The Senate and the House budget committees:
(1) in considering a proposed State budget, shall consider the recommendations of the Spending Affordability Committee; and
(2) shall:
(i) report a budget bill that conforms to those recommendations; or
(ii) if the level of the budget bill in the report is above those recommendations, provide, with the report, an analysis stating the extent to which the budget bill exceeds the recommendations and explaining the budget committee’s rationale for exceeding the recommendations.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 10 - Spending Affordability
Section 2-1001 - "Committee" Defined
Section 2-1002 - Findings and Statement of Purpose
Section 2-1003 - Spending Affordability Committee; Advisory Committee
Section 2-1004 - Study of Spending and Economy
Section 2-1005 - Report; Analysis
Section 2-1006 - Action by Budget Committees
Section 2-1007 - Staff; State Units
Section 2-1008 - Duty of Department of Legislative Services
Section 2-1009 - Program Evaluation
Section 2-1010 - Private Activity Bonds -- Definitions; Reports of State Issuer