Legislation

Title: General Assembly - Legislative Privilege - Exception for Records Related to a Crime
Sponsored by: Delegate Grammer
Status: In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Analysis

Synopsis

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to provide that the prohibition against the freedom of speech and debate or proceedings in the Legislature being impeached in a court does not prohibit the disclosure of records related to a crime of which a Senator or Delegate or former Senator or Delegate has been convicted; and providing that the prohibition against Senators and Delegates being liable in certain actions for words spoken in debate does not prohibit the disclosure of certain records.

Committees

Original:: Rules and Executive Nominations

Details

Constitutional Bill

Bill File Type: Regular

Contingency - on a referendum

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2020 Legislative Date 3/04/2020 Action Motion Rules Suspend for Late Introduction (Delegate Grammer) Adopted (134-0) Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2020 Legislative Date 3/04/2020 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2020 Legislative Date 3/04/2020 Action First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - General Assembly - Legislative Privilege - Exception for Records Related to a Crime Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	3/04/2020	3/04/2020	Motion Rules Suspend for Late Introduction (Delegate Grammer) Adopted (134-0)	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2020	3/04/2020	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2020	3/04/2020	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
			Text - First - General Assembly - Legislative Privilege - Exception for Records Related to a Crime

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