The Maryland Senate passed a comprehensive climate change bill Monday night that would accelerate the timeline to reduce state greenhouse gas emissions to be net-zero by 2045, partly by requiring that large buildings significantly reduce their energy usage by 2035. The bill garnered Democratic support in the Senate and passed in a 32-15 party-line vote, [...]
Congratulations to Nicholas (Nick) Manis for being named to The Daily Record's “Power 40 Government & Lobbying List” for 2022. This list represents 40 of the most powerful professionals who advocate in state and local government in Maryland. From The Daily Record, For more than 25 years, Nicholas Manis has worked as a lobbyist and [...]
House and Senate environmental leaders have proposed several bills to tackle major environmental concerns and require the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, avoid using fossil fuels, and swap vehicles with electric models. The House has proposed a package of four bills, whereas the Senate proposed one all-encompassing bill. Here is a breakdown of the [...]
Senate President Bill Ferguson sent a letter to the Senate of Maryland announcing updates made to the guidelines and protocols for the 2022 Regular Legislative Session. These safety updates go into effect on Monday, February 14th. Important information included in the letter is listed below. Of significant importance is the change in procedures for witness [...]
The 2022 Legislative Session will commence today and lawmakers have a wide array of issues they will be focusing on in the coming weeks. The General Assembly will need to decide how to allocate funds of a considerable budget surplus for the current and upcoming fiscal years. Senate President Bill Ferguson and Speaker of the [...]
Speaker of the House Adrienne Jones released a statement outlining the guidelines and protocols in place for the legislative session that starts on January 12th at noon. Important information included in the letter is as follows: COVID-19 PROTOCOLS The House of Delegates Office Building will be open to the public during the 2022 legislative session. Committee [...]
Former County Councilmember Karen R. Toles was selected by the Prince George’s Democratic Central Committee to represent the 25th legislative district of Maryland. The position became available after former Delegate Dereck Davis was selected to replace Nancy Kopp as State Treasurer. Ms. Toles will complete the four-year term that ends this year. She previously served [...]
Senate President Bill Ferguson sent a letter to the Senate of Maryland outlining the guidelines and protocols in place for the legislative session that starts on January 12th at noon. Important information included in the letter is as follows: MASKING POLICY The masking policy follows the requirements made by Governor Hogan earlier this week regarding [...]
The Senate pre-filed bill list was posted to the General Assembly website today. The total number of Senate pre-filed bills is 166. As indicated above, only the list of Senate pre-filed bills is available on the website at this time, not the bill text. Bill text should be available soon. When you click on the [...]
The House pre-filed bill list was posted to the General Assembly website today. The total number of House pre-filed bills is 200. As indicated above, only the list of House pre-filed bills are available on the website at this time, not the bill text. Bill text should be available soon. When you click on the [...]
