Legislation

Title: Ethics and Accountability in Government Act
Sponsored by: The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Bailey, Carozza, Cassilly, Eckardt, Edwards, Gallion, Hershey, Jennings, Lam, Ready, Salling, Serafini, Simonaire, and West
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to authorize a law that provides for the forfeiture of certain retirement benefits for a member or former member of the General Assembly who is found guilty of a crime committed while in office; increasing penalties for bribery; authorizing the State Ethics Commission to impose a fine on a certain person for a violation of the Maryland Public Ethics Law; prohibiting former officials or employees from using certain confidential information for certain economic benefit; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media; Judicial Proceedings

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Constitutional Bill

Cross-filed with: HB0360

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

By Request of the Governor

Contingency - on a referendum and on enactment of a constitutional amendment

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/20/2020 Legislative Date 1/20/2020 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Ethics and Accountability in Government Act Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2020 Legislative Date 2/05/2020 Action Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	1/20/2020	1/20/2020	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Ethics and Accountability in Government Act
Senate	2/05/2020	2/05/2020	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)

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