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2008 LEGISLATIVE SESSION 425th session of General Assembly convened in Annapolis, Maryland January 9 - April 7, 2008 |
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| BILLS | ||
| Introduced | Passed | |
| Senate | 1,014 | 295 |
| House | 1,627 | 452 |
| Total | 2,641 | 747 |
| Enacted | Vetoed | |
| Senate | 264 | 31 |
| House | 438 | 14 |
| Total | 702 | 45 |
| JOINT RESOLUTIONS | ||
| Introduced | Passed | |
| Senate | 5 | 0 |
| House | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 |
| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS | ||
| Introduced | Passed | |
| Senate | 8 | 0 |
| House | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 |
| Submitted to referendum | 0 | |
| VETOES | ||
| Overridden | 0 | |
| BUDGET | ||
| Operating Budget | $31,248,704,107 | |
| Bond-Financed Capital Program | ||
| General Obligation Bonds | $935,000,000 | |
| Consolidated Transportation Bonds | ||
| Higher Education Bonds | ||
2008 LEGISLATIVE SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Alcoholic beverages - defining beer; base realignment and closure (BRAC); budget reductions and revenue outlook; Chesapeake Bay 2010 Trust Fund; Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Protection Program; computer services (sales tax repeal); credit grantors - exceptions from prepayment penalties; crimes - collecting DNA samples; death penalty; domestic partners - medical decisions and transfer and recordation taxes; education - transfer of adult programs; electric industry restructuring; electronic gaming devices; energy conservation, efficiency, and global warming; flexible leave; foreclosure and mortgage lending practices; higher education - in-state tuition freeze; immigration; income tax - high bracket; lead in children's products; medical assistance program (Medicaid) expansion; Prince George's County Hospital Authority, same-sex marriages and civil unions; speed cameras - statewide use; teenage drivers; underage drinking; wireless communication devices - use while driving.
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