1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1

CHAPTER NUMBER: 130 File Code: Ethics Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 1
Sponsored By:
The Speaker and Delegates Hurson, Kittleman, and Montague (Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law) and Delegates Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, McIntosh, Benson, Bobo, Brinkley, Bronrott, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Glassman, Malone, Mandel, Paige, Parrott, Riley, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Swain, and Carlson
Entitled:
Ethics Law - Reform of Legislative Ethics Process

Synopsis:

Altering provisions of the Public Ethics Law that apply to members of the General Assembly and, under specified circumstances, to other State officials and employees; altering provisions relating to conflict of interest, disclosure, employment, and the acceptance of gifts; providing for the appointment of a Counsel to the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics; altering procedures for investigating the ethical conduct of members; requiring members to file a preliminary financial disclosure under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
08/4
Pre-filed
1/13
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
1/20
Hearing 2/2 at 6:30 p.m.
3/8

Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/9
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Delegate Dembrow) Adopted
3/10
Special Order 3/11 (Delegate Arnick) Adopted
3/11
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment (#1-9) Adopted
Committee Amendment (#10) Adopted (91-39)
Committee Amendment (#11-15) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment
Committee Amendment (#1-4) Adopted
Committee Amendment (#5) Adopted (93-33)
Committee Amendment (#6) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hubbard)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hubbard) Rejected (51-84)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Kagan) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hubbard) Rejected (37-91)
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick)
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Patterson) Rejected (43-87)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Getty) Rejected (23-102)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Mohorovic) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/16
Special Order 3/18 (Delegate Hubbard) Adopted
3/18
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Brinkley) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (109-25)
3/27
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Arnick, Kittleman, and Taylor
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (112-10)
4/9
Passed Enrolled
4/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 130
Senate Action
3/19
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (43-2)
3/29
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Collins, Blount, and Miller
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
4/9
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (44-3)
Sponsored by:
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Delegate Paul Carlson, District 39
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Ethics Law, Special Study Comm. on the MD Public
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COMPUTERS
DISCLOSURE
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
ETHICS
FOOD -see also- KOSHER PROD.; MILK PROD.; MEAT, POUL, SEAFD.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEGISLATIVE POLICY
GIFTS
HEARINGS
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- TREASURERS
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SOLICITATION
STATE EMPLOYEES -see also- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; O.T.; SALARIES.
Bill affects the following Statutes:
State Government
( 2-107 , 2-108 , 2-703 , 2-707 , 2-709 , 15-102 , 15-102 , 15-504 , 15-505 , 15-506 , 15-511 , 15-512 , 15-513 , 15-514 , 15-514 , 15-515 , 15-515 , 15-516 , 15-516 , 15-517 , 15-518 , 15-519 , 15-519 , 15-520 , 15-520 , 15-521 , 15-521 , 15-522 , 15-602 , 15-606 , 15-607 , 15-704 , 15-704 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 036673/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 10:15 a.m.     Status: Incomplete
Number: 133219/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 11:42 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 263017/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 11:45 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 393514/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 11:18 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 433018/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 12:10 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 453316/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 12:17 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 646471/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 10:35 a.m.     Status: Incomplete
Number: 673312/4 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 11:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 983215/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 12:02 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Senate
Number: 374727/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1999   at: 11:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 503416/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 1999   at: 9:04 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 503416/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1999   at: 6:58 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 053617/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1999   at: 6:58 p.m.     Status: Incomplete
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 11, 1999: Committee Amendment (#10) Adopted (91-39)
March 11, 1999: Committee Amendment (#5) Adopted (93-33)
March 11, 1999: Floor Amendment (Hubbard) Rejected (51-84)
March 11, 1999: Floor Amendment (Hubbard) {263017/1 Rejected (37-91)
March 11, 1999: Floor Amendment (Patterson) {983215/1 Rejected (43-87)
March 11, 1999: Floor Amendment (Getty) {433018/1 Rejected (23-102)
March 18, 1999: Third Reading Passed (109-25)
April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (112-10)
Senate
March 26, 1999: Third Reading Passed (43-2)
April 9, 1999: Third Reading Passed (44-3)