Bill Indexes

Lists of bills and resolutions are available indexed by Sponsor, Subject, Statute, File Code, or Specific Interest Profile. Indexes include sponsor names, the title, committees assigned to consider the legislation, and current status (where the bill or resolution stands in the legislative process).

Indexes of Bills by:

Sponsor
One or two Subjects
File Code
Statute

Bills listed as "The Speaker (By Request of Administration)", "The President (By Request of Administration)", "Minority Leader (By Request of Administration)", or "Committee Chair (By Request of Department)" are bills proposed by the Governor and his agencies and are not proposals of the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader, or the respective Committee Chair. They are listed with the official title of a legislator rather than the Governor due to requirements in the Maryland Constitution.

Bill Profiles

Profile indexes containing lists of bills of special interest to the user can be created by subscribers only. Reports can be displayed in a long HTML format, a short HTML format, or in a download format.

Further Profile Help
Specific Interest Profile Index
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House and Senate Proceedings

The House and Senate hold daily sessions in their respective chambers and a record of the proceedings is available.

Order of Business

SENATE 1. Call to order. 2. Reading of the journal 3. Presentation of petitions, memorials, and other papers. 4. Presentation of orders. 5. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 6. Introduction of Senate Resolutions. 7. Introduction of visitors. 8. Unfinished business. 9. Laid over bills. 10. Reports of standing committees. 11. Reports of select committees. 12. Special orders of the day. 13. Third reading calendars. 14. Adjournment.

HOUSE 1. Call to order. 2. Reading of the journal. 3. Presentation of petitions, memorials, and other papers. 4. Presentation of orders. 5. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 6. Introduction of House Resolutions. 7. Unfinished business. 8. Reports of standing committees. 9. Reports of select committees. 10. Laid over bills. 11. Special orders of the day. 12. Third reading calendars. 13. Introduction of visitors. 14. Adjournment.

Messages from the Chief Executive or the other chamber may be received at any time except when a question is being put, roll is being called, or a report of a conference committee is being received.

Proceedings Index

Senate Proceedings ( Listen )
House Proceedings ( Listen )

Senate Agenda
House Agenda

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During the legislative session bills and resolutions are referred to committees. The committees hold public hearings on legislation and examine each item thoroughly before recommending to the General Assembly the action it should take on each bill or resolution. A schedule of upcoming hearings is released weekly, with addenda released as necessary.

Hearing Schedule Index
Budget Hearing Schedule

Budget Information

The budget bill is introduced in both chambers. The Senate will move the bill in the 2008 Regular Session.

Bond Bill Submissions - For guidelines to applicants seeking State grants through the submission of individual bond bills, click here.

Fiscal Briefings and Reports

Supplemental Budget No. 1

Supplemental Budget No. 2

Operating Budget

Budget Bill
Fiscal Briefing
Analyses
Report of the House Appropriations Committee
House Reprint Budget Bill
House Summary Report
Report of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Senate Reprint Budget Bill
Senate Summary Report
Conference Committee Report
Conference Committee Summary
Joint Chair's Report

Capital Budget

Budget Bill
Fiscal Briefing
Analyses
Report of the House Appropriations Committee
House Reprint Budget Bill
Report of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Senate Reprint Budget Bill
Conference Commmittee Report

Prior Session Information

Information about the General Assembly's activity is available for the 1996 - 2007 sessions:

Legislation

Type of Information	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2004S1	2005	2006	2006S1	2007	2007S1
Bills
Sponsor Indexes
Subject Indexes
File Code Indexes
Statute Indexes
Proceedings
Legislative Wrap-Up
90 Day Report
Bills Signed, Vetoed, and Enacted
Veto Overrides (During same session)
Veto Overrides (During following session)
Effective Dates of Enacted Legislation
Special Session Information

State Budget

Type of Information	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2004S1	2005	2006	2006S1	2007RS	2007S1
State Operating Budget
Fiscal Briefing
Analysis
Report of the Conference Committee
Report of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Senate Reprint
Report of the House Appropriations Committee
House Reprint
State Capital Budget
Fiscal Briefing
Analysis
Report of the Conference Committee
Report of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Senate Reprint
Report of the House Appropriations Committee
House Reprint
State Budget - Joint Chair's Report
Fiscal Briefings and Reports

Commission, Task Force, Study Group, and Interim Reports

Type of Information	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2004S1	2005	2006	2006S1	2007	2007S1
Report of the Task Force to Study the Governance, Coordination, and Funding of the University System of Maryland
Education Task Force Report
Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence
Judith P. Hoyer Comm. on the Financing of Early Child Care and Education
Legislative Guide to Nonprofit Health Plan Conversions
Legislative Policy Committee - Summer Meeting Agenda
Legislative Policy Committee - Winter Meetings Agenda
Legislative Policy Committee - Resolution
Review of Election Administration in Maryland
Study Commission on Lobbyist Ethics Final Report
Task Force to Study Public School Facilities - Survey
Task Force to Study Public School Facilities
Major Issues Review
Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure
Public Fundng of Campaigns in Maryland
Higher Education Affordability and Access
Video Lottery Terminals
Medicare Drugs Changes - Impact
Local Government Finances - FY Ending June 30, 2003
Voting System in Maryland
Issue Papers
Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance
Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher Education

Roster

Roster contains lists of:

• Current and former members of the Maryland General Assembly along with biographical information
• Members belonging to standing, statutory, special, select, and joint and special joint committees
• Members belonging to Task Forces and Commissions
• Delegation information
• Legislative district information

View Roster and List of Committees

Statutes

Maryland Statutes (what is this?)

Statute Text - 2008 Drafting Session      Statute Text - 2009 Drafting Session
2008 Effective Dates of Enacted Legislation
Abnormal Effective Date Information Through 2007 Regular Session and 2007 Special Session
Maryland Code Online (on the Michie/Lexis website)

Everything Else (PDF formatted documents in this section may be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader)

What's Happening at the Maryland General Assembly

2008 Session Daily Status Reports:     Senate Legislation      House Legislation
Gubernatorial Appointments: Terms Requiring Senate Confirmation that Expire in 2008
2008 Interim - Dates of Interest Calendar
Override of 2007 Regular Session Senate Bill 497
2008 Session Bills Signed, Vetoed, and Enacted
Hearing Schedule
Budget Hearing Schedule
Address for the Removal from Office of Judge Savage

Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, Study Groups, and Interim Reports

Spending Affordability Committee
AELR Committee - Synopses of Emergency Regulations (PDF)
Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher Education (PDF)
Task Force to Study Identy Theft -- Final Report (PDF)
2008 Legislative Policy Committee Meetings

Publications from the Department of Legislative Services

90 Day Report
2008 Effective Dates of Enacted Legislation
Effect of the 2008 Legislative Program on the Financial Condition of the State
The Legislative Wrap-up (PDF)
Roster and List of Committees (PDF)
Issue Papers - 2008 Legislative Session (PDF)
General Assembly Ethics Guide (2008) (PDF)
Legislative Handbook Series (2006) (PDF)
Major Issues Review 2003 - 2006 (PDF)
International Immigration - The Impact on Maryland Communities (PDF)

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