GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: 2003

2003 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
General Assembly, 417th session,
convened in Annapolis, Maryland,
January 8 - April 7, 2003
BILLS
Introduced Passed
Senate 774 252
House 1,185 377
Total 1,959 629
Enacted Vetoed
Senate 186 66
House 290 87
Total 476 153
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
Introduced Passed
Senate 13 0
House 20 0
Total 33 0
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Introduced Passed
Senate 8 0
House 9 0
Total 17 0
Submitted to referendum
VETOES
Total Vetoes 153
Overridden 0
BUDGET
Operating Budget $22,617,686,306
Bond-Financed Capital Program
General Obligation Bonds
Consolidated Transportation Bonds
Higher Education Bonds
2003 LEGISLATIVE SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act; CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield-regulatory reform; charter schools; child abuse; corporate income tax; death penalty; divorce-cruelty of treatment toward child; DNA testing-post conviction review and felony convictions; drunk driving-prohibition on driving after arrest for (John's law); education funding; firearms; gaming-video lottery terminals; higher education-undocumented immigrants-in-State tuition; juvenile services and programs; medical marijuana; natural resources-nonnative aquatic species-snakeheads; nutrient management-suspension of enforcement; Physician Quality Assurance, Board of; public safety-enhanced 911 emergency telephone service; Retirement and Pension System Board of Trustees-membership; tax compliance and administration; trauma centers funding; vehicle laws-speed monitoring cameras.
For further budget information, see The 90 Day Report

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