20080109 Maryland General Assembly dates of interest
January 9 GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES (noon, Wednesday)
16 Final date for Governor to introduce budget bill
18 10th Day — Final date for submission of Executive Orders reorganizing the Executive Branch of State Government; either Chamber may disapprove by resolution within 50 days
Administration bills introduced in the Senate after this date referred to Senate Rules Committee
22 14th Day — SENATE AND HOUSE BILL REQUEST GUARANTEE DATE
23 Governor delivers the State of the State Address (noon)
28 20th Day — Final date for Governor to introduce capital budget bill
February 1 24th Day — SENATE BILL INTRODUCTION DATE
Senate bills introduced after this date referred to the Senate Rules Committee
7 Day before House Bill Introduction Date; “Hopper” will close at 5:00 P.M.
8 31st Day — HOUSE BILL INTRODUCTION DATE
House bills introduced after this date referred to the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
17 40th Day — “Green Bag” appointments submitted by Governor (Delivered on Friday, February 15)
March 3 55th Day — Final date for introduction of bills without suspension of Rules
18 70th Day — Committee Reporting Courtesy Date
Each Chamber’s committees to report their own bills by this date
24 76th Day — Opposite Chamber Bill Crossover Date
Each Chamber to send to other Chamber those bills it intends to pass favorably
Opposite Chamber bills received after this date subject to referral to Rules Committees (Senate Rule 32(c), House Courtesy Date)
31 83rd Day — Budget bill to be passed by both Chambers
April 7 90th Day — ADJOURNMENT “SINE DIE” (Monday)
May 7 Final date for an extended session (Wednesday)
May 27 30th Day after presentment — Governor to sign/veto bills by this date
June 1 Other than emergency bills, earliest date for bills to take effect
July 1 Budget, tax, and revenue bills to take effect
October 1 Usual effective date for bills
HOLIDAYS AND OTHER OBSERVANCES
January 1 New Year’s Day*
21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day*
February 12
18 Presidents’ Day*
22 Washington’s Birthday
March 21 Good Friday
23 Easter
25
April 20 Passover
May 26 Memorial Day*
*State
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