Maryland House Bill 479

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-23 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution by requiring a candidate for Governor in a primary election to designate a candidate for Lieutenant Governor within 21 days after the primary election; requiring a candidate seeking a nomination for Governor by any method other than a primary election to designate a candidate for Lieutenant Governor at the time of filing a declaration of intent to seek nomination; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State at the general election in November 2024; etc.

Election Law - Deadline for Selection of Lieutenant Governor

Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-23	House	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-22	House	First Reading Ways and Means

SB372 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-19 - Hearing 3/19 at 1:30 p.m.
HB707 (Carry Over) 2022-03-21 - Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
II - Executive Department	1B		(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0479?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0479f.pdf