2003 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
General Assembly, 417th session,
convened in Annapolis, Maryland,
January 8 - April 7, 2003 |
| BILLS |
| |
Introduced |
Passed |
| Senate |
774 |
252 |
| House |
1,185 |
377 |
| Total |
1,959 |
629 |
| |
Enacted |
Vetoed |
| Senate |
186 |
66 |
| House |
290 |
87 |
| Total |
476 |
153 |
| JOINT RESOLUTIONS |
| |
Introduced |
Passed |
| Senate |
13 |
0 |
| House |
20 |
0 |
| Total |
33 |
0 |
| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS |
|---|
| |
Introduced |
Passed |
| Senate |
8 |
0 |
| House |
9 |
0 |
| Total |
17 |
0 |
|
|
| Submitted to referendum
| |
| VETOES |
| Total Vetoes
| 153 |
|---|
| Overridden
| 0 |
| BUDGET |
| Operating Budget
| $22,617,686,306 |
| Bond-Financed Capital Program
| |
| General Obligation Bonds
| |
| Consolidated Transportation Bonds
| |
| Higher Education Bonds
| |
2003 LEGISLATIVE SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act; CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield-regulatory reform; charter schools; child abuse; corporate income tax; death penalty; divorce-cruelty of treatment toward child; DNA testing-post conviction review and felony convictions; drunk driving-prohibition on driving after arrest for (John's law); education funding; firearms; gaming-video lottery terminals; higher education-undocumented immigrants-in-State tuition; juvenile services and programs; medical marijuana; natural resources-nonnative aquatic species-snakeheads; nutrient management-suspension of enforcement; Physician Quality Assurance, Board of; public safety-enhanced 911 emergency telephone service; Retirement and Pension System Board of Trustees-membership; tax compliance and administration; trauma centers funding; vehicle laws-speed monitoring cameras.
For further budget information, see The 90 Day Report
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