Legislation

Title: General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures
Sponsored by: Delegates Palakovich Carr and Griffith
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing requirements for the filling of a vacancy in the office of Senator or Delegate in the General Assembly by a central committee of a political party under the Maryland Constitution relating to applications, public notice, public meetings, and voting; and requiring a member of the central committee who has applied to fill the vacancy to recuse themselves from voting on the individual to fill the vacancy.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0140

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0563 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2024 Legislative Date 1/17/2024 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2024 Legislative Date 1/22/2024 Action Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2024 Legislative Date 3/15/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2024 Legislative Date 3/05/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {913326/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2024 Legislative Date 3/05/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/09/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (135-1) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/04/2024 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 49AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/17/2024	1/17/2024	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures
House	1/22/2024	1/22/2024	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2024	3/15/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/15/2024	3/05/2024	Favorable with Amendments {913326/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2024	3/05/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures
House	3/18/2024	3/09/2024	Third Reading Passed (135-1)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2024	3/04/2024	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	49AClick to view Recorded Media

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