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Economic Matters Committee advances five bills; new process gives subcommittee chairs lead in voting sessions
Summary
The Economic Matters Committee moved five bills — HB 236, HB 241, HB 242, HB 259 and HB 308 — favorably in a single voting session after brief presentations by subcommittee speakers; committee announced subcommittee chairs will present bills and council members may participate in Q&A going forward.
The Economic Matters Committee held a voting session in which it moved five bills favorably and completed roll-call votes on each.
Chair Rogers opened the session and announced a procedural change: subcommittee chairs will now present bills under their jurisdiction while committee counsel will be available as backup and council members will be present for questions and answers. ‘‘The subcommittee chairs will now be the ones presenting since we're using our subcommittee infrastructure...questions will go to the subcommittee chair or counsel here for backup,’’ Speaker 1 said.
House Bill 236: The committee heard that HB 236 would extend the period during which blood-work results required to participate in Maryland State Athletic Commission events may be considered valid from 30 days to 90 days. An unidentified subcommittee speaker summarized the change as ‘‘extend[ing] the time…
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