Section 2-1506 – Return to Originating House
When the General Assembly passes a bill, it shall be returned to the house of origin.
Section 2-1508 – “Bill” Defined
In this Part II of this subtitle, “bill” does not include a joint resolution.
Section 2-1509 – Presentment to Governor
(a) As soon as practicable after a bill is returned to the house of origin, the presiding officer shall have the State seal affixed to the bill and shall present the bill to the Governor or a designee of the Governor. (b) The presiding officer who presents the bill or the clerk designated by the presiding officer […]
Section 2-1510 – Designee for Presentment
(a) The Governor may designate another individual to receive bills while the Governor is ill or necessarily absent from the seat of the State government. (b) A designation under this section: (1) shall be in writing; (2) shall be sent to the presiding officer of the Senate and the presiding officer of the House; (3) on receipt by those officers, […]
Section 2-1511 – Delivery to Office of Secretary of State
(a) The Governor shall deliver to the Secretary of State or a designee in the Secretary’s office: (1) each bill that the Governor approves, immediately after the approval; (2) each bill that becomes law without the approval of the Governor, on the day the bill becomes law; (3) each bill that the Governor vetoes; and (4) each executive order effective […]
Section 2-1512 – Record of Chapter Numbers
(a) The Secretary of State shall keep, for each session, a permanent record of the bills and executive orders that the Governor delivers to the Secretary under this subtitle. The record shall be known as the record of chapter numbers. (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall enter, in the record, the chapter number of each bill that […]
Section 2-1513 – Disposition of Bills
(a) The Secretary of State shall deliver to the clerk of the Court of Appeals each bill that becomes law. (b) With respect to bills that the Governor vetoes, the Secretary of State shall deliver: (1) to the house of origin, each bill that the Maryland Constitution requires to be returned to that house; and (2) to the State […]
Section 2-1514 – Notice of Action Under Joint Resolution
(a) If the General Assembly adopts a joint resolution that asks the Governor or an official of a unit of the Executive Branch of the State government to take any action, the Governor or the official shall give the Legislative Policy Committee and each sponsor of the resolution notice of the action taken under the resolution. […]
Section 2-1502 – Prefiling of Bills
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Department” means the Department of Legislative Services. (3) “Prefile” means to direct the Department, before a regular session of the General Assembly, to file a bill for introduction during that session. (b) A member or member-elect of the General Assembly may prefile a bill, as provided in […]
Section 2-1503 – Committee Sponsorship
A bill that a standing committee recommends as a result of its work when the General Assembly is not in session shall be introduced with the standing committee as sponsor.