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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 544

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 211
Sponsored By:
Senators Ramirez, Raskin, Benson, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Reilly, Robey, Rosapepe, Shank, Simonaire, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Elected Officials - Removal from Office - Crimes

Synopsis:

Requiring that an elected official of the State or of a county or municipal corporation who is found guilty of a felony or specified misdemeanors be suspended, and, under specified circumstances, removed from office by operation of law; requiring that an elected official of the State or of a county or municipal corporation who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendre relating to a felony or specified misdemeanors be removed from office by operation of law; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/15
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/28
Favorable with Amendments {304437/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House Action
3/30
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/6
Re-referred Environmental Matters
4/9
Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Special Order until later today (Delegate Ivey) Adopted

Sponsored by:

Senator Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Senator Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator James Brochin, District 42
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Bill Ferguson, District 46
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator J. B. Jennings, District 7
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Roger P. Manno, District 19
Senator James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator Edward R. Reilly, District 33
Senator James N. Robey, District 13
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator Christopher B. Shank, District 2
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, District 31
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Ronald N. Young, District 3
Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Constitutional Amendments
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc
Referendum

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - XV - Miscellaneous
( 2 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 304437/01     Offered on: April 3, 2012   at: 10:22 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House
Environmental Matters
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 29, 2012: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
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