The House of Representatives convened in Annapolis on Jan. 9, 2025, and read House Bills 307 through 332 for the first time; the clerk said the bills were referred to the appropriate committees, and the chamber adjourned to a pro forma session on Monday, Jan. 13, at 4:30 p.m.

The action began when the Majority Leader asked that "the reading of House Bill 307 through House Bill 332" be considered. Later the Clerk said, "Hearing no objection. The bills are read the first time and referred to the appropriate committee." The clerk also noted that committee bill hearings are listed on the Maryland General Assembly website.

House Bill 307 was identified in the reading as sponsored by Delegate Bartlett and associated with the Judiciary Committee in the clerk's announcement; no sponsors or committee assignments were stated in the transcript for House Bills 308–332. In total the chamber read 26 bills (House Bills 307–332) for the first time and referred them to committees.

After the first readings, the Majority Leader moved that the House "stand adjourn until Monday, January 13th at 4:30 PM for a pro forma session." The motion was entered into the record and the chamber adjourned under the authority cited at the opening of the proceeding: operating under House rules §5(a).

Why it matters: first reading and referral is a routine but required step that routes introduced measures to committee review; a pro forma adjournment maintains the chamber's procedural schedule between legislative days.

Votes at a glance: There were no roll-call votes recorded in the transcript. The procedural outcome for each bill listed below is that it was read for the first time and referred to the appropriate committee by unanimous consent ("hearing no objection"), as announced by the Clerk.

House Bills read and referred (outcome: read first time and referred to committee): HB 307 (sponsor: Delegate Bartlett; committee listed: Judiciary), HB 308 (committee not specified), HB 309 (committee not specified), HB 310 (committee not specified), HB 311 (committee not specified), HB 312 (committee not specified), HB 313 (committee not specified), HB 314 (committee not specified), HB 315 (committee not specified), HB 316 (committee not specified), HB 317 (committee not specified), HB 318 (committee not specified), HB 319 (committee not specified), HB 320 (committee not specified), HB 321 (committee not specified), HB 322 (committee not specified), HB 323 (committee not specified), HB 324 (committee not specified), HB 325 (committee not specified), HB 326 (committee not specified), HB 327 (committee not specified), HB 328 (committee not specified), HB 329 (committee not specified), HB 330 (committee not specified), HB 331 (committee not specified), HB 332 (committee not specified).

Meeting context: the record indicates a short procedural session in which the chamber conducted first readings and scheduling; the transcript shows the session opened with the pledge and a quorum call and cited House rules §5(a).

Sources: proceedings of the House of Representatives, Jan. 9, 2025, Annapolis; clerk's announcements as recorded in the transcript.