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House of Delegates reads resolution honoring former EPA Region 3 administrator Adam Ortiz; refers Senate bills, sets recess
Summary
The Maryland House of Delegates read a resolution recognizing Adam Ortiz's leadership at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3, received a message from the Senate and read and referred multiple Senate bills, heard committee scheduling announcements, and recessed until March 19.
The Maryland House of Delegates read a resolution recognizing Adam Ortiz for his service as the first Marylander to serve as regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 and conducted routine legislative business, including the first reading and referral of Senate bills, before a motion to recess the chamber until March 19, 2025.
The introducing delegate told the chamber that Ortiz “made history as the first Marylander to serve as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regional administrator for Region 3, overseeing six mid‑Atlantic states and seven federally recognized tribes.” The introducing delegate said Ortiz led a team of roughly 800 people, stewarded a $2,000,000,000 budget and conducted more than 450 external engagements while overseeing Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts that contributed to the bay’s “highest health report card grade in 22 years.” These details were included in the resolution text read aloud by the clerk.
The clerk read the resolution in full: “Be it hereby known to all that the House of Delegates of Maryland offers its sincerest congratulations to Adam Ortiz in recognition of your historic leadership as the first Marylander to serve as EPA regional administrator, advancing Chesapeake Bay restoration and environmental equity. The entire membership extends best wishes on this memorable occasion and directs this resolution to be presented on this March 2025.” The transcript does not record a formal vote on the resolution in the excerpt provided.
Later in the session the clerk announced a message from the Senate and read consent calendar items; the clerk said the bills were read the first time and referred to the appropriate committees. Specific bill text and committee referrals were not recorded in the provided excerpt beyond an initial reference to “Senate bill 54” and a consent calendar entry labeled number 22.
Committee chairs and members made several scheduling announcements on the floor: the Ways and Means Committee and the Health and Government Operations Committee were scheduled to hold hearings at 1:00 p.m.; the joint Committee on Ethics was scheduled to meet at 11:30 a.m. in Room 415 of the Department of Legislative Services building. The transcript includes other routine delegation and caucus notices and the protocol chair’s introduction of the chamber pages.
Near the end of the excerpt the majority leader moved that the House stand recessed until Wednesday, March 19 at 10:00 a.m., citing the legislative date as March 9. The transcript segment supplied does not include the result of that motion or a recorded roll‑call vote.
No policy debates, amendments, or recorded roll‑call votes on bills or resolutions appear in the provided excerpt.
