HOUSE BILL 1456

Sponsored By:

Delegates Barve and Kach

Entitled:

General Assembly - Legislation - Single Subject and Multisubject Bills

Synopsis:

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to revise the manner of enforcing the single subject requirement for legislation; requiring each House of the General Assembly to adopt a specified uniform rule, subject to an exception, requiring each bill to embrace a single subject; clarifying the authority of the General Assembly to enact specified omnibus bills; authorizing the presiding officers of the General Assembly to designate specified bills each session to embrace nongermane, multifarious subjects; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/10

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

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

LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.

REFERENDUM

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - III Legislative Department

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Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered