CHAPTER NUMBER: 80
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 292
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Astle (Task Force on Dual Office Holding)
- Entitled:
-
Dual Office Holding - Exceptions
Providing for exceptions to the constitutional prohibition against
holding more than one office for law enforcement officers, or fire
department or rescue squad members; and generally relating to dual
office holding.
Senate Action
- 1/18
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 1/31
- Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/21
- Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/22
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Special Order 2/23 (Sen. Hoffman) Adopted
- 2/23
- Special Order 2/27 (Sen. Amoss) Adopted
- 2/27
- Floor Amendment (Sen. Astle) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/29
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/2
- Senate Concur - House Amendment
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 4/9
- Became Law without Governor's signature per MD Constitution - Chapter 80
House Action
- 3/1
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/6
- Hearing 3/20 at 1:15 p.m.
- 3/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Special Order next session (Del. Dembrow) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Del. Dembrow) Rejected
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (130-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Task Force to Study Laws Regarding Dual Office Hol
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
- FIRE PROTECTION
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- LEGISLATIVE POLICY COM., AELR
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
- OATHS
- PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- TREASURERS
- REFERENDUM
- RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES, EMERGENCIES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Declaration of Rights
- (
35
)
- Article - Legislative Department
- (
11
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- SENATE
- Number: 402889/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 27, 1996 at: 11:34
Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 376549/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 26, 1996 at: 10:39
Status: Adopted
- Number: 902787/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 29, 1996 at: 11:38
Status: Rejected