HOUSE BILL 1

Sponsored By:

The Speaker and Delegates Hurson, Kittleman, and Montague (Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law) and Delegates Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, McIntosh, Benson, Bobo, Brinkley, Bronrott, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Glassman, Malone, Mandel, Paige, Parrott, Riley, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Swain, and Carlson

Entitled:

Ethics Law - Reform of Legislative Ethics Process

Synopsis:

Altering provisions of the Public Ethics Law that apply to members of the General Assembly and, under specified circumstances, to other State officials and employees; altering provisions relating to conflict of interest, disclosure, employment, and the acceptance of gifts; providing for the appointment of a Counsel to the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics; altering procedures for investigating the ethical conduct of members; requiring members to file a preliminary financial disclosure under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

08/4

Pre-filed

1/13

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

1/20

Hearing 2/2 at 6:30 p.m.

3/8

Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters

3/9

Favorable with Amendments

Laid Over (Delegate Dembrow) Adopted

3/10

Special Order 3/11 (Delegate Arnick) Adopted

3/11

Favorable with Amendments

Committee Amendment (#1-9) Adopted

Committee Amendment (#10) Adopted (91-39)

Committee Amendment (#11-15) Adopted

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Floor Committee Amendment

Committee Amendment (#1-4) Adopted

Committee Amendment (#5) Adopted (93-33)

Committee Amendment (#6) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Hubbard)

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Hubbard) Rejected (51-84)

Floor Amendment (Delegate Kagan) Rejected

Floor Amendment (Delegate Hubbard) Rejected (37-91)

Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell)

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick)

Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Patterson) Rejected (43-87)

Floor Amendment (Delegate Getty) Rejected (23-102)

Floor Amendment (Delegate Mohorovic) Rejected

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/16

Special Order 3/18 (Delegate Hubbard) Adopted

3/18

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Brinkley) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (109-25)

3/27

House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments

House Requests Senate Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Delegates Arnick, Kittleman, and Taylor

4/6

Conference Committee Report Adopted

Third Reading Passed (112-10)

4/9

Passed Enrolled

4/27

Signed by the Governor Chapter 130

Senate Action

3/19

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/26

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (43-2)

3/29

Senate Refuses to Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Senators Collins, Blount, and Miller

Senate Refuses to Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

4/9

Conference Committee Report Adopted

Third Reading Passed (44-3)

Sponsored by:

Speaker of the House of Delegates

Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30

Delegate Paul Carlson, District 39

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Ethics Law, Special Study Comm. on the MD Public

Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B

Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CAMPAIGN FINANCING

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

COMPUTERS

DISCLOSURE

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

ETHICS

FOOD -see also- KOSHER PROD.; MILK PROD.; MEAT, POUL, SEAFD.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEGISLATIVE POLICY

GIFTS

HEARINGS

INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

PUBLIC INFORMATION

PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- TREASURERS

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SOLICITATION

STATE EMPLOYEES -see also- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; O.T.; SALARIES.

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Government

( 2-107 , 2-108 , 2-703 , 2-707 , 2-709 , 15-102 , 15-102 , 15-504 , 15-505 , 15-506 , 15-511 , 15-512 , 15-513 , 15-514 , 15-514 , 15-515 , 15-515 , 15-516 , 15-516 , 15-517 , 15-518 , 15-519 , 15-519 , 15-520 , 15-520 , 15-521 , 15-521 , 15-522 , 15-602 , 15-606 , 15-607 , 15-704 , 15-704 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 036673/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 10:15 a.m.     Status: Incomplete

Number: 133219/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 11:42 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 263017/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 11:45 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 393514/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 11:18 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 433018/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 12:10 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 453316/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 12:17 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 646471/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 10:35 a.m.     Status: Incomplete

Number: 673312/4 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 11:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 983215/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 1999   at: 12:02 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Senate

Number: 374727/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1999   at: 11:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 503416/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 1999   at: 9:04 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents:

Report Number: 503416/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1999   at: 6:58 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Amendment Number: 053617/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1999   at: 6:58 p.m.     Status: Incomplete

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 11, 1999: Committee Amendment (#10) Adopted (91-39)

March 11, 1999: Committee Amendment (#5) Adopted (93-33)

March 11, 1999: Floor Amendment (Hubbard) Rejected (51-84)

March 11, 1999: Floor Amendment (Hubbard) {263017/1 Rejected (37-91)

March 11, 1999: Floor Amendment (Patterson) {983215/1 Rejected (43-87)

March 11, 1999: Floor Amendment (Getty) {433018/1 Rejected (23-102)

March 18, 1999: Third Reading Passed (109-25)

April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (112-10)

Senate

March 26, 1999: Third Reading Passed (43-2)

April 9, 1999: Third Reading Passed (44-3)