GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: 2017

2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
437th session of General Assembly
convened in Annapolis, Maryland
January 11 - April 10, 2017
BILLS
Introduced Passed
Senate 1,200
House 1,661
Total 2,861 935
Enacted Vetoed
Senate
House
Total
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
Introduced Passed
Senate 8 3
House 10 2
Total 18 5
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Introduced Passed
Senate 5
House 16
Total 21
Submitted to referendum
VETOES
Overridden 3
BUDGET
Operating Budget
Bond-Financed Capital Program
General Obligation Bonds
Consolidated Transportation Bonds
Higher Education Bonds
2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
antibiotics; Attorney General powers; bail bond reform; State budget; Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund; child sexual abuse - statute of limitations; clean energy jobs; end-of-life option (death with dignity); energy efficiency programs; family planning services; food truck inspections; forest conservation; generic drug prices; health insurance coverage; hydraulic fracturing (fracking); Maryland Defense Act (authorization to Attorney General); Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund; medical marijuana; minimum wage; paid leave policy; pollinator protection plans; Protect Our Schools Act; redistricting; rural internet, broadband, wireless and cellular service; school assessments (tests); sex trafficking; sexual assault; sick leave, paid; State lakes protection; State retirement plans; substance use treatment and overdose protection; video lottery terminals ownership; Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.

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