CHAPTER NUMBER: 129
File Code: Ethics
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1
- Sponsored By:
-
The President and Senators Blount and Collins (Special Study
Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law)
- Entitled:
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Ethics Law - Reform of Legislative Ethics Process
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.
Senate Action
- 11/20
- Pre-filed
- 1/13
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 1/6
- Hearing 1/19 at 6:00 p.m.
- 1/8
- Hearing cancelled
- 1/20
- Hearing 2/2 at 6:30 p.m.
- 3/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/11
- Favorable with Amendments
- Floor Committee Amendment (Economic and Environmental Affairs)
- Laid Over (Senator Teitelbaum) Adopted
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Floor Committee Amendment (Economic and Environmental Affairs) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Exum) Rejected (19-26)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Adopted (28-17)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Rejected (8-37)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Hoffman) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Bromwell)
- Special Order 3/15 (Senator Blount) Adopted
- 3/15
- Floor Amendment (Senator Bromwell)
- Special Order 3/16 (Senator Blount) Adopted
- 3/16
- Floor Amendment (Senator Bromwell) Withdrawn
- Floor Amendment (Senator Forehand) Rejected (16-29)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Exum) Rejected (8-38)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Forehand) Rejected (13-33)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) Rejected (8-36)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Roesser) Rejected
- Floor Amendment (Senator Kelley) Rejected (22-24)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/18
- Third Reading Passed (43-2)
- 3/26
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Collins, Blount, and Miller
- 4/7
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (45-2)
- 4/6
- Passed Enrolled
- 4/27
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 129
House Action
- 3/19
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (120-10)
- 3/26
- House Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Delegates Arnick, Kittleman, and Taylor
- 4/6
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (119-17)
- Sponsored by:
- President of the Senate
- Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Ethics Law, Special Study Comm. on the MD Public
- 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 ,
15-102 ,
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
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 254721/4 (PDF) Offered on: March 12, 1999 at:
12:12 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 263011/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 12, 1999 at:
12:22 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 263917/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 1999 at:
10:53 a.m. Status: Withdrawn
- Number: 283015/2 (PDF) Offered on: March 12, 1999 at:
12:20 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 293419/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 1999 at:
11:58 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 683314/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 12, 1999 at:
12:12 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 713611/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 1999 at:
11:24 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 803011/2 (PDF) Offered on: March 12, 1999 at:
12:27 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 803017/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 1999 at:
10:57 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 803113/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 1999 at:
11:07 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 823012/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 1999 at:
11:16 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 873913/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 12, 1999 at:
12:15 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 913117/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 1999 at:
11:39 a.m. Status: Rejected
- House
- Number: 343213/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1999 at:
4:26 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 836773/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 1999 at:
10:24 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 343213/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1999 at:
12:14 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Amendment Number: 523510/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1999 at:
12:14 p.m. Status: Incomplete
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 12, 1999: Floor Amendment (Exum) {873913/1 Rejected (19-26)
- March 12, 1999: Floor Amendment (Della) {283015/2 Adopted (28-17)
- March 12, 1999: Floor Amendment (Della) {263011/1 Rejected (8-37)
- March 16, 1999: Floor Amendment (Forehand) {803017/1 Rejected (16-29)
- March 16, 1999: Floor Amendment (Exum) {803113/1 Rejected (8-38)
- March 16, 1999: Floor Amendment (Forehand) {823012/1 Rejected (13-33)
- March 16, 1999: Floor Amendment (Ferguson) {713611/1 Rejected (8-36)
- March 16, 1999: Floor Amendment (Kelley) {293419/1 Rejected (22-24)
- March 18, 1999: Third Reading Passed (43-2)
- April 7, 1999: Third Reading Passed (45-2)
- House
- March 25, 1999: Third Reading Passed (120-10)
- April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (119-17)
