GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: 2005

2005 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
General Assembly, 420th session,
convened in Annapolis, Maryland,
January 12 - April 11, 2005
BILLS
Introduced Passed
Senate 1,018 350
House 1,614 476
Total 2,632 826
Enacted Vetoed
Senate 252 98
House 362 114
Total 614 212
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
Introduced Passed
Senate 11 0
House 13 0
Total 24 0
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Introduced Passed
Senate 4 1
House 13 0
Total 17 1
Submitted to referendum
VETOES
Overridden 3
BUDGET
Operating Budget
Bond-Financed Capital Program
General Obligation Bonds
Consolidated Transportation Bonds
Higher Education Bonds
2005 LEGISLATIVE SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Adult education; agricultural land preservation; air pollution; Baltimore/Washington International Airport-renaming; drunk drivers; e-cycling; Elections, State Board of-members; gift card regulation; health care-Fair Share Health Care Fund Act; identity theft; Intercounty Connector; juvenile services reform; Medical Decision-Making Act-life partners; medical malpractice; minimum wage increase; nutritional value of school snacks; Office of Children, Youth, and Families-reauthorization; introduction of non-native oysters; Port of Baltimore-governance; property taxes; sale of State lands; same-sex marriages; school construction funding; slot machines; stem cell research funding; Voters Rights Protection Act; wineries; witness intimidation; young drivers.
For further budget information, see The 90 Day Report

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