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Maryland House of Delegates reads consent calendar, reassigns bills and schedules caucus meetings
Summary
On Jan. 16, 2024, the Maryland House of Delegates read House bills 331–380 for the first time and referred them to committee, recorded letters of reassignment for specific bills, heard multiple caucus and personal announcements, and the majority leader moved to adjourn until Jan. 20.
The Maryland House of Delegates convened in Annapolis on Jan. 16, 2024, and proceeded through routine procedural business including the first reading of a consent calendar and committee referrals.
The clerk read the consent calendar and announced the first bill on the list as House Bill 331 with sponsor referenced as "delegate Tarasa." The chamber then considered House bills 331 through 380 on first reading; the presiding officer said, "Hearing no objection, the bills are read the first time and referred to the appropriate committees." Later, the clerk read letters of reassignment for specific bills, including a reassignment of House Bill 174 to the Environment and Transportation Committee and a reassignment of House Bill 296 to Ways and Means and Economic Matters (as read aloud in the transcript). The transcript excerpt records clerical action and referrals but does not show debates or recorded roll-call votes on those referrals.
Members used the floor to announce caucus meetings and events: the House Democratic Caucus will meet at 9 a.m. in the Prince George's County Delegation Room; the Republican Caucus will meet at 9 a.m.; a newly described "royal caucus" planned a meeting at 8 a.m.; the Women's Caucus reminded members of its bill submission process and deadlines; and other members announced constituent visits, a food drive serving approximately 900 families per week, and a running event on the State House steps.
The clerk recorded 121 members present during the initial roll call and recorded 132 present during a later presence check. Near the end of the excerpt the majority leader moved that the House stand adjourned until Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 10:00 a.m.; the transcript ends after that motion and does not record the final disposition of the adjournment motion in the provided excerpt.
The session combined ceremonial observance with routine legislative housekeeping; no final passage of substantive bills was recorded in the excerpt.
