2021 Interim

Department of Legislative Services General Assembly of Maryland Dates of Interest 2021 Interim June 1 Other than emergency bills and as otherwise provided, earliest date for 2021 enacted bills to take effect June July 1 Effective date for budgetary, tax, and revenue bills 1 2345 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 August 16-20 Council of State Governments, Eastern Legislative Conference (Virtual Meeting) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 September 1 Deadline for executive agency submission of departmental legislation to Governor 27 28 29 30 10 Deadline for executive agency submission of FY 2023 budgets July October 1 Customary date for 2021 enacted bills to take effect 1 2 3 20 Report due from the Capital Debt Affordability Committee 4 5 6 7 8910 H November 1 Statutory deadline for members of the General Assembly to request 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 drafting of prefiled bills 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3-5 National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit (Tampa, Fl) August 20 Statutory deadline for members of the General Assembly to 1 234567 approve drafted bills for prefile introduction Drafted bills not prefiled are prepared for members to introduce on the 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 first day of session 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Departmental Senate bills introduced after the prefiled bill deadline are referred to the Senate Rules Committee (Senate Rule 32) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 December 1 Report due from the Spending Affordability Committee September TBA Board of Revenue Estimates’ forecast of revenues for FY 2022 and 2023 (generally mid-December) 1 234 5678910 11 30 Compilation of Legislative Committee Reports on Interim Activities to H be submitted to the Legislative Policy Committee and the General 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Assembly 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 January 2022 12 First day of the 2022 session of the General Assembly (Wednesday) October (Monday, April 11, is the last day of the 2022 90-day legislative session) 1 2 345 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 HOLIDAYS AND OTHER OBSERVANCES H 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 July 4 Independence Day November 11 Veterans’ Day* 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5 Independence Day Observed* 25 Thanksgiving Day* 31 September 6 Labor Day* 26 Native American Heritage Day* 6-8 Rosh Hashanah 29 Hanukkah (ends Dec. 6) 13 Defenders’ Day December 24 Christmas Day Observed* November 16-17 Yom Kippur 25 Christmas Day October 11 Columbus Day* 31 New Year’s Day Observed* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 *State Holiday H 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The Department of Legislative Services does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, creed, marital status, national origin, race, reli- 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 gion, gender, gender identy, sexual orientation, or disability in the admission or access to its programs, services, or activities. The Department's H H Information Officer has been designated to coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in Section 35.107 of the Department of Justice Regulations. Requests for assistance should be directed to the Information Officer at the telephone numbers shown below. 28 29 30 Library and Information Services December Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401-1991 1 234 Baltimore Area: 410-946-5400/5410 567 8910 11 Washington Area: 301-970-5400/5410 Other Maryland Areas: 1-800-492-7122, ext. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 5400/5410 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 TTY: 410-946/301-970-5401 H TTY users may also use the Maryland Relay Service 26 27 28 29 30 31 E-mail: [email protected] H Home Page: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov May 21, 2021 General Assembly of Maryland SENATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES Leadership Leadership President of the Senate Speaker of the House Bill Ferguson Adrienne A. Jones President Pro Tem Speaker Pro Tem Kriselda Valderrama Melony Griffith Sheree Sample–Hughes Geraldine Valentino-Smith Melissa Wells Majority Leader Deputy Speaker Pro Tem Pat Young Nancy J. King Bonnie Cullison Minority Leader Deputy Majority Leader Majority Leader Jason Buckel Joanne C. Benson Eric Luedtke Minority Whip Assistant Deputy Majority Leader Deputy Majority Leader Christopher Adams Arthur Ellis Keith E. Haynes Assistant Minority Leader Majority Whip Majority Whip Matthew Morgan Susan C. Lee Talmadge Branch Assistant Minority Whip Deputy Majority Whips Chief Deputy Majority Whips Neil Parrot Pamela Beidle Ben Barnes Cory V. McCray Benjamin Brooks Chief Deputy Minority Whip Obie Patterson Haven Shoemaker Deputy Majority Whips Minority Leader Darryl Barnes Deputy Minority Whips Bryan Simonaire J. Sandy Bartlett Eric Ebersole Lauren Arikan Minority Whip Jim Gilchrist Jefferson Ghrist Michael J. Hough Ariana B. Kelly Kevin B. Hornberger Ken Kerr Seth Howard Emily Shetty Charles J Otto Sid Saab STANDING COMMITTEES STANDING COMMITTEES Budget and Taxation Appropriations Chair – Guy Guzzone Chair – Maggie McIntosh Vice Chair – Jim Rosapepe Vice Chair – Michael Chang Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Economic Matters Chair – Paul G. Pinsky Chair – Dereck E. Davis Vice Chair – Cheryl C. Kagan Vice Chair – Kathleen M. Dumais Finance Environment and Transportation Chair – Delores G. Kelley Chair – Kumar P. Barve Vice Chair – Brian J. Feldman Vice Chair – Dana M. Stein Judicial Proceedings Health and Government Operations Chair – William C. Smith, Jr. Chair – Shane E. Pendergrass Vice Chair – Jeff Waldstreicher Vice Chair – Joseline Peῆa-Melnyk Executive Nominations Judiciary Chair – Ronald N. Young Chair – Luke Clippinger Vice Chair – Pamela Beidle Vice Chair – Vanessa E. Atterbeary Rules Ways and Means Chair – Joanne C. Benson Chair – Anne R. Kaiser Vice Chair – Craig J. Zucker Vice Chair – Alonzo T. Washington Rules and Executive Nominations Chair – Anne Healey Vice Chair –Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. STATUTORY COMMITTEES Legislative Policy Committee Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Legislative Information Technology and Open Senate Chair – Bill Ferguson Biotechnology Government House Chair – Adrienne A. Jones Senate Chair – Katie Fry Hester Senate Chair – Douglas J.J. Peters House Chair – Pat Young House Chair – Luke Clippinger Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review Ending Homelessness Management of Public Funds Senate Chair – Sarah K. Elfreth Senate Chair – Mary Washington Senate Chair – Malcolm Augustine House Chair – Samuel I. Rosenberg House Chair – Geraldine Valentino-Smith House Chair – Pat Young Audit and Evaluation Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight Spending Affordability Senate Chair – Clarence K. Lam Senate Chair – Clarence K. Lam Senate Chair – Craig J. Zucker House Chair – Carol L. Krimm House Chair –Erek L. Barron House Chair – Marc Korman Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders Federal Relations Unemployment Insurance Oversight Senate Chair – Antonio Hayes Senate Chair – Jill P. Carter Senate Chair – Katherine Klausmeier House Chair – Kirill Reznik House Chair – Alfred C. Carr, Jr. House Chair –Ned Carey Chesapeake / Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Gaming Oversight Workers’ Compensation Benefit and Insurance Senate Chair – Sarah K. Elfreth Senate Chair – Obie Patterson Oversight House Chair – Dana M. Stein House Chair – Vacancy Senate Chair – Katherine Klausmeier House Chair – Kriselda Valderrama Children, Youth, and Families Legislative Ethics Senate Chair – Mary Washington Senate Chair – George C. Edwards House Chair – Ariana B. Kelly House Chair – Kathleen M. Dumais 05–21–2021 .

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