Howard County House Delegation approves Senate amendment removing sunset from House Bill 13-11

The Howard County House Delegation on March 17 approved a Senate amendment that removes the sunset provision from House Bill 13-11.

Delegation members voted to adopt the Senate-amended version of the bill after a motion to approve the amendment was made and seconded. A roll call recorded multiple affirmative responses; Delegate Doug McCormick was recorded as excused.

The amendment discussed on the floor eliminates the bill's sunset clause, and the delegation agreed to place the bill forward "as amended," according to the meeting record. The motion to adopt the amendment was moved and seconded during the session; the meeting transcript shows delegates answering in the affirmative during the roll call. The transcript does not provide further legislative detail about the bill's provisions beyond the change to the sunset option, nor does it state subsequent procedural steps beyond noting the bill will be "on the veil as amended."

The recorded roll call includes affirmative responses from delegates listed in the transcript and notes one excused member. The delegation meeting record does not specify a final numeric tally in the transcript excerpt provided.

No statutes, ordinance numbers, funding amounts, implementation schedule, or additional amendments were identified in the provided transcript excerpt. The transcript excerpt is limited to the motion, the second, and the roll-call responses related to this amendment.