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Maryland Senate holds pro forma session, reads bills and bond initiatives and recesses until Feb. 24
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Summary
In a brief pro forma meeting, the Maryland Senate read Senate Bill 1036 (Howard County alcoholic beverage deliveries), received a House message on a Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services study, heard two bond initiatives and recessed until Monday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m.
The Maryland Senate met in a brief pro forma session during which clerks read introduced bills and bond initiatives and the majority leader moved the chamber into recess until Monday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m.
With three members present for the pro forma session, the president said the chamber was "yet again in session" and asked whether there were any announcements before proceeding to the reading of the day’s journal and bills. The clerk read Senate Bill 1036, introduced by Senator Gazzone, described in the clerk’s reading as concerning alcoholic beverages, class D licenses and delivery in Howard County.
The clerk also read a House message for House Bill 22 from Delegate Valentine, described in the message as a Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services study on the location of individuals prior to and following incarceration. The clerk read two bond initiatives: one by Senator Watson for a Prince George’s County Youth Empowerment Project and one by Senator Ellis concerning the Maryland Technology Center; both were referred to the Budget and Taxation Committee in the clerk’s reading.
Majority Leader moved that the Senate stand in recess and stated, "I will move that the Senate of Maryland stand in recess, until Monday, February 24 at 8 p.m." The motion was approved "without objection," and the president ordered the recess. There was no recorded roll-call vote on the motion in the transcript; the clerk confirmed the chamber would be recessed to the date and time stated.
The session included brief floor remarks and logistical announcements, including a mention of District 6 Night and thanks from the presiding officer to pages serving during the pro forma sessions. No floor debate on the substantive contents of the bills or bond initiatives was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
Looking ahead, the bills and bond initiatives read during the pro forma session were announced for referral to their appropriate standing committees, with the bond items explicitly noted for Budget and Taxation.
