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Legislation

Session:

Rules Committee

Chair

Senator Joanne C. Benson

Vice Chair

Senator Craig J. Zucker

Address

State House Caucus Room
100 State Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Phone

410-841-3600

301-858-3600

Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3600

Contact

Online Contact cannot be used to submit written committee hearing testimony.
For questions requiring an immediate response please call the committee.

Staff

Kacey Smith, Office of the Senate President

Issue Areas
: Considers proposals concerning the rules, organization, and procedures of the Senate or the legislature
: Reviews legislation introduced after the bill introduction deadline and decides whether to re-refer those bills to the appropriate principal standing committees

Further Information

Witness Guidelines and Committee FAQs

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0558 (HB0743) Title Universal School Start Act of 2020 Sponsor President	3	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0748 /CH0627 Title Annual Curative Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0749 /CH0628 Title Annual Corrective Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0998 (HB0055) Title Vessels - Certificate of Title - Transfer-on-Death Beneficiary Designation Sponsor Senator Lee	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0999 (HB0740) Title Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Direct Release Sponsor Senator Waldstreicher	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1002 (HB0742) Title Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Mental Illness - Assessments (Restrictive Housing Reform Act) Sponsor Senator Waldstreicher	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1003 Title Election Law - Eligible Detainees - Information on Voting Rights Sponsor Senator Carter	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1005 (HB0957) Title Commercial Law - Internet Privacy and Net Neutrality Sponsor Senator Feldman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1007 (HB0728) Title Employment Discrimination and Discriminatory Housing Practices - Time for Filing Complaints Sponsor Senator Sydnor	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1009 (HB1570) Title State Budget - Relief From Budget Mandates Sponsor President	3	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1012 (HB1449) Title Health - Medical Cannabis Reauthorization Act Sponsor Senator Carter	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1013 (HB1149) Title Department of Housing and Community Development - Social Housing Subprogram (Social Housing Act) Sponsor Senator Carter	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1014 (HB1296) Title Hunting - Regulated Shooting Areas - Offshore Stationary Blinds and Blind Sites Sponsor Senator Eckardt	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1016 (HB1290) Title Consumer Protection - Home Improvement Contractors - Home Improvement Contracts Sponsor Senator Feldman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1019 (HB1292) Title Public Schools - Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices Sponsor Senator Hester	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1021 (HB0600/CH0270) Title Baltimore County - Motorcycles - Sunday Sales Sponsor Senator Jennings	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1023 Title Carroll County - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines Sponsor Senator Ready	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1027 Title Department of Transportation - Heads of Business Units - Appointment and Senate Confirmation Sponsor Senator Lam	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1030 (HB1631) Title Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income Sponsor Senator Ready	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1031 Title Medical Cannabis - Grower, Dispensary, and Processor Agents - Age Requirement Sponsor Senator Klausmeier	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1041 (HB0887) Title Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Identifying Information Sponsor Senator Hayes	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1044 (HB1592) Title State Government - Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity and the Commission on Genocide Prevention Sponsor Senator Hester	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1049 Title Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline Management Program Sponsor Senator Hester	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1057 Title Baltimore City - Control of Police Department of Baltimore Sponsor Senator Carter	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1058 (HB0623) Title Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Penalty Sponsor Senator Lee	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1059 Title Criminal Procedure - Restitution - Trauma-Informed Restorative Justice Sponsor Senator Lee	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1060 Title Higher Education - Morgan State University - Office of Technology Transfer Sponsor Senator McCray	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1066 (HB1090) Title Law Enforcement – Complaints and Investigations and Use of Force (Anton’s Law) Sponsor Senator Carter	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1069 Title Transportation - Eastern Shore Counties - Construction of Toll Roads Sponsor Senator Miller	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1070 Title Economic and Community Development - Tax Credit for Catalytic Projects Sponsor Senator Hester	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1071 Title Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Study Sponsor Senator Carter	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1072 Title Home Inspectors – Reports – Home Energy Score Sponsor Senator Jennings	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1073 Title Criminal Procedure - Incompetency and Criminal Responsibility - Dismissal of Charges Sponsor Senator Lee	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1074 (HB1104) Title Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Transfer Sponsor Senator Lee	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1075 Title Adult-Use Cannabis - Legalization Sponsor Senator Feldman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1076 (HB1659) Title Maryland Stadium Authority - Youth and Amateur Sports Grants Program and Fund Sponsor Senator McCray	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1077 Title Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy and Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Programs - Alterations Sponsor Senator McCray	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1078 Title Public Safety - Emergency Powers of the Governor - Violent Crime Crisis Sponsor Minority Leader	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0649 Title State Finance and Procurement – Procedures and Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers Sponsor Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee	5	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0661 Title State Government - Notaries Public - Notary Public Fund and Remote Notarial Acts Sponsor Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee	5	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0670 Title Family Law - Investigation of Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect - Preliminary Report to State's Attorney Sponsor Chair, Judiciary Committee	5	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0853 Title Local Government - Clean Energy Loan Programs - Grid Resilience Projects Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0891 Title Foreign Corporations - Resident Agents - State Department of Assessments and Taxation Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1183 Title State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity Sponsor Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee	5	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsor	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
SB0558 (HB0743)	Universal School Start Act of 2020	President	3	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0748 /CH0627	Annual Curative Bill	President	6	1	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 627	Rules 2/14/2020 - 12:00 PM	Rules and Executive Nominations 3/02/2020 - 2:00 PM
SB0749 /CH0628	Annual Corrective Bill	President	6	1	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 628	Rules 2/14/2020 - 12:00 PM	Rules and Executive Nominations 3/02/2020 - 2:00 PM
SB0998 (HB0055)	Vessels - Certificate of Title - Transfer-on-Death Beneficiary Designation	Senator Lee	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0999 (HB0740)	Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Direct Release	Senator Waldstreicher	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1002 (HB0742)	Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Mental Illness - Assessments (Restrictive Housing Reform Act)	Senator Waldstreicher	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1003	Election Law - Eligible Detainees - Information on Voting Rights	Senator Carter	2	1	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Rules
SB1005 (HB0957)	Commercial Law - Internet Privacy and Net Neutrality	Senator Feldman	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1007 (HB0728)	Employment Discrimination and Discriminatory Housing Practices - Time for Filing Complaints	Senator Sydnor	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1009 (HB1570)	State Budget - Relief From Budget Mandates	President	3	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1012 (HB1449)	Health - Medical Cannabis Reauthorization Act	Senator Carter	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1013 (HB1149)	Department of Housing and Community Development - Social Housing Subprogram (Social Housing Act)	Senator Carter	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1014 (HB1296)	Hunting - Regulated Shooting Areas - Offshore Stationary Blinds and Blind Sites	Senator Eckardt	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1016 (HB1290)	Consumer Protection - Home Improvement Contractors - Home Improvement Contracts	Senator Feldman	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1019 (HB1292)	Public Schools - Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices	Senator Hester	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1021 (HB0600/CH0270)	Baltimore County - Motorcycles - Sunday Sales	Senator Jennings	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1023	Carroll County - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines	Senator Ready	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1027	Department of Transportation - Heads of Business Units - Appointment and Senate Confirmation	Senator Lam	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1030 (HB1631)	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income	Senator Ready	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1031	Medical Cannabis - Grower, Dispensary, and Processor Agents - Age Requirement	Senator Klausmeier	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1041 (HB0887)	Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Identifying Information	Senator Hayes	2	1	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Rules
SB1044 (HB1592)	State Government - Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity and the Commission on Genocide Prevention	Senator Hester	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1049	Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline Management Program	Senator Hester	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1057	Baltimore City - Control of Police Department of Baltimore	Senator Carter	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1058 (HB0623)	Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Penalty	Senator Lee	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1059	Criminal Procedure - Restitution - Trauma-Informed Restorative Justice	Senator Lee	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1060	Higher Education - Morgan State University - Office of Technology Transfer	Senator McCray	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1066 (HB1090)	Law Enforcement – Complaints and Investigations and Use of Force (Anton’s Law)	Senator Carter	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1069	Transportation - Eastern Shore Counties - Construction of Toll Roads	Senator Miller	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1070	Economic and Community Development - Tax Credit for Catalytic Projects	Senator Hester	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1071	Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Study	Senator Carter	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1072	Home Inspectors – Reports – Home Energy Score	Senator Jennings	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1073	Criminal Procedure - Incompetency and Criminal Responsibility - Dismissal of Charges	Senator Lee	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1074 (HB1104)	Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Transfer	Senator Lee	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1075	Adult-Use Cannabis - Legalization	Senator Feldman	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1076 (HB1659)	Maryland Stadium Authority - Youth and Amateur Sports Grants Program and Fund	Senator McCray	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1077	Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy and Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Programs - Alterations	Senator McCray	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1078	Public Safety - Emergency Powers of the Governor - Violent Crime Crisis	Minority Leader	6	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
HB0649	State Finance and Procurement – Procedures and Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee	5	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 2/25/2020 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0661	State Government - Notaries Public - Notary Public Fund and Remote Notarial Acts	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee	5	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 2/25/2020 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0670	Family Law - Investigation of Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect - Preliminary Report to State's Attorney	Chair, Judiciary Committee	5	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Judiciary 2/13/2020 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0853	Local Government - Clean Energy Loan Programs - Grid Resilience Projects	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Economic Matters 2/28/2020 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0891	Foreign Corporations - Resident Agents - State Department of Assessments and Taxation	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Economic Matters 3/06/2020 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1183	State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee	5	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 3/06/2020 - 1:00 PM	Rules