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Votes at a glance: Economic Matters Committee advances eight bills, records outcomes
Summary
The committee recorded motions and votes on nine bills on the March 30 docket. Most bills were moved favorably (or, in one case, unfavorably as a committee report) and recorded as passed to the next step; vote tallies are included where the transcript prints them.
Annapolis — The Economic Matters Committee on Monday processed a nine-item voting docket. Most bills on the agenda received a favorable or unfavorable committee report as recorded in the transcript; the committee recorded numeric tallies where printed.
Key outcomes recorded in committee transcript:
- House Bill 797 (employment-discrimination protections for fire and rescue public-safety employees who are registered medical cannabis patients): motion for an unfavorable report carried and the committee recorded the item as "passes 11" (unfavorable report carried).
- Senate Bill 32 (extends certain blood-work-result validity for Maryland State Athletic Commission events from 30 to 90 days): moved favorable; the transcript records SB 32 "passes 16."
- Senate Bill 43 (cross-file of HB 259 establishing an investment/venture fund): moved favorable; recorded as passing (16).
- Senate Bill 133 (extends termination dates for five occupational/professional licensing boards through Jan. 2032): moved favorable; recorded as passing (16).
- Senate Bill 197 (comprehensive-plan elements consistency): moved favorable; recorded as passing (12).
- Senate Bill 216 (confidentiality of unemployment insurance information, aligning state law with federal guidelines): moved favorable; recorded as passing (16).
- Senate Bill 226 (changes to Maryland Heritage Areas Authority composition and award rules): moved favorable; recorded as passing (11).
- Senate Bill 784 (consumer-loan licensure clarifications): moved favorable and recorded as passing (16).
Only House Bill 774 drew extended debate and a final failed motion; it is covered in a separate article.
Where the transcript printed a numeric tally, that number is recorded above; where the transcript did not provide a numeric roll-call for a final vote, the outcome is described as recorded in the transcript.
