2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 401

CHAPTER NUMBER: 2 File Code: State Government - Procurement Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 514
Sponsored By:
Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
International Trade Agreement - Procurement Rules - General Assembly Approval

Synopsis:

Prohibiting State officials, including the Governor, from binding the State or consenting to bind the State to the government procurement rules of an international trade agreement except under specified circumstances; authorizing the Governor to bind the State or to consent to bind the State to the government procurement rules of an international trade agreement only if the General Assembly enacts legislation explicitly authorizing the Governor to bind the State or consent to bind the State; defining a term; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/16
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/15
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (33-14)
4/1
Returned Passed
House Action
3/21
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/23
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
3/29
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (91-43)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/11
Governor vetoed - Policy
4/9
Veto not sustained in Senate (33-14)
4/11
Veto not sustained in House (91-43)
Became Law per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 2

Sponsored by:

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FOREIGN TRADE -see also- INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
GOVERNOR
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -see also- FOREIGN TRADE
LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.
PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

State Government
( 3-308 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
SENATE
Number: 094636/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2005   at: 10:53 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 18, 2005: Third Reading Passed (33-14)
House
March 30, 2005: Third Reading Passed (89-45)