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.
Section 2-1504 – Synopses of Bills
(a) For each regular or special session of the General Assembly, the Department of Legislative Services shall prepare and distribute, in serial order: (1) a synopsis of each Senate bill that is introduced; and (2) a synopsis of each House bill that is introduced. (b) If the Department determines that a bill imposes a mandate on a local government […]
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 […]
Section 2-1505.1 – Economic Impact Analysis
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Economic impact analysis” means an estimate of the cost or the economic benefit to small businesses that may be affected by a proposed bill introduced at a session of the General Assembly. (3) “Economic impact analysis rating” means an estimate that a proposed bill will have: […]
Section 2-1505.2 – Economic Impact Analyses Ratings and Economic Impact Analyses of Agency Regulations on Small Businesses
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Committee” means the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review. (3) “Economic impact analysis” means an estimate of the cost or the economic benefit to small businesses that may be affected by a regulation proposed by an agency pursuant to Title 10, Subtitle 1 of […]
Section 2-1506 – Return to Originating House
When the General Assembly passes a bill, it shall be returned to the house of origin.