2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 2

CHAPTER NUMBER: 631 File Code: Ethics Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 75
Sponsored By:
Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, Benson, Bobo, Brinkley, Bronrott, Clagett, Dobson, Dypski, Glassman, Kittleman, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, Paige, Parrott, Riley, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Boutin, Burns, Cadden, Carlson, Cole, Conroy, D'Amato, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Fulton, Gladden, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Heller, Hubers, James, Kach, Krysiak, La Vay, Leopold, Love, McHale, McKee, Mohorovic, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Rosso, Rudolph, Turner, Valderrama, and Shriver
Entitled:
Ethics Law - Lobbyist Ethics Reform

Synopsis:

Modifying, clarifying, and expanding provisions of the Maryland Public Ethics Law relating to regulated lobbyists and lobbying activities; requiring regulated lobbyists to attend a specified training course at least once in any 2-year period; authorizing the State Ethics Commission to suspend or revoke the registration of regulated lobbyists under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
11/15
Pre-filed
1/10
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
1/15
Hearing 1/17 at 2:00 p.m.
1/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
1/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 1/25 (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
1/25
Special Order 1/30 (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
1/30
Floor Amendment (Majority Leader) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Ports) Rejected (38-84)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Billings) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Ports) Rejected (29-88)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/1
Third Reading Passed (120-4)
3/31
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
4/2
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Arnick, Kittleman, and DeCarlo
4/3
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (129-3)
Passed Enrolled
5/18
Signed by the Governor Chapter 631
Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-3)
4/2
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Collins, Pinsky, and Harris
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (43-2)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
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 M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BILLS (LEGISLATIVE) -see also- CORRECTIVE LEG; CURATIVE LEG.
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISCLOSURE
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
ETHICS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
GIFTS
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
LOANS -see also- MORTGAGES
LOBBYING
PENALTIES
POLITICAL COMMITTEES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 5-106 )
Article - 33 Election Code
( 13-201 )
State Government
( 15-102 , 15-204 , 15-205 , 15-205 , 15-205 , 15-401 , 15-403 , 15-404 , 15-405 , 15-406 , 15-505 , 15-701 , 15-703 , 15-704 , 15-705 , 15-707 , 15-708 , 15-709 , 15-712 , 15-713 , 15-714 , 15-715 , 15-903 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 183824/1 (PDF)     Offered on: January 30, 2001   at: 10:47 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 363626/1 (PDF)     Offered on: January 30, 2001   at: 10:16 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 386684/1 (PDF)     Offered on: January 23, 2001   at: 10:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 423926/3 (PDF)     Offered on: January 30, 2001   at: 10:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 733526/1 (PDF)     Offered on: January 30, 2001   at: 10:33 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Senate
Number: 194431/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 30, 2001   at: 12:26 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 583727/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 11:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 053729/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 11:58 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
January 30, 2001: Floor Amendment (Ports) {363626/1 Rejected (38-84)
January 30, 2001: Floor Amendment (Ports) {183824/1 Rejected (29-88)
February 1, 2001: Third Reading Passed (120-4)
April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (129-3)
Senate
March 31, 2001: Third Reading Passed (44-3)
April 5, 2001: Third Reading Passed (43-2)