Section 2-1607 – Scope of Powers and Duties
(a) An investigating committee may exercise its powers: (1) when the General Assembly is in session; and (2) when the General Assembly is not in session, if the investigating committee is authorized to do so: (i) by law; (ii) by the resolution that establishes the investigating committee; or (iii) by the law or resolution from which the investigating committee derives its […]
Section 2-1608 – Subpoenas
(a) (1) By a majority vote of all of the members of an investigating committee, the investigating committee may issue a subpoena that requires the appearance of a person, the production of relevant records, and the giving of relevant testimony. (2) A request to appear, appearance, or submission of evidence does not limit the subpoena power of the […]
Section 2-1609 – Hearings
(a) An investigating committee may hold any hearing that the investigating committee considers appropriate, at the times and places that it determines. (b) (1) The rules of an investigating committee shall provide for written notice of a hearing to be given to the members: (i) at least 3 days before the hearing, if it is held when the General […]
Section 2-1701 – Electrical Voting Machine
(a) A person who is not a member of the General Assembly may not operate an electrical voting machine to vote on a question before the Senate or the House. (b) In addition to any penalty that the Senate or the House sets, a person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor […]
Section 2-1702 – Interference With Legislative Process
(a) A person may not willfully disrupt, interfere with, attempt to disrupt, or attempt to interfere with a session, meeting, or proceeding of the General Assembly, the Senate, or the House or any of their committees, by: (1) making, alone or with another person, a noise that tends to be disruptive; (2) using abusive or obscene language; (3) making […]
Section 2-1801 – Privileges for Members of General Assembly
(a) Privileges from testifying for members of the General Assembly are found in § 9-122 of the Courts Article. (b) Provisions relating to civil immunity for acts and omissions in the performance of constituent services by members of the General Assembly are found in § 5-525 and § 5-526 of the Courts Article.
Section 2-1802 – Legislative Inquiries and Examinations — Relevancy of Papers and Other Documents
(a) Papers, books, accounts, documents, testimony, and records sought in accordance with a subpoena issued under § 2–408, § 2–507, § 2–807, § 2–1104, or § 2–1608 of this title in connection with a lawfully authorized legislative inquiry or examination must be pertinent to the inquiry or examination. (b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, […]
Section 2-1803 – Legislative Inquiries and Examinations — Petition for Ordering Compliance With Subpoena
(a) This section applies to a petition for an order directing compliance with a subpoena or compelling testimony under § 2–408, § 2–507, § 2–807, or § 2–1104 of this title. (b) The petition shall be filed in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County or, at the election of the petitioner, in any county in which […]
Section 2-1804 – Disclosure of Personal Information on Websites Prohibited
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Personal information” means an individual’s: (i) Social Security number; or (ii) driver’s license number. (3) “Publicly post or display” means to intentionally make available to the public. (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, on or after June 1, 2010, the General Assembly, to the extent practicable, may not […]
Section 2-1505 – Fiscal Notes and Waivers
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a committee may not vote on a bill unless: (1) a fiscal note accompanies the bill; and (2) if the bill affects the funding of a State pension system, an actuarial analysis of the bill is attached to or summarized in the note or the analysis is waived. (b) (1) If a […]