SENATE BILL 169

Sponsored By:

Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hooper, Kittleman, and Munson

Entitled:

Legislative Districting - Single-Member Delegate Districts

Synopsis:

Amending the Constitution of Maryland to require that each delegate elected to the House of Delegates shall represent a single-member district; providing that each legislative district shall contain three single-member delegate districts; requiring that each legislative and delegate district be of substantially equal population within a 2% deviance; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/27

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/12

Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.

3/6

Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3

Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4

Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37

Senator Janet Greenip, District 33

Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35

Senator Robert H. Kittleman, District 9

Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BOUNDARIES

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING

GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.

REAPPORTIONMENT

REFERENDUM

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - III Legislative Department

( 3 , 4 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered