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SENATE BILL 257

File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials

Sponsored By:
Senators Grosfeld, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:
Maryland Commission for Women

Synopsis:

Altering the membership of the Maryland Commission for Women; providing for the appointment of members of the Commission; repealing provisions that require the membership of the Commission to include specified persons; requiring that a specified number of members of the Commission shall be appointed from among applicants who have been nominated and recommended for appointment by specified organizations; requiring, to the extent practicable, that appointments to the Commission ensure geographic diversity; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/27
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/7
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/22
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Jacobs) Adopted
2/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs)
Special Order 2/24 (Senator Greenip) Adopted
2/24
Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Withdrawn
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/28
Third Reading Passed (32-13)
4/9
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (33-11)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/1
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/16
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Hurson) Adopted (124-4)
Special Order later today (Delegate Parrott) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (96-34)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/20
Governor vetoed - Policy
 
1/11/2006
Senate - Motion Special Order until 1/12 Adopted
1/12/2006
Senate - Motion override the Governors veto
Senate - Veto overridden (33-14)
 
1/19/2006
House - Motion override the Governors veto
House - Veto overridden (91-45)
 
Became law per Maryland Constitution, Ch 9 of 2006 Session

Sponsored by:

Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
STATE EMPLOYEES
WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 49C Maryland Commission for Women
( 1 , 1 , 2 , 2 , 3 , 3 , 3A , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 454132/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 23, 2005   at: 10:30 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 803726/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 24, 2005   at: 10:27 a.m.     Status: Withdrawn
House
Number: 646082/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005   at: 5:04 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 28, 2005: Third Reading Passed (32-13)
April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (33-11)
House
April 8, 2005: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Hurson) Adopted (124-4)
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (96-34)


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