GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: 2011

2011 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
General Assembly, 428th session,
convened in Annapolis, Maryland,
January 12 - April 11, 2011
BILLS
Introduced Passed
Senate 998 319
House 1,355 388
Total 2,353 707
Enacted Vetoed
Senate 277 42
House 348 40
Total 625 82
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
Introduced Passed
Senate 6 0
House 11 1
Total 17 1
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Introduced Passed
Senate 15 1
House 27 0
Total 42 1
Submitted to referendum
VETOES
Overridden
BUDGET
Operating Budget
Bond-Financed Capital Program
General Obligation Bonds
Consolidated Transportation Bonds
Higher Education Bonds
2011 LEGISLATIVE SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act; child neglect; collective bargaining – independent home-care providers; discrimination – gender identity; discrimination – places of public accommodation; distracted driving – reading text messages; drunk driving – ignition interlock systems; electricity – offshore wind generators; electricity – renewable energy portfolio (waste-to-energy); electricity – service quality and reliability; economic development – Invest Maryland Program; education funding – maintenance of effort; elections – campaign finances (independent expenditures); elections – primary election dates; employment applicants – prohibition of use of credit histories and reports; firearms – use in crimes of violence – greater penalties; gambling – video lottery terminals; health benefit exchange; higher education – regulation of for-profit institutions; higher education – tuition rates for undocumented students; horse racing – distribution of revenues; manslaughter by vehicle or vessel – criminal negligence; medical marijuana; Minority Business Enterprise Program participation; natural gas - Marcellus Shale – drilling; natural resources – fish and oyster poaching; parole of persons sentenced to life imprisonment; pensions – state employees and teachers; Prescription-Drug Monitoring Program; same sex marriage; school bus cameras; septic systems; taxation – alcoholic beverages; taxation – distribution of supplementary appropriations; unemployment insurance – extended benefits for long-term unemployed; wine - direct shipment.

2011 SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION
General Assembly, 429th session,
convened in Annapolis, Maryland,
October 17-20, 2011
BILLS
Introduced Passed
Senate 32 3
House 23 0
Total 55 3
Enacted Vetoed
Senate 3 0
House 0 0
Total 3 0
VETOES
Overridden 0

2011 SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Congressional redistricting; school board redistricting, Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

*For further budget information, see The 90 Day Report

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