House Speaker Adrienne Jones recently announced a comprehensive legislative package dedicated to closing race-based economic and health gaps for minority communities. From the Speaker's press release, The 2021 Racial and Economic Justice Agenda package was developed this fall with over three dozen local, state and national leaders on ideas to address systemic racism across sectors. [...]
Governor Hogan released details today of his Fiscal Year 2022 proposed budget. As described in the Governor's press release, the budget "makes record investments in K-12 education and public health, provides substantial tax relief to struggling Marylanders and small businesses, expands resources for crime prevention and fighting the opioid epidemic, fully funds Chesapeake Bay restoration, [...]
Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. died Friday afternoon at age 78 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Serving one-term as a delegate, Senate President Emeritus Miller was elected to the Senate in 1974, where he served as Senate President from 1987 to 2019. He was the longest-serving state Senate President in American [...]
House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones today announced new leadership appointments before the start of the 442nd meeting of the Maryland General Assembly. Speaker Jones makes the following appointments: Appropriations Vice Chair: Delegate Mark Chang Appropriations Capital Subcommittee: Delegate Ben Barnes, Chair/ Delegate Mark Chang, Vice Chair Appropriations Pension Subcommittee: Delegate Susie Proctor, Chair/ Delegate Tony [...]
Governor Larry Hogan today introduced the RELIEF Act of 2021, an emergency legislative package that will provide more than $1 billion in direct stimulus and tax relief for Maryland working families, small businesses, and those who have lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This legislation builds on the more than $700 million [...]
Senate President Bill Ferguson has announced standing policy committee assignments for the upcoming 2021 Legislative Session. From the Senate President's press release, “The Senate is gifted with members who bring their experiences, policy understanding, and ability to work together to the table,” stated Senate President Ferguson. “With all the differences of this upcoming Session, the [...]
Governor Hogan has appointed Marlon Amprey, Esq. to the Maryland House of Delegates. The Baltimore City Democratic Central Committee voted last week to nominate Amprey to replace replace former Delegate Nick Mosby, who last month was sworn in as president of the Baltimore City Council. From the Governor's press release, Amprey will represent Legislative District [...]
After nearly 50 years in public service and after a battle with cancer, former Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. announced today he is retiring from politics. Senate President Emeritus Miller stepped down from his presiding officer role in 2019 stating that the physical toll of the cancer treatments made it too difficult [...]
Senate and House pre-filed bill lists were posted to the General Assembly website over the weekend. The total number of House and Senate pre-filed bills and resolutions total 775. As indicated above, only the list of House and Senate pre-filed bills are available on the website at this time, not the bill text. Bill text [...]
To ensure the House of Delegates can safely convene during the upcoming 90 day session, House leaders have divided the chamber into two groups - with 71 members meeting in the House chamber and 70 in a Chamber Annex constructed out of two delegation rooms in the House Office Building. To determine seating for the [...]
