1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 2

CHAPTER NUMBER: 599 File Code: Ethics Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 25
Sponsored By:
The Speaker and Delegates Hurson, Kittleman, and Montague (Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law) and Delegates Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, Bobo, Bozman, Cadden, Dypski, Franchot, Giannetti, Goldwater, Hammen, Hecht, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Krysiak, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Sophocleus, Clagett, Riley, Bronrott, DeCarlo, Glassman, Parrott, and Brinkley
Entitled:
Ethics Law - Use of Prestige of Office

Synopsis:

Making applicable to all State officials the provision of the Maryland Public Ethics Law that prohibits the intentional use of an official's prestige of office for personal gain or that of another; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
09/9
Pre-filed
1/13
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
1/20
Hearing 2/2 at 6:30 p.m.
3/15

Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Special Order 3/19 (Delegate Flanagan) Adopted
3/19
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/6
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (133-2)
Passed Enrolled
5/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 599
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-1)
Sponsored by:
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Ethics Law, Special Study Comm. on the MD Public
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Nancy Hubers, District 6
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Verna Jones, District 44
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Mary Rosso, District 31
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ETHICS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- TREASURERS
STATE EMPLOYEES -see also- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Bill affects the following Statute:
State Government
( 15-506 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 396772/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 1999   at: 10:10 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 164625/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 1999   at: 8:15 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 1999: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (133-2)
Senate
April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (45-1)