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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)

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)