2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 870

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: State Government - General Assembly Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 675
Sponsored By:
Delegates Ports, Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hutchins, Kach, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McKee, Murphy, O'Donnell, Parrott, Pielke, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, and Bates
Entitled:
Legislative Districting - Single-Member Delegate Districts

Synopsis:

Amending the Constitution of Maryland to require that each delegate elected to the House of Delegates shall represent a single-member district; providing that each legislative district shall contain three single-member delegate districts; requiring that each legislative and delegate district be of substantially equal population within a 2% deviance; establishing a specified preference for natural boundaries and political subdivision boundaries; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate Gail H Bates, District 14B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Robert L. Flanagan, District 14B
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Emil B. Pielke, Delegate, District 9B
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BOUNDARIES
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
REAPPORTIONMENT
REFERENDUM
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - III Legislative Department
( 3 , 4 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered