Maryland Senate Bill 555 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 16 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-30 - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to require the Governor to appoint an individual to fill a vacancy on a temporary basis, under specified circumstances, in the office of Attorney General, Comptroller, or U.S. Senator from a list of names submitted by the State Central Committee of the political party of the vacating officeholder; proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to require an individual appointed by the Governor to fill a specified vacancy to serve until a successor is elected; etc.

United States Senator, Attorney General, and Comptroller - Temporary Appointments and Special Elections to Fill a Vacancy

Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]

2016-03-16 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (30-14) (Y: 30 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-30	House	Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-03-17	House	First Reading Ways and Means
2016-03-16	Senate	Third Reading Passed (30-14)
2016-03-15	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2016-03-15	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {954935/1 Report Adopted
2016-03-14	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2016-03-03	Senate	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-04	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0555?ys=2016rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/sb/sb0555f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/sb/sb0555t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/amds/bil_0005/sb0555_95493501.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0005/sb0555.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/sb0555_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0555,s-0550&stab=02&ys=2016RS