A look at bills passed in the Maryland General Assembly
April 11, 2023
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly wrapped up its 90-day legislative session at midnight Monday. (From: Associated Press, by Brian Witte)
General Assembly caps session that saw passage of top Democratic priorities, renewed partnership with governor
April 11, 2023
As both chambers adjourned sine die, the legislature’s teenage pages dumped boxes of confetti and trash bags full of balloons from the galleries above onto the rostrums and floors of the Senate and House, sending flashes of color raining down on the president and speaker below, in the traditional celebratory close. (From: Maryland Matters, by William F. Zorzi and Danielle E. Gaines)
5 things to know about the last day of the 2023 Maryland General Assembly session
April 10, 2023
Facing a midnight deadline to put the finishing touches on everything from gun control policies to strengthening oversight of an embattled state college savings agency, Maryland lawmakers enter Monday’s final day of the 2023 session with a packed schedule that could take them right up to the wire. Still, most of the major issues for the year are settled. Hundreds of bills are already on their way to Democratic Gov. Wes Moore’s desk after the House and Senate each spent recent weeks in marathon bill-passing sessions. Controversial topics like abortion and recreational cannabis are essentially done. (From: The Baltimore Banner, by By Sam Janesch and Hannah Gaskill)
What got done, and what didn’t, during the 2023 Maryland General Assembly session
April 10, 2023
Maryland lawmakers considered 2,275 bills and nine resolutions over the course of 90 days, ranging from minor tweaks to government programs to major policy changes that will increase the minimum wage, create a new legal marijuana industry, restrict gun rights and protect access to abortion. (From: The Baltimore Banner, by By Pamela Wood, Brenda Wintrode, and Callan Tansill-Suddath)
General Assembly heads into final day of 445th session
April 10, 2023
After 89 days sifting through more than 2,000 pieces of proposed legislation, the Maryland General Assembly is set to conclude its 445th session at midnight. With many of the most heavily debated issues settled, the first year of the term has been characterized by turnover and new energy at the top levels of government and a willingness to work together, legislative leaders said. (From: Maryland Matters, by Danielle E. Gaines)
Lawmakers moving forward with plan to abolish Maryland 529 board, settle claims for pre-paid college trust accounts
April 7, 2023
Lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to abolish the troubled Maryland 529 board and put the state’s treasurer in charge of a claims settlement process for holders of pre-paid college trust funds. (From: Maryland Matters, by Danielle E. Gaines)
Maryland lawmakers work on cannabis, guns, near session end
April 7, 2023
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers kept working Friday on passing some remaining priority measures of the Democratic-led legislature in the waning days of the session. At the top of the list: bills to enable a recreational marijuana market to open July 1 and to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last year that expanded gun rights. (From: The Washington Post, by Brian Witte)
General Assembly votes to accelerate $15 minimum wage to Jan. 1
April 4, 2023
Maryland’s minimum hourly wage will be $15 beginning Jan. 1 under a bill from Gov. Wes Moore that passed in the General Assembly on Tuesday. (From: The Daily Record, by Jack Hogan)
General Assembly gives final approval to $63 billion budget
April 4, 2023
The Maryland General Assembly passed a $63 billion budget on Monday, including a nearly $1 billion downpayment on future education reform efforts. (From: Maryland Matters, by Danielle E. Gaines)
Maryland lawmakers reach crossover deadline in session
March 20, 2023
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly headed into the last three weeks of its annual legislative session on Monday, advancing legislation on its deadline known as “crossover day.” That’s when bills need to be approved by one chamber and sent over to the next, or else face a greater challenge to passage. (From: Associated Press News, by Brian Witte)
Maryland Senate overwhelmingly passes Child Victims Act
March 17, 2023
The Maryland Senate voted 42-5 to pass Senate Bill 686, which would remove the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits and allow survivors to file lawsuits regardless of when their abuse happened. (From: The Baltimore Sun, by Lee O. Sanderlin)
Maryland Senate OKs expanded ability to sue institutions for child sexual abuse
March 16, 2023
Survivors of child sexual abuse cleared an important hurdle Thursday night in their quest to sue complicit institutions, as the Maryland Senate approved vastly expanding eligibility to file civil lawsuits. (From: The Baltimore Banner, by Pamela Wood)
Maryland Senate votes to ease path for child sex abuse victims to sue
March 16, 2023
After years of impeding similar proposals, the Maryland Senate on Thursday passed a bill erasing the time limits that once barred many child sex abuse victims from suing institutions that harbored their attackers. (From: The Washington Post, by Erin Cox)
Maryland General Assembly nears full passage of bill to send abortion constitutional amendment to voters
March 14, 2023
After the House of Delegates approved the bill last week to create a referendum on enshrining a right to abortion in the state constitution, the Senate passed its companion bill Tuesday. (From: The Baltimore Sun, by Hannah Gaskill)
