The Senate of Maryland convened a pro forma session in which members introduced pages and students, the clerk announced the presence of three members, several senate bills were introduced, one bill was reassigned to a different committee and the chamber agreed to adjourn until Jan. 13 at 8 p.m.

The clerk announced that "with 3 members present" the pro forma session was in order. The presiding officer waived the invocation and the reading of the previous day's journal, and the clerk read items from the calendar, including several new senate bills and a bond initiative.

Why it matters: Pro forma sessions are brief convenings that allow the Senate to meet procedural requirements, announce committee assignments, and adopt routine motions without substantive debate. Reassignments and introductions recorded during pro forma can affect committee jurisdiction and the path of bills through the Legislature.

During the session the clerk read the titles of newly filed measures, including Senate Bill 275, titled the "Modernization of Military Laws Act," and Senate Bill 276, titled the "Education, Equality for Service Members Act," each listed with committee designations as read into the record. The clerk also read Senate Bill 277. The clerk read Bond Initiative Number 1, submitted by Senator Jackson, described as "Town of Eagle Harbor Town Hall, budget taxation."

In an announcement made under chamber rules, the clerk said that "in accordance with Rule 33 d" Senate Bill 119, introduced by Senator Stalling and concerning the Maryland Transportation Authority and the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge naming, had been reassigned to the Finance Committee. The reassignment was recorded on the floor as a committee reassignment under the cited rule.

Procedural motions were adopted without debate. The deputy majority leader moved to suspend the reading of the calendar; the motion was taken up and the chamber proceeded. Later, the assistant deputy majority leader moved that the Senate stand adjourned until Monday, Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. The motion was adopted "without objection," and the presiding officer ordered the adjournment.

The session included introductions of student pages from several legislative districts and high schools across Maryland; their names were entered on the record.

Votes at a glance:
- Reassignment: Senate Bill 119 (Sen. Stalling) — reassigned to Finance Committee under Rule 33(d). Outcome: reassigned (announced on the floor).
- Motion to suspend reading of the calendar — mover: Deputy Majority Leader; outcome: adopted (no recorded objection on the floor).
- Motion to adjourn until Monday, Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. — mover: Assistant Deputy Majority Leader; outcome: adopted without objection.

No substantive debate on bill content occurred during the pro forma session; speakers limited remarks to introductions, procedural motions and announcements. The clerk's roll call and the presiding officer's announcements constitute the public record for the session.