HOUSE BILL 2

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)