SENATE BILL 675

Sponsored By:

Senators Roesser, Colburn, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

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

2/1

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/13

Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15

Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37

Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4

Senator John J. Hafer, District 1

Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5

Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9

Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35

Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34

Senator Robert H. Kittleman, Senator, District 14

Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3

Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2

Senator Sandra Schrader, District 13

Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38

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