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2004 SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION 419th session of General Assembly convened in Annapolis, Maryland December 28-30, 2004, and January 11, 2005 |
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2004 LEGISLATIVE SESSION 418th session of General Assembly convened in Annapolis, Maryland January 14 to April 12, 2004 |
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| BILLS | ||
| Introduced | Passed | |
| Senate | 934 | 285 |
| House | 1,548 | 421 |
| Total | 2,482 | 706 |
| Enacted | Vetoed | |
| Senate | 227 | 58 |
| House | 327 | 96 |
| Total | 554 | 154 |
| JOINT RESOLUTIONS | ||
| Introduced | Passed | |
| Senate | 10 | 0 |
| House | 11 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 1 |
| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS | ||
| Introduced | Passed | |
| Senate | 7 | 0 |
| House | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 0 |
| Submitted to referendum | 0 | |
| VETOES | ||
| Overridden | 3 | |
| BUDGET | ||
| Operating Budget | $23,784,982,437 | |
| Bond-Financed Capital Program | ||
| General Obligation Bonds | ||
| Consolidated Transportation Bonds | ||
| Higher Education Bonds | ||
2004 LEGISLATIVE SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Assault weapons ban; brownfields redevelopment; business regulation - do-not-call registry; Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Protection Program; Chesapeake Bay-Watershed restoration fund (flush tax); community health care access; crimes-substance abuse-parole-civil commitment-diversion; Crownsville Hospital Center-closing; Disabilities, Department of-creation; elections-voting systems-paper trail; electricity regulation-renewable energy portfolio standard; fetal victims of violence; health insurance-small group market-limited health benefit plan; heritage structure rehabilitation tax credit; higher education-affordability & governance; Hurricane Isabel-insurance claims & Disaster Relief Act, identity theft; juvenile services system reform; lead poisoning prevention requirements; lobbyist ethics-suspension of license during appeals; medical decisions-life partners; medical malpractice; open meetings act-standing to sue; procurement-minority business enterprise & living wage; public education-funding, & boards of education-financial accountability; public school facilities-funding; retired & rehired teachers; same sex marriages; state budgets; taxation of corporations in Maryland with Delaware holding companies; transportation financing-vehicle fees; undocumented immigrants-drivers' licenses & in-state tuition; video lottery terminals-legalization of use for commercial gaming; water quality-nutrient management.
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