Governor Hogan announced last week he has vetoed the following eight bills which passed during the 2019 legislative session. HB 66/SB 252 – Railroad Company – Movement of Freight – Required Crew Read the governor’s letter here. HB 262/SB 537 – Higher Education – Tuition Rates – Exemptions Read the governor’s letter here. HB 720/SB 830 – [...]
Governor Larry Hogan, Senate President Mike Miller, and House Speaker Adrienne Jones signed 181 bills into law on May 13. Bills of significance expand critical health care and crime prevention measures, including legislation that will add more Marylanders to the health insurance rolls, and raise the minimum age tobacco can be sold to 21. Other legislation [...]
Governor Larry Hogan, Senate President Mike Miller, and House Speaker Pro Tem Adrienne Jones signed 174 bills into law on April 30. Bills of significance include legislation to expand opportunity zones initiatives, improve cancer coverage benefits for firefighters, expand caps on production for independent breweries, make much-needed reforms to the University System of Maryland Board of [...]
The House Appropriations Committee was briefed by the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) on potential reductions to address a revenue shortfall of $200 million to $350 million they are expecting to be announced next week. From MarylandReporter, The House Appropriations Committee is supposed to finish its work on the Hogan administration’s $46.6 billion budget March 8. [...]
In a joint session of the Maryland General Assembly, Nancy Kopp was elected to a 5th term as State Treasurer. First elected in 2002, and then re-elected to full four-year terms in 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015, she is the second woman ever to serve as Maryland's State Treasurer. In addition to her responsibilities [...]
Governor Larry Hogan has announced several legislative initiatives for the 2019 session. See below for the complete list. Several are linked to press releases or additional information. Education Opportunities for All Marylanders Building Opportunity Act Legislation that increases funding for school construction projects requested by local school systems; legislation will give the Maryland Stadium Authority [...]
The House Republican Caucus announced its legislative priorities last week which includes a state income tax cut, a registry for violent repeat offenders, and single-member districts in the General Assembly. As reported by the Baltimore Sun, the four priorities of the House GOP leadership are: The “Murder and Repeat Violent Offender Registry Act of 2019,” which [...]
Governor Hogan recently introduced his budget plan for fiscal 2020. As reported by the Washington Post, The $46.6 billion budget proposal — a 4 percent increase over last year’s fiscal plan — raises the pay of state employees by at least 3 percent, extends a tax relief to the retired military, police officers and fire and [...]
Dentons US LLP recently released its US Policy Scan 2019 Report. Prepared by Dentons’ bipartisan public policy team, the report is an analysis of the legislative and political landscape in Washington, DC and state capitals around the country. US Policy Scan 2019 takes deep dives into the turbulent political and policy waters swirling around health care, [...]
The Spending Affordability Committee met yesterday to make its recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly to guide budget discussions for the upcoming fiscal year. While its primary responsibility is to establish a level of spending for the State operating budget that is reflective of the current and prospective condition of the State’s economy, the Committee [...]
