circumstances; altering the vote of the membership of each House of the General Assembly required to extend its session; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2018
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General Assembly - Live and Archived Video Streaming of Meetings [HB-704]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the General Assembly to make available to the public live and archived video streaming of each meeting of the Senate, the House, and certain standing committees, including any hearings held by certain standing committees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2018