Maryland Senate Bill 544 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-9)
Status: Engrossed on March 29 2012 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-04-06 - Special Order until later today (Delegate Ivey) Adopted
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring that an elected official of the State or of a county or municipal corporation who is found guilty of a felony or specified misdemeanors be suspended, and, under specified circumstances, removed from office by operation of law; requiring that an elected official of the State or of a county or municipal corporation who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendre relating to a felony or specified misdemeanors be removed from office by operation of law; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State; etc.

Elected Officials - Removal from Office - Crimes

Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. David Brinkley [R]	Sen. James Brochin [D]	Sen. Richard Colburn [R]
Sen. Ulysses Currie [D]	Sen. James DeGrange [D]	Sen. William Ferguson [D]	Sen. Jennie Forehand [D]
Sen. Brian Frosh [D]	Sen. Robert Garagiola [D]	Sen. Barry Glassman [R]	Sen. Nancy Jacobs [R]
Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Allan Kittleman [R]	Sen. Richard Madaleno [D]
Sen. Roger Manno [D]	Sen. Jim Mathias [D]	Sen. Thomas Middleton [D]	Sen. Thomas Miller [D]
Sen. Karen Montgomery [D]	Sen. Douglas Peters [D]	Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Victor Ramirez [D]
Sen. Jamin Raskin [D]	Sen. Edward Reilly [R]	Sen. James Robey [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]
Sen. Christopher Shank [R]	Sen. Bryan Simonaire [R]	Sen. Norman Stone [D]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]
Sen. Robert Zirkin [D]

2012-03-29 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-06		Special Order until later today (Delegate Ivey) Adopted
2012-04-04		Second Reading Passed
2012-04-04		Favorable Report Adopted
2012-04-09		Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
2012-04-06		Re-referred Environmental Matters
2012-03-30		First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2012-03-29		Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2012-03-28		Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2012-03-28		Favorable with Amendments 304437/1 Report Adopted
2012-04-03		Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2012-02-15		Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
2012-02-03		First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2012rs/billfile/SB0544.htm
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/sb/sb0544f.pdf
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/sb/sb0544t.pdf
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/votes/senate/0972.htm