Senate approves large third‑reading calendar; key bills on economic development, education and public safety pass
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Summary
On an extensive third‑reading calendar the Maryland Senate ordered dozens of bills printed for third reading and recorded final‑passage roll calls on a wide range of measures, including tax‑credit changes, education funding provisions and public‑safety reforms.
The Maryland Senate spent much of the floor session taking final votes on a broad third‑reading calendar across multiple policy areas.
Votes and outcomes recorded on the floor included (select examples from the transcript):
- Senate Bill 320 (third reading for final passage) — Passed, "With 41 votes in the affirmative" (clerk recorded a constitutional majority). - Senate Bill 311 (revisions to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future) — Passed, recorded at 30 affirmative votes in the transcript. - Senate Bill 388 (DECADE Act; economic development and tax credit reforms) — Committee amendments adopted and the bill ordered printed for third reading; amended report adopted without objection. - Senate Bill 274 (fair housing discriminatory‑effect language) — Passed on third reading, recorded with 30 affirmative votes and extended floor Q&A about disparate‑impact doctrine. - Executive nominations (Committee Report No. 5) — Advise and consent recorded: 42 affirmative votes in the transcript.
Several other bills covering higher education, public health, public‑safety standards and environmental rules were called and recorded as receiving constitutional majorities; the clerk reported roll‑call tallies for many items (numerous 41–42 affirmative tallies for third‑reading passage across the calendar in the transcript).
The chamber adjourned with the Senate scheduled to reconvene Monday at noon. The Senate also recorded informal scheduling notes (special orders and committee meetings) and a motion to adjourn in honor of a recently deceased constituent.
