WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        S.B. 629

Article - State Government

Section 2-1501, 2-1504, and 2-1505(d) and (e)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1993 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - State Government
Section 2-1505(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - State Government

Section 2-1505(j)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1993 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

2-1501.

(A)     In this Part I of this subtitle [,] THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(B)      ["bill"] "BILL" includes a joint resolution.

(C)     "MANDATE" MEANS A DIRECTIVE IN A BILL REQUIRING A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT TO PERFORM A TASK OR ASSUME A RESPONSIBILITY THAT HAS
A DISCERNIBLE FISCAL IMPACT ON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT.

2-1504.

(A)     For each regular or special session of the General Assembly, the Department
of Legislative Reference shall prepare and distribute, in serial order:

(1)     a synopsis of each Senate bill that is introduced; and

(2)     a synopsis of each House bill that is introduced.

(B)     (1) IF THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE DETERMINES
THAT A BILL IMPOSES A MANDATE ON A LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, THE SYNOPSIS
SHALL INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT "THIS BILL IMPOSES A MANDATE ON A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT."

(2) IN DETERMINING IF A BILL IMPOSES A MANDATE ON A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT, THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE MAY SEEK
ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FISCAL SERVICES.

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