Legislation

Title: Balancing the State Budget
Sponsored by: Senators Rosapepe, Elfreth, Griffith, Guzzone, King, Peters, and Zucker
Status: Assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 645
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution authorizing the General Assembly to increase or add Executive Department items in the budget bill, provided that the total of the appropriation for the Executive Department approved by the General Assembly does not exceed the total proposed appropriation for the Executive Department submitted by the Governor; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election to be held in November 2020 for adoption or rejection; etc.

Committees

Original:: Budget and Taxation

Opposite:: Appropriations

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Constitutional Bill

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0990 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Contingency - on a referendum

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/14/2020 Legislative Date 2/14/2020 Action First Reading Senate Rules Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Balancing the State Budget Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2020 Legislative Date 2/17/2020 Action Rereferred to Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/18/2020 Legislative Date 2/18/2020 Action Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {289032/1 Proceedings 50
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted Proceedings 50
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {289032/1 Adopted Proceedings 51A
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Floor Amendment {319238/1 (Senator Jennings) Adopted Proceedings 51A
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 51A
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Balancing the State Budget Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (30-15) Proceedings 52
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Referred Appropriations Proceedings 51
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/17/2020 Action Hearing 3/18 at 9:30 a.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/18/2020 Action Favorable Report by Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 52A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Floor Amendment {763328/1 (Delegate Kipke) Proceedings 52A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Motion Laid Over (Delegate Kipke) Proceedings 52A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate McIntosh) Adopted Proceedings 52A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Motion Laid Over (Delegate Kipke) Withdrawn Proceedings 52A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Floor Amendment {763328/1 (Delegate Kipke) Rejected (38-97) Proceedings 52A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Floor Amendment {403426/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (40-95) Proceedings 52A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 52A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Luedtke) Adopted (97-38) Proceedings 52A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Gilchrist) Adopted Proceedings 52A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (95-39) Proceedings 52A
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 53C
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 645 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Balancing the State Budget Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/14/2020	2/14/2020	First Reading Senate Rules
			Text - First - Balancing the State Budget
Senate	2/17/2020	2/17/2020	Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
Senate	2/18/2020	2/18/2020	Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation
Senate	3/16/2020	3/16/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	3/16/2020	3/11/2020	Favorable with Amendments {289032/1	50
Senate	3/16/2020	3/11/2020	Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted	50
Senate	3/17/2020	3/12/2020	Favorable with Amendments {289032/1 Adopted	51A
Senate	3/17/2020	3/12/2020	Floor Amendment {319238/1 (Senator Jennings) Adopted	51A
Senate	3/17/2020	3/12/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	51A
			Text - Third - Balancing the State Budget
Senate	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Third Reading Passed (30-15)	52
House	3/17/2020	3/14/2020	Referred Appropriations	51
House	3/17/2020	3/17/2020	Hearing 3/18 at 9:30 a.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations
House	3/18/2020	3/18/2020	Favorable Report by Appropriations
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Favorable Adopted	52A
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Floor Amendment {763328/1 (Delegate Kipke)	52A
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Motion Laid Over (Delegate Kipke)	52A
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate McIntosh) Adopted	52A
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Motion Laid Over (Delegate Kipke) Withdrawn	52A
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Floor Amendment {763328/1 (Delegate Kipke) Rejected (38-97)	52A
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Floor Amendment {403426/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (40-95)	52A
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Second Reading Passed	52A
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Luedtke) Adopted (97-38)	52A
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Gilchrist) Adopted	52A
House	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Third Reading Passed (95-39)	52A
Senate	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Returned Passed	53C
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 645
			Text - Chapter - Balancing the State Budget

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