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Bill would set Maryland rules for any Article V convention delegation; sponsor says it does not call a convention
Summary
HB 785, introduced for Delegate Mark Fisher, would establish selection, compensation, subject-matter limits, reporting and removal rules for commissioners Maryland might send to an Article V convention; presenter Steve Patton stressed the bill does not authorize or call a convention.
Maxwell Middleton introduced House Bill 785 to the Rules committee on behalf of Delegate Mark Fisher; Steve Patton of Convention of States Action presented the bill's provisions. Patton said HB 785 focuses on "faithful commissioner" legislation — it would define delegate authority, compensation, binding subject-matter limits, reporting…
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