The 2022 Issue Papers preview major fiscal and policy matters for the upcoming General Assembly session. Prepared by the Department of Legislative Services each year at this time, they highlight key issues to be discussed and serve as a valuable resource for those in Annapolis. Several direct links to hot topics of interest are listed [...]
House Appropriations Chair Maggie L. McIntosh recently announced that she will retire from the General Assembly next year rather than seek re-election. She announced her retirement through a letter to her constituents that was published by the Baltimore Sun. From the letter, We are now preparing to begin the last session of our four-year term [...]
Governor Larry Hogan recently announced the appointments of Rachel Muñoz (Legislative District 33) and Faye Martin Howell (Legislative District 24) to the House of Delegates. Rachel Muñoz works at Schulte Booth, LLC, specializing in aviation law and is working toward her private pilot’s license. She holds a B.A. from University of Maryland, College Park and [...]
House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones today announced new leadership appointments effective November 15, 2021. Speaker Jones made the following appointments: Ways and Means Chair: Vanessa Atterbeary Economic Matters Vice Chair: Brian Crosby Judiciary Vice Chair: David Moon Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics House Chair: J. Sandy Bartlett Property & Casualty Insurance Subcommittee Chair (ECM): Ned [...]
Maryland’s 46th Attorney General, Brian E. Frosh, announced he would not seek a third term as the state’s chief legal counsel, capping off a decades-long career in public service. Attorney General Frosh previously served in the Maryland General Assembly for 28 years, representing District 16 in Montgomery County. After serving two terms in the House [...]
Maryland State Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp announced today her plans to resign by the end of this year. Treasurer Kopp is the second longest serving Maryland State Treasurer and the second woman to serve in this role. From an announcement to Senators and Delegates, For the past 50 years, I have had the great honor [...]
In a voice vote last week, state Delegate Erek L. Barron won U.S. Senate confirmation to become U.S. attorney for Maryland, two months after he was nominated by President Biden. Barron, who will become the first Black U.S. attorney in state history, is a partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Whiteford Taylor & [...]
Dozens of new laws that passed during the 2021 Maryland legislative session took effect on Friday, October 1, 2021. The bills cover a variety of topics ranging from changes to police procedures, gun sales or transfers, changes to early voting and consumer protections. Articles in both the Baltimore Sun and Maryland Matters provide a summary [...]
Governor Larry Hogan has appointed Cheryl S. Landis to the Maryland House of Delegates. The governor appointed Ms. Landis following a nomination by the Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee. From Governor Hogan's press release, “I am confident that Ms. Landis will represent her constituency admirably in her new role as delegate,” said Governor Hogan. [...]
Governor Hogan last week appointed Delegate Ronald L. Watson, Jr., Ph.D., to the Maryland Senate. The governor made the appointment following a nomination by the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee. Dr. Watson will represent District 23 in Prince George's County, filling the seat vacated by former Senator Doug Peters, who resigned last month to [...]
