Speaker Adrienne Jones has released the list of Maryland House of Delegates leadership changes and committee assignments for the 2023 General Assembly session. As announced in a press release, Speaker Jones' leadership appointments include naming Delegate Marc Korman as House Majority Leader, Delegate Jazz Lewis as House Majority Whip, and Delegate Emily Shetty as the [...]
Senate President Bill Ferguson announced changes to Senate leadership, committee jurisdiction, and committee membership ahead of the 2023 General Assembly session. As announced in a press release, the Maryland Senate will see significant changes in January. “After a historic election where voters overwhelmingly approved our legislative agenda, today’s shift in jurisdiction assignments reflects how the [...]
The Department of Legislative Services has released its annual Issues Papers. The 2023 Issue Papers preview major fiscal and policy matters for the upcoming General Assembly session. They are valuable resources for snapshots of hot topics that will likely come before the body when it convenes in January. Links to specific subject areas may be [...]
The Department of Legislative Services prepares a Major Issues Review every four-year term summarizing legislative activity. It includes a discussion of all major enacted legislation, significant bills that did not pass, and gubernatorial vetoes of major legislation. The Major Issues Review is divided into 12 parts, each dealing with a major policy area. Areas include, among [...]
With the upcoming July 19 primary, Maryland Matters has reported on the top 20 competitive House primary races to watch. From the article, In races where there are multiple candidates competing for three seats, even if three seasoned incumbents are on the ballot, anything can happen. And often it does. The same is true in two-seat [...]
Governor Hogan recently announced additional legislative actions allowing 294 bills to take effect without his signature and vetoing 18 pieces of legislation. A complete list of House bills that will take effect without signature is available here. A complete list of Senate bills that will take effect without signature is available here. Policy vetoes include the following: [...]
Governor Hogan, joined by House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson, signed an additional 140 bipartisan bills into law May 16, including the state’s historic capital budget, as well as measures to cap the cost of insulin, expand the state’s commitment to fight dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and permanently allow paramedics and EMTs [...]
Governor Hogan, joined by House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson, signed 105 bills into law on Thursday. Initiatives signed into law included measures to prevent opioid overdoses statewide, direct more funding to local governments for infrastructure improvements, bolster the state's cybersecurity network, and provide for additional steps to divest from Russia and [...]
Governor Larry Hogan signed an additional 103 bipartisan bills into law last week. Governor Hogan was joined by House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Pro Tem Melony Griffith, who was filling in for Senate President Bill Ferguson. The bill signing marked a historic first in Maryland, with two Black women filling the role of [...]
The Department of Legislative Services recently released its 90 Day Report providing a summary of the major issues of the 2022 General Assembly session and an overview of what passed and what did not. The 90 Day Report is divided into 12 parts, each dealing with a major policy area. Each part contains a discussion of [...]
