Maryland Statutes
State Government
Title 2 - General Assembly

Section 2-104 - Employees of General Assembly, Department of Legislative Services; Transfer - (a) (1) All full–time permanent employees of the General Assembly...

Section 2-105 - Leaves of Absences for Sessions - While the General Assembly is in session, each member or...

Section 2-106 - "Force" Defined; Established; Composition; Responsibilities - (a) In this section, “Force” means the Legislative Security Force....

Section 2-107 - Restrictions on Relative Employment - (a) In this section, “relative” means: (1) a spouse; (2)...

Section 2-108 - Use of Public Resources - (a) Public resources may be used by members of the...

Subtitle 2 - Legislative Districting Plan of 2012

Section 2-201 - General Provisions - (a) The State of Maryland is divided into 47 districts...

Section 2-202 - Composition of Legislative Districts - The composition of the 47 legislative districts is: (1) legislative...

Section 2-204 - Repeal of Inconsistent Laws - All provisions of this article, and all other laws or...

Section 2-205 - Severability - If any part of this subtitle, including any section or...

Subtitle 2A - Creation of the Legislative Districting Plan

Section 2-2A-01 - Use of Population Count - (a) The population count used after each decennial census for...

Subtitle 4 - Legislative Policy Committee

Section 2-401 - "Committee" Defined - In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Legislative Policy Committee.

Section 2-402 - Established - There is a Legislative Policy Committee.

Section 2-403 - Membership - (a) The Legislative Policy Committee consists of the following 28...

Section 2-404 - Cochairmen - The President and the Speaker are cochairmen of the Committee.

Section 2-405 - Vacancies During Interim - (a) This section applies only to a vacancy on the...

Section 2-406 - Quorum; Meetings; Staff Services - (a) (1) A majority of the full authorized membership of...

Section 2-407 - Functions - (a) The Committee has the following functions: (1) to review...

Section 2-408 - Subpoenas; Oaths; Testimony; Depositions - (a) In carrying out any of its functions or powers,...

Section 2-409 - Reports - (a) Subject to § 2–1257 of this title, the Committee...

Section 2-410 - Studies by Governmental Units - Within the amounts made available by appropriation, each officer and...

Subtitle 5 - Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review

Section 2-501 - "Committee" Defined - In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Joint Committee on Administrative,...

Section 2-502 - Established - There is a Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative...

Section 2-503 - Membership - (a) (1) The Committee consists of 20 members. (2) Of...

Section 2-504 - Officers - The Senate Chairman and the House Chairman of the Committee...

Section 2-505 - Quorum; Staff Services - (a) A majority of the full authorized membership of the...

Section 2-506 - General Functions - (a) In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, the...

Section 2-507 - Subpoenas; Oaths; Testimony; Depositions - (a) In carrying out any of its functions or powers,...

Subtitle 6 - Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee

Section 2-601 - "Committee" Defined - In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Joint Audit and Evaluation...

Section 2-602 - Established - There is a Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, which is...

Section 2-603 - Membership - (a) The Committee consists of 10 members of the Senate,...

Section 2-604 - Officers - The President and the Speaker jointly shall appoint the chairman...

Section 2-605 - Powers and Duties - In addition to any powers and duties set forth elsewhere,...

Section 2-606 - Baltimore Police Department -- Review Audit Reports and Process and Procedures - // EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 PER CHAPTER 753 OF...

Subtitle 7 - Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics

Section 2-701 - "Committee" Defined - In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Joint Committee on Legislative...

Section 2-702 - Established - There is a Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, which is...

Section 2-703 - Membership - (a) (1) The Committee consists of the following 12 regular...

Section 2-704 - Officers - (a) The President and the Speaker: (1) jointly shall appoint...

Section 2-705 - Meetings - The Committee shall meet at the times and places that...

Section 2-706 - Duties; Maintenance of Conflict of Interest Filings - (a) The Committee shall: (1) perform all duties assigned to...

Section 2-707 - Rules - (a) (1) The Committee may propose the adoption, amendment, or...

Section 2-708 - Referrals Authorized - The President and the Speaker may refer to the Committee...

Section 2-709 - Counsel to the Ethics Committee - (a) The Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services,...

Section 2-710 - Citizens' Advisory Board for Legislative Ethics - (a) In this section, “Board” means the Citizens’ Advisory Board...

Subtitle 8 - Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds

Section 2-801 - "Committee" Defined - In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Joint Committee on the...

Section 2-802 - Established - There is a Joint Committee on the Management of Public...

Section 2-803 - Membership - (a) (1) The Committee consists of 8 members. (2) Of...

Section 2-804 - Officers - The President and the Speaker jointly shall appoint the chairman...

Section 2-805 - Quorum; Meetings - (a) A majority of the full authorized membership of the...

Section 2-806 - Functions - (a) The Committee has the function to review the investment...

Section 2-807 - Subpoenas; Oaths; Testimony; Depositions - (a) In carrying out any of its functions or powers,...

Subtitle 9 - Federal Relations

Section 2-901 - "Committee" Defined - In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Joint Committee on Federal...

Section 2-902 - Committee Established - There is a Joint Committee on Federal Relations, which is...

Section 2-903 - Membership of Committee - (a) The Committee consists of 16 members. (b) Of the...

Section 2-904 - Officers of Committee - (a) The President and the Speaker jointly shall appoint a...

Section 2-905 - Staff Services - The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff assistance to...

Section 2-906 - Duties of Committee - (a) The Committee shall: (1) as to the relations between...

Subtitle 10 - Spending Affordability

Section 2-1001 - "Committee" Defined - In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Spending Affordability Committee.

Section 2-1002 - Findings and Statement of Purpose - (a) The General Assembly finds that State expenditures for operating...

Section 2-1003 - Spending Affordability Committee; Advisory Committee - (a) On or before June 1 of each year, the...

Section 2-1004 - Study of Spending and Economy - (a) The Committee shall review in detail the status and...

Section 2-1005 - Report; Analysis - (a) On or before December 1 of each year, the...

Section 2-1006 - Action by Budget Committees - The Senate and the House budget committees: (1) in considering...

Section 2-1007 - Staff; State Units - (a) The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff services...

Section 2-1008 - Duty of Department of Legislative Services - On or before June 1 of each year, the Department...

Section 2-1009 - Program Evaluation - On or before June 1 of each year, the Legislative...

Section 2-1010 - Private Activity Bonds -- Definitions; Reports of State Issuer - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 10A - Miscellaneous Statutory Committees

Section 2-10A-01 - Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas - (a) There is a Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and...

Section 2-10A-03 - Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance - (a) There is a Joint Committee on Workers’ Compensation Benefit...

Section 2-10A-06 - Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families - (a) In this section, “conditions of well–being” means the desired...

Section 2-10A-08 - Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight - (a) There is a Joint Committee on Fair Practices and...

Section 2-10A-11 - Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight - (a) There is a Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight....

Section 2-10A-13 - Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology - (a) There is a Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology,...

Section 2-10A-14 - Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government - (a) There is a Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology...

Section 2-10A-15 - Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness - (a) There is a Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness. (b)...

Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees

Section 2-1101 - Duties of Presiding Officers - (a) When the General Assembly is not in session, any...

Section 2-1102 - Standing Committees Continued - Each standing committee continues when the General Assembly is not...

Section 2-1103 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Standing Committees - (a) While the General Assembly is not in session, each...

Section 2-1104 - Authority of Standing Committees as to Subpoenas, Oaths, Testimony, and Depositions - (a) With the prior approval of the Legislative Policy Committee,...

Section 2-1105 - Studies by Governmental Units - Within the amounts made available by appropriation, each officer and...

Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services

Part I - General Provisions; Executive Director

Section 2-1201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-1202 - Department Established - There is a Department of Legislative Services in the Legislative...

Section 2-1203 - Executive Director -- in General - (a) The head of the Department is the Executive Director,...

Section 2-1204 - Executive Director -- Duties - The Executive Director, under the direction of the President and...

Section 2-1205 - Employment of Staff - (a) The Department shall employ a staff and engage other...

Part II - Organization and General Authority of Department

Section 2-1206 - Units; Office Directors - (a) The following units are in the Department: (1) the...

Section 2-1207 - Duties of the Department - In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Department...

Section 2-1208 - Use of Staff and Facilities - (a) The staff and facilities of the Department shall be...

Section 2-1209 - Duty to Review Reporting Requirements for Agencies - On or before December 1 of the year immediately preceding...

Part III - Office of the Executive Director

Section 2-1211 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-1212 - Office Established - (a) There is an Office of Operations and Support Services...

Section 2-1213 - Legislative Accounting Functions - (a) (1) The Office shall receive and analyze requests from...

Section 2-1214 - Personnel Functions - (a) The Office shall manage all personnel activities of the...

Section 2-1215 - Document Preparation - In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere, the...

Section 2-1216 - Physical and Online Services, Technology, Applications, and Information Systems - The Office shall: (1) develop, coordinate, support, and maintain the...

Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits

Section 2-1217 - Office of Legislative Audits Established - There is an Office of Legislative Audits in the Department.

Section 2-1218 - Legislative Auditor - (a) The head of the Office of Legislative Audits is...

Section 2-1219 - Additional Staff - (a) With the approval of the Executive Director, the Legislative...

Section 2-1219.1 - "Examination" Defined - In this subtitle, “examination” includes all authorized work and required...

Section 2-1220 - Required and Authorized Audits - (a) (1) In this subsection, “unit” includes each State department,...

Section 2-1221 - Scope of Audit - (a) A fiscal/compliance audit conducted by the Office of Legislative...

Section 2-1222 - Place of Audits - (a) An examination conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits...

Section 2-1223 - Audit Procedures - (a) (1) Except as prohibited by the federal Internal Revenue...

Section 2-1223.1 - Communicating Preliminary Findings of Examination - On the preliminary completion of an examination of a public...

Section 2-1224 - Audit Reports - (a) In this section, “unit” includes: (1) the Board of...

Section 2-1225 - Reports on Violations and Defaults - (a) (1) In addition to the reports under § 2–1224...

Section 2-1226 - Confidentiality - (a) Except as provided in § 2–1225 of this subtitle...

Section 2-1227 - Penalties - A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction...

Section 2-1228 - Allegations of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse of State Resources -- Report and Investigation - (a) (1) The Office of Legislative Audits shall maintain a...

Part V - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability

Section 2-1230 - Definitions - (a) In this Part V the following words have the...

Section 2-1231 - Office Established - There is an Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability...

Section 2-1232 - Director - (a) The head of the Office is the Director. (b)...

Section 2-1233 - Deputy Director and Staff - (a) With the approval of the Executive Director, the Director...

Section 2-1234 - Conduct of Performance Evaluations by Office - (a) (1) The Office shall conduct a performance evaluation of...

Section 2-1235 - Contents of Evaluation - (a) This section does not apply to a performance evaluation...

Section 2-1236 - Location for Evaluation - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a performance...

Section 2-1237 - Records and Information to Be Provided - (a) (1) Except as prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code,...

Section 2-1238 - Submission of Report to Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee - (a) This section does not apply to a performance evaluation...

Section 2-1239 - Reports of Violations - (a) (1) In addition to the reports under § 2–1238...

Section 2-1240 - Confidentiality Requirements - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, confidential information...

Section 2-1241 - Violation; Penalty - A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction...

Part VI - Office of Policy Analysis

Section 2-1244 - Definitions - (a) In this Part VI the following words have the...

Section 2-1245 - Office Established - There is an Office of Policy Analysis in the Department.

Section 2-1246 - Director; Workgroups - (a) The head of the Office is the Director. (b)...

Section 2-1247 - Duties -- Budget and Fiscal Affairs - (a) In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the...

Section 2-1248 - Duties -- Legal Affairs - In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Office...

Section 2-1249 - Duties -- Research Services - (a) In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere,...

Section 2-1250 - Duties -- Committee Staffing Services - In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere, the...

Section 2-1251 - Duties -- Library and Public Information Services - In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere, the...

Part VII - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 2-1254 - Compilation and Indexing for and Printing of Session Laws; Maintenance of Integrity and Accuracy of Laws - (a) (1) After each regular session, the Department shall compile...

Section 2-1255 - Distribution of Session Laws and Journals - (a) The Department shall sell, exchange, or otherwise distribute bound...

Section 2-1256 - Additional Compilation of Public Local Laws - The Department shall: (1) keep a current list of the...

Section 2-1257 - Publications - (a) In this section, “publication” includes any report, study, or...

Section 2-1258 - Distribution of Annotated Code to Members of General Assembly - (a) (1) (i) On request of a member of the...

Section 2-1259 - Gubernatorial Appointments Lists - The Department shall: (1) annually make: (i) a list that...

Section 2-1260 - Release of Public Records - The Department is the sole determiner of the form of...

Subtitle 15 - Legislation

Part I - Preparation, Introduction, and Consideration

Section 2-1501 - Definitions - (a) In this Part I of this subtitle the following...

Section 2-1502 - Prefiling of Bills - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 2-1503 - Committee Sponsorship - A bill that a standing committee recommends as a result...

Section 2-1504 - Synopses of Bills - (a) For each regular or special session of the General...

Section 2-1505 - Fiscal Notes and Waivers - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a committee...

Section 2-1505.1 - Economic Impact Analysis - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 2-1505.2 - Economic Impact Analyses Ratings and Economic Impact Analyses of Agency Regulations on Small Businesses - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 2-1506 - Return to Originating House - When the General Assembly passes a bill, it shall be...

Part II - Procedures After Return on Final Passage

Section 2-1508 - "Bill" Defined - In this Part II of this subtitle, “bill” does not...

Section 2-1509 - Presentment to Governor - (a) As soon as practicable after a bill is returned...

Section 2-1510 - Designee for Presentment - (a) The Governor may designate another individual to receive bills...

Section 2-1511 - Delivery to Office of Secretary of State - (a) The Governor shall deliver to the Secretary of State...

Section 2-1512 - Record of Chapter Numbers - (a) The Secretary of State shall keep, for each session,...

Section 2-1513 - Disposition of Bills - (a) The Secretary of State shall deliver to the clerk...

Section 2-1514 - Notice of Action Under Joint Resolution - (a) If the General Assembly adopts a joint resolution that...

Subtitle 16 - Investigations

Section 2-1601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-1602 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle establishes a code of fair procedures for...

Section 2-1603 - Establishment of Investigating Committee - (a) An investigating committee may be established only by a...

Section 2-1604 - Membership - An investigating committee shall have at least 5 members.

Section 2-1605 - Officers - (a) An investigating committee shall have the chairman and vice...

Section 2-1606 - Quorum; Voting; Staff - (a) (1) A majority of the full authorized membership of...

Section 2-1607 - Scope of Powers and Duties - (a) An investigating committee may exercise its powers: (1) when...

Section 2-1608 - Subpoenas - (a) (1) By a majority vote of all of the...

Section 2-1609 - Hearings - (a) An investigating committee may hold any hearing that the...

Subtitle 17 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

Section 2-1701 - Electrical Voting Machine - (a) A person who is not a member of the...

Section 2-1702 - Interference With Legislative Process - (a) A person may not willfully disrupt, interfere with, attempt...

Subtitle 18 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 2-1801 - Privileges for Members of General Assembly - (a) Privileges from testifying for members of the General Assembly...

Section 2-1802 - Legislative Inquiries and Examinations -- Relevancy of Papers and Other Documents - (a) Papers, books, accounts, documents, testimony, and records sought in...

Section 2-1803 - Legislative Inquiries and Examinations -- Petition for Ordering Compliance With Subpoena - (a) This section applies to a petition for an order...

Section 2-1804 - Disclosure of Personal Information on Websites Prohibited - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

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