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Rules Committee

Chair

Senator Joanne C. Benson

Vice Chair

Senator Shelly Hettleman

Address

State House Caucus Room
100 State Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Phone

410-841-3600

301-858-3600

Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3600

Contact

Online Contact cannot be used to submit written committee hearing testimony.
For questions requiring an immediate response please call the committee.

Staff

Kacey Smith, Office of the Senate President

Issue Areas
: Considers proposals concerning the rules, organization, and procedures of the Senate or the legislature
: Reviews legislation introduced after the bill introduction deadline and decides whether to re-refer those bills to the appropriate principal standing committees

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Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0773 Title Constitutional Amendment - General Assembly - Standing Committee Appointments Sponsor Senator Simonaire	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0877 /CH0109 Title Annual Corrective Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0878 /CH0110 Title Annual Curative Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0929 Title States of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Renewals - Authorization by Legislative Policy Committee Sponsor Senator Ready	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0930 Title Maryland Online Consumer Protection Act Sponsor Senator Lee	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0935 (HB0886) Title Public Safety - Elevator Inspections - Transit Compact Authority Sponsor Senator Augustine	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0939 (HB1024) Title Charles County - Citizens Complaint Oversight Board Sponsor Charles County Senators	4	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0947 Title Labor and Employment – General Contractor Liability – Applicability Sponsor Senator Hershey	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0951 Title Labor and Employment – Workers’ Compensation Claims – Fees for Legal Services Sponsor Senator Klausmeier	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0954 Title Unemployment Insurance - Nonmonetary Eligibility - Alterations to Disqualifications Sponsor Senator Ready	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0956 Title Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit for Business Entities - State of Emergency Sponsor Senator Salling	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0957 (HB1380) Title Criminal Law - Threat Against Public Health Official Sponsor Senator Young	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0959 (HB1366) Title Education – Residential Boarding Programs for At–Risk Youth – Expansion Sponsor Senator Lam	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0961 (HB1379) Title Consortium on Collective Impact for Student and Family Well-Being - Renaming and Revisions Sponsor Senator Corderman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0963 Title Criminal Procedure – Expungement – Closed Against Entry Sponsor Senator Klausmeier	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0964 (HB0601/CH0358) Title Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and ERISA Sponsor Senator Jennings	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0967 (HB0050) Title Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act of 2021) Sponsor Senator Jackson	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0467 (SB0316) Title Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Alterations and Compliance Fees Sponsor Delegate Rogers	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0820 Title County Boards of Education - Specialty Courses - Reporting Requirements Sponsor Delegate Rose	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0879 (SB0069) Title Cybersecurity Coordination and Operations - Maryland Cybersecurity Council Study and Report Sponsor Delegate Watson, R.	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0902 (SB0669/CH0809) Title Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials Sponsor Delegate Bartlett	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1030 Title State Board of Dental Examiners – Membership – Nomination and Appointment Process Sponsor Delegate Saab	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1098 Title State Employees and General Assembly Members - State-Owned Electric Vehicle Charging Stations - Reimbursement Sponsor Delegate Fisher, M.	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1376 Title Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements Sponsor Delegate Washington	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HJ0001 (SJ0004/JR0001) Title Natural Resources – Fishing – Wild–Caught Blue Catfish Sponsor Delegate Stein	2	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsor	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
SB0773	Constitutional Amendment - General Assembly - Standing Committee Appointments	Senator Simonaire	2	1	In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Senate Rules	Rules 3/05/2021 - 11:30 AM
SB0877 /CH0109	Annual Corrective Bill	President	6	1	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 109	Rules	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0878 /CH0110	Annual Curative Bill	President	6	1	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 110	Rules	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0929	States of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Renewals - Authorization by Legislative Policy Committee	Senator Ready	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0930	Maryland Online Consumer Protection Act	Senator Lee	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0935 (HB0886)	Public Safety - Elevator Inspections - Transit Compact Authority	Senator Augustine	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0939 (HB1024)	Charles County - Citizens Complaint Oversight Board	Charles County Senators	4	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0947	Labor and Employment – General Contractor Liability – Applicability	Senator Hershey	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0951	Labor and Employment – Workers’ Compensation Claims – Fees for Legal Services	Senator Klausmeier	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0954	Unemployment Insurance - Nonmonetary Eligibility - Alterations to Disqualifications	Senator Ready	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0956	Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit for Business Entities - State of Emergency	Senator Salling	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0957 (HB1380)	Criminal Law - Threat Against Public Health Official	Senator Young	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0959 (HB1366)	Education – Residential Boarding Programs for At–Risk Youth – Expansion	Senator Lam	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0961 (HB1379)	Consortium on Collective Impact for Student and Family Well-Being - Renaming and Revisions	Senator Corderman	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0963	Criminal Procedure – Expungement – Closed Against Entry	Senator Klausmeier	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0964 (HB0601/CH0358)	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and ERISA	Senator Jennings	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0967 (HB0050)	Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act of 2021)	Senator Jackson	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
HB0467 (SB0316)	Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Alterations and Compliance Fees	Delegate Rogers	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Economic Matters 2/04/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0820	County Boards of Education - Specialty Courses - Reporting Requirements	Delegate Rose	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 2/12/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0879 (SB0069)	Cybersecurity Coordination and Operations - Maryland Cybersecurity Council Study and Report	Delegate Watson, R.	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 3/10/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0902 (SB0669/CH0809)	Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials	Delegate Bartlett	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Judiciary 2/24/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB1030	State Board of Dental Examiners – Membership – Nomination and Appointment Process	Delegate Saab	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 2/24/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB1098	State Employees and General Assembly Members - State-Owned Electric Vehicle Charging Stations - Reimbursement	Delegate Fisher, M.	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Environment and Transportation 2/25/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB1376	Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements	Delegate Washington	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/17/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HJ0001 (SJ0004/JR0001)	Natural Resources – Fishing – Wild–Caught Blue Catfish	Delegate Stein	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules and Executive Nominations 2/22/2021 - 9:30 AM	Rules