MD SB448 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-05 - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-05 - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Adding a new article to the Maryland Constitution to govern congressional districts; requiring congressional districts to conform to specified standards and that due regard be given to specified boundaries; requiring the Governor to prepare a congressional district plan following each decennial census of the United States and after public hearings; requiring the Governor to present the plan to the presiding officers of the General Assembly; etc.
Title
Congressional Districts - Standards and Process
Sponsors
| Sen. Delores Kelley [D] | Sen. Gail Bates [R] | Sen. Joanne Benson [D] | Sen. Ulysses Currie [D] |
| Sen. Susan Lee [D] | Sen. Richard Madaleno [D] | Sen. Roger Manno [D] | Sen. Karen Montgomery [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-05 | Senate | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2015-02-06 | Senate | First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
Subjects
Boundaries
Census
Congress, U.S.
Constitutional Amendments
Court of Appeals
Elections
General Assembly
Governor
Hearings
Jurisdiction
Public Information
Reapportionment and Redistricting
Referendum
Census
Congress, U.S.
Constitutional Amendments
Court of Appeals
Elections
General Assembly
Governor
Hearings
Jurisdiction
Public Information
Reapportionment and Redistricting
Referendum
