Legislation - HB0237

Title: General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures
Sponsored by: Delegates Palakovich Carr and Griffith
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing requirements for the filling of a vacancy in the office of Senator or Delegate in the General Assembly by a central committee of a political party under the Maryland Constitution relating to applications, public notice, public meetings, and voting; and requiring a member of the central committee who has applied to fill the vacancy to recuse themselves from voting on the individual to fill the vacancy.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0171

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0140 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/25/2024 Legislative Date 9/25/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Favorable Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 39CClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/23/2025 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/25/2024	9/25/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2025	3/10/2025	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House	3/11/2025	2/27/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	39CClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures
House	3/11/2025	2/28/2025	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2025	2/23/2025	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	43 Click to view Recorded Media

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