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HOUSE BILL 599
P4 (5lr1496)
ENROLLED BILL
— Appropriations/Finance —
Introduced by Delegate Pruski
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at _________________ _______ o’clock, ________M.
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Speaker.
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
State Personnel – BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department – Collective 2
Bargaining and Arbitration Processes 3
FOR the purpose of altering the collective bargaining process between the State and 4
uniformed fire employees of the BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department by 5
requiring the parties to reach a collective bargaining agreement on or before a 6
certain date; establishing a process of binding arbitration in the event of an impasse; 7
requiring that each budget bill contain the appropriations necessary to implement 8
all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for 9
the next ensuing fiscal year; and generally relating to collective bargaining between 10
the State and employees of the BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department. 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 13
Section 3–501 and 3–603 14 2 HOUSE BILL 599
Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2
BY proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution 3
Article III – Legislative Department 4
Section 52 5
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 8
3–501. 9
(a) (1) The following individuals or entities shall designate one or more 10
representatives to participate as a party in collective bargaining on behalf of the State or 11
the following institutions: 12
(i) on behalf of the State, the Governor; 13
(ii) on behalf of the Maryland Environmental Service, the Board of 14
Directors of the Service; 15
(iii) on behalf of the University System of Maryland, the Chancellor; 16
and 17
(iv) on behalf of Morgan State University, St. Mary’s College of 18
Maryland, or Baltimore City Community College, the governing board of the institution. 19
(2) The exclusive representative shall designate one or more 20
representatives to participate as a party in collective bargaining on behalf of the exclusive 21
representative. 22
(b) The parties shall meet at reasonable times and engage in collective bargaining 23
in good faith, including facilitating the meaningful use of a fact finder under subsection 24
(c)(3) of this section, and to conclude a written memorandum of understanding or other 25
written understanding as defined under § 3–101(d)(1)(i)2 of this title. 26
(c) (1) The parties shall make every reasonable effort to conclude negotiations 27
in a timely manner for inclusion by the principal unit in its budget request to the Governor. 28
(2) (i) The parties shall conclude negotiations before January 1 for any 29
item requiring an appropriation of funds for the fiscal year that begins on the following 30
July 1. 31
(ii) In the budget bill submitted to the General Assembly, the 32
Governor shall include any amounts in the budgets of the principal units required to 33 HOUSE BILL 599 3
accommodate any additional cost resulting from the negotiations, including the actuarial 1
impact of any legislative changes to any of the State pension or retirement systems that 2
are required, as a result of the negotiations, for the fiscal year beginning the following July 3
1 if the legislative changes have been negotiated to become effective in that fiscal year. 4
(3) (i) THIS PARAGRAPH DOES N OT APPLY TO NEGOTIAT IONS 5
BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE EXCLUSI VE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNIFORMED 6
FIRE EMPLOYEES OF TH E BWI AIRPORT FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT . 7
(II) If the parties do not conclude negotiations for the next fiscal year 8
before October 25, either party may request that a fact finder be employed to resolve the 9
issues. 10
[(ii)] (III) The fact finder shall be employed no later than November 11
1. 12
[(iii)] (IV) A fact finder shall be a neutral party appointed by 13
alternate striking from a list by the parties provided: 14
1. by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; or 15
2. under the Labor Arbitration Rules of the American 16
Arbitration Association. 17
[(iv)] (V) The fact finder: 18
1. may give notice and hold hearings in accordance with the 19
Administrative Procedure Act; 20
2. may administer oaths and take testimony and other 21
evidence; 22
3. may issue subpoenas; and 23
4. before November 20, shall make written recommendations 24
regarding wages, hours, and working conditions, and any other terms or conditions of 25
employment that may be in dispute. 26
[(v)] (VI) The written recommendations of the fact finder shall be 27
delivered to the Governor, the exclusive representative, the President of the Senate, and 28
the Speaker of the House of Delegates by the Secretary on or before December 1. 29
(4) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH APPLIE S ONLY TO NEGOTIATIO NS 30
BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE EXCLUSI VE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNIFORMED 31
FIRE EMPLOYEES OF TH E BWI AIRPORT FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT . 32
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(II) THE PARTIES SHALL REA CH AN AGREEMENT BY 1
SEPTEMBER 30 OF THE YEAR IN WHICH A COLLECTIVE BARGAIN ING AGREEMENT 2
WILL EXPIRE. 3
(III) AN IMPASSE IS REACHED DURING THE NEGOTIATI ONS IF 4
THE PARTIES DO NOT R EACH AN AGREEMENT : 5
1. BY STATING THAT THEY MUTUALLY AGREE THEY ARE 6
AT AN IMPASSE; OR 7
2. ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1 OF THE YEAR IN WHICH A 8
COLLECTIVE BARGAININ G AGREEMENT WILL EXP IRE. 9
(IV) IF AN IMPASSE IS REAC HED UNDER SUBPARAGRA PH (III) OF 10
THIS PARAGRAPH , EACH PARTY SHALL SUB MIT ITS LAST, BEST, AND FINAL OFFER 11
TO THE OTHER PARTY W ITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER THE IMPA SSE IS REACHED. 12
(V) 1. UNLESS THE IMPASSE HA S BEEN RESOLVED , THE 13
PARTIES SHALL MEET W ITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE IMPASSE IS REACH ED 14
UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH TO SELECT AN ARBITRA TOR 15
FROM A LIST OF 15 ARBITRATORS PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION 16
ASSOCIATION’S LABOR ARBITRATION PANEL. 17
2. THE PARTIES SHALL SEL ECT THE ARBITRATOR B Y 18
ALTERNATELY STRIKING A NAME FROM THE LIST UNTIL ONE NAME REMAI NS. 19
3. IF THE SELECTED ARBIT RATOR IS UNABLE TO 20
FULFILL THE RESPONSI BILITIES OF THE ARBI TRATION, THE SELECTION PROCES S 21
SHALL BE REPEATED US ING A NEW LIST OF AR BITRATORS UNTIL AN A RBITRATOR IS 22
SELECTED. 23
4. THE PARTIES SHALL SUB MIT THE DISPUTE AND THE 24
LAST, BEST, AND FINAL OFFERS TO THE ARBITRATOR WITHI N 5 BUSINESS DAYS 25
AFTER THE ARBITRATOR IS SELECTED. 26
(VI) 1. THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HOLD FORMAL HEARINGS AS 27
NECESSARY IN ORDER T O RESOLVE THE IMPASS E. 28
2. DURING THE FIRST 21 DAYS IMMEDIATELY 29
FOLLOWING THE APP OINTMENT OF THE ARBI TRATOR AND BEFORE HO LDING ANY 30
FORMAL HEARINGS , THE ARBITRATOR MAY , IF DETERMINED APPROP RIATE BY THE 31
ARBITRATOR, ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE T HE IMPASSE BY ACTING AS A NEUTRAL 32
MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE PARTIES. 33
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(VII) THE ARBITRATOR SHALL SELECT ONE PARTY’S LAST, BEST, 1
AND FINAL OFFER ON O R BEFORE DECEMBER 15. 2
(VIII) 1. THE SUBJECT TO SUBSUBPARA GRAPH 2 OF THIS 3
SUBPARAGRAPH , THE DECISION OF THE ARBI TRATOR IS BINDING ON THE PARTIES. 4
2. A DECISION OF AN ARBIT RATOR UNDER THIS 5
PARAGRAPH RELATED TO WAGES IS SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS O F THE STATE 6
BUDGET. 7
(IX) THE PARTIES SHALL EQU ALLY SHARE THE COSTS OF THE 8
SERVICES OF THE ARBI TRATOR. 9
(d) (1) A memorandum of understanding that incorporates all matters of 10
agreement reached by the parties shall be executed by the exclusive representative and: 11
(i) for a memorandum of understanding relating to the State, the 12
Governor or the Governor’s designee; 13
(ii) for a memorandum of understanding relating to the Maryland 14
Environmental Service, the Board of Directors of the Service; 15
(iii) for a memorandum of understanding relating to a system 16
institution, the Chancellor or the Chancellor’s designee; and 17
(iv) for a memorandum of understanding relating to Morgan State 18
University, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, or Baltimore City Community College, the 19
governing board of the institution or the governing board’s designee. 20
(2) To the extent these matters require legislative approval or the 21
appropriation of funds, the matters shall be recommended to the General Assembly for 22
approval or for the appropriation of funds. 23
(3) To the extent matters involving a State institution of higher education 24
require legislative approval, the legislation shall be recommended to the Governor for 25
submission to the General Assembly. 26
(e) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, negotiations for 27
a memorandum of understanding shall be considered closed sessions under § 3–305 of the 28
General Provisions Article. 29
(2) An exclusive representative may not be considered a public body under 30
§ 3–101 of the General Provisions Article. 31
(f) (1) The terms of a memorandum of understanding executed by the 32
Governor or the Governor’s designee and an exclusive representative of a bargaining unit 33 6 HOUSE BILL 599
for skilled service or professional service employees in the State Personnel Management 1
System are not applicable to employees of a State institution of higher education. 2
(2) The terms of a memorandum of understanding executed by the 3
Chancellor or the governing board of Morgan State University, St. Mary’s College of 4
Maryland, or Baltimore City Community College, or their respective designees, and the 5
exclusive representative of a bargaining unit for employees of a State institution of higher 6
education are not applicable to skilled service or professional service employees in the State 7
Personnel Management System. 8
3–603. 9
(a) A memorandum of understanding agreed to and ratified under § 3–601 of this 10
subtitle may not expire until it is succeeded by a memorandum of understanding that is 11
agreed to and ratified OR ADOPTED BY ARBITR ATION under this title. 12
(b) Notwithstanding § 3–601(b) of this subtitle, all terms of a memorandum of 13
understanding shall continue in force and effect without change until a successor 14
memorandum of understanding is agreed to and ratified. 15
(c) (1) Based on a verified complaint by an exclusive representative, the 16
exclusive representative may file an action in a circuit court against the State, the 17
Maryland Environmental Service, a system institution, Morgan State University, St. 18
Mary’s College of Maryland, or Baltimore City Community College to enforce the terms of 19
this section. 20
(2) On receipt of an action submitted by the exclusive representative, the 21
court shall issue a status quo order without a finding of irreparable harm to maintain a 22
memorandum of understanding and the terms in effect pending a final order in the action. 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, (Three –fifths of all the members 24
elected to each of the two Houses concurring), That it be proposed that the Maryland 25
Constitution read as follows: 26
Article III – Legislative Department 27
52. 28
(1) The General Assembly shall not appropriate any money out of the 29
Treasury except in accordance with the provisions of this section. 30
(2) Every appropriation bill shall be either a Budget Bill, or a 31
Supplementary Appropriation Bill, as hereinafter provided. 32
(3) On the third Wednesday in January in each year, (except in the case of 33
a newly elected Governor, and then not later than ten days after the convening of the 34
General Assembly), unless such time shall be extended by the General Assembly, the 35 HOUSE BILL 599 7
Governor shall submit to the General Assembly a Budget for the next ensuing fiscal year. 1
Each Budget shall contain a complete plan of proposed expenditures and estimated 2
revenues for said fiscal year and shall show the estimated surplus or deficit of revenues at 3
the end of the preceding fiscal year. EACH BUDGET SHALL ALSO CON TAIN THE 4
APPROPRIATIONS NECES SARY TO IMPLEMENT AL L TERMS AND CONDI TIONS OF 5
EMPLOYMENT IN EACH M EMORANDUM OF UNDERST ANDING CONCLUDED WIT H THE 6
STATE, WHETHER REACHED THRO UGH MUTUAL AGREEMENT OR ARBITRATION 7
THAT IS BINDING ON T HE PARTIES, AND THE GOVERNOR FOR THE NEXT ENSUING 8
FISCAL YEAR FOR THE UNIFORMED FIRE EMPLO YEES OF THE BWI AIRPORT FIRE 9
AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT . Accompanying each Budget shall be a statement showing: 10
(a) the revenues and expenditures for the preceding fiscal year; (b) the current assets, 11
liabilities, reserves and surplus or deficit of the State; (c) the debts and funds of the State; 12
(d) an estimate of the State’s financial condition as of the beginning and end of the 13
preceding fiscal year; (e) CHANGES IN WAGES , HOURS, FRINGE BENEFITS , HEALTH 14
BENEFITS, AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOY MENT FOR UNIFOR MED 15
FIRE EMPLOYEES OF TH E BWI AIRPORT FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT 16
INCLUDED IN EACH MEM ORANDUM OF UNDERSTAN DING COVERING THE FI RE 17
EMPLOYEES FOR THE NE XT ENSUING FISCAL YE AR; AND (F) any explanation the 18
Governor may desire to make as to the important features of the Budget and any 19
suggestions as to methods for reduction or increase of the State’s revenue. 20
(4) Each Budget shall embrace an estimate of all appropriations in such 21
form and detail as the Governor shall determine or as may be prescribed by law, as follows: 22
(a) for the General Assembly as certified to the Governor in the manner hereinafter 23
provided; (b) for the Executive Department; (c) for the Judiciary Department, as provided 24
by law, as certified to the Governor; (d) to pay and discharge the principal and interest of 25
the debt of the State in conformity with Section 34 of Article III of the Constitution, and all 26
laws enacted in pursuance thereof; (e) for the salaries AND, FOR THE UNIFORMED FI RE 27
EMPLOYEES OF THE BWI AIRPORT FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT , FRINGE 28
BENEFITS payable by the State and under the Constitution and laws of the State, 29
INCLUDING THOSE SALA RIES AND BENEFITS CO MMITTED UNDER EACH 30
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERS TANDING COVERING THE UNIFORMED FIRE EMPLO YEES 31
OF THE BWI AIRPORT FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT; (f) for the establishment and 32
maintenance throughout the State of a thorough and efficient system of public schools in 33
conformity with Article 8 of the Constitution and with the laws of the State; and (g) for such 34
other purposes as are set forth in the Constitution or laws of the State. 35
(5) The Governor shall deliver to the presiding officer of each House the 36
Budget and a bill for all the proposed appropriations of the Budget classified and in such 37
form and detail as the Governor shall determine or as may be prescribed by law; and the 38
presiding officer of each House shall promptly cause said bill to be introduced therein, and 39
such bill shall be known as the “Budget Bill.” The Governor may, with the consent of the 40
General Assembly, before final action thereon by the General Assembly, amend or 41
supplement said Budget to correct an oversight, provide funds contingent on passage of 42
pending legislation or, in case of an emergency, by delivering such an amendment or 43 8 HOUSE BILL 599
supplement to the presiding officers of both Houses; and such amendment or supplement 1
shall thereby become a part of said Budget Bill as an addition to the items of said bill or as 2
a modification of or a substitute for any item of said bill such amendment or supplement 3
may affect. 4
(5a) The Budget and the Budget Bill as submitted by the Governor to the 5
General Assembly shall have a figure for the total of all proposed appropriations and a 6
figure for the total of all estimated revenues available to pay the appropriations, and the 7
figure for total proposed appropriations shall not exceed the figure for total estimated 8
revenues. Neither the Governor in submitting an amendment or supplement to the Budget 9
Bill nor the General Assembly in amending the Budget Bill shall thereby cause the figure 10
for total proposed appropriations to exceed the figure for total estimated revenues, 11
including any revisions, and in the Budget Bill as enacted the figure for total estimated 12
revenues always shall be equal to or exceed the figure for total appropriations. 13
(6) The General Assembly shall not amend the Budget Bill so as to affect 14
either the obligations of the State under Section 34 of Article III of the Constitution, or the 15
provisions made by the laws of the State for the establishment and maintenance of a system 16
of public schools or the payment of any salaries required to be paid by the State of Maryland 17
by the Constitution. 18
(6a) In enacting a balanced Budget Bill each fiscal year as required under 19
this Section, the General Assembly may amend the bill by increasing or diminishing the 20
items therein relating to the General Assembly, and by increasing or diminishing the items 21
therein relating to the judiciary, but except as hereinbefore specified, may not alter the bill 22
except to strike out or reduce items therein, provided, however, that the salary or 23
compensation of any public officer may not be decreased during the public officer’s term of 24
office. When passed by both Houses, the Budget Bill shall be presented to the Governor for 25
approval or disapproval according to Section 17 of Article II of this Constitution. 26
(6b) In enacting a balanced Budget Bill as required under this Section for 27
fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, the General Assembly may amend the bill 28
by increasing, diminishing, or adding items therein relating to the General Assembly, by 29
increasing, diminishing, or adding items therein relating to the judiciary, and by 30
increasing, diminishing, or adding items therein relating to the Executive Department, 31
provided that the total of the appropriation for the Executive Department approved by the 32
General Assembly does not exceed the total proposed appropriation for the Executive 33
Department submitted by the Governor. The salary or compensation of any public officer 34
may not be decreased during the public officer’s term of office. When passed by both Houses, 35
the Budget Bill shall be a law immediately without further action by the Governor. 36
(7) The Governor and such representatives of the executive departments, 37
boards, officers and commissions of the State expending or applying for State’s moneys, as 38
have been designated by the Governor for this purpose, shall have the right, and when 39
requested by either House of the General Assembly, it shall be their duty to appear and be 40
heard with respect to any Budget Bill during the consideration thereof, and to answer 41
inquiries relative thereto. 42 HOUSE BILL 599 9
(8) Supplementary Appropriation Bill. Either House may consider other 1
appropriations but both Houses shall not finally act upon such appropriations until after 2
the Budget Bill has been finally acted upon by both Houses, and no such other 3
appropriation shall be valid except in accordance with the provisions following: (a) Every 4
such appropriation shall be embodied in a separate bill limited to some single work, object 5
or purpose therein stated and called herein a Supplementary Appropriation Bill; (b) Each 6
Supplementary Appropriation Bill shall provide the revenue necessary to pay the 7
appropriation thereby made by a tax, direct or indirect, to be levied and collected as shall 8
be directed in said bill; (c) No Supplementary Appropriation Bill shall become a law unless 9
it be passed in each House by a vote of a majority of the whole number of the members 10
elected, and the yeas and nays recorded on its final passage; (d) Each Supplementary 11
Appropriation Bill shall be presented to the Governor of the State as provided in Section 12
17 of Article 2 of the Constitution and thereafter all the provisions of said section shall 13
apply. 14
(9) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the General 15
Assembly from passing at any time, in accordance with the provisions of Section 28 of 16
Article 3 of the Constitution and subject to the Governor’s power of approval as provided in 17
Section 17 of Article 2 of the Constitution, an appropriation bill to provide for the payment 18
of any obligation of the State within the protection of Section 10 of Article 1 of the 19
Constitution of the United States. 20
(10) If the Budget Bill shall not have been finally acted upon by the 21
Legislature seven days before the expiration of the regular session, the Governor shall issue 22
a proclamation extending the session for some further period as may, in the Governor’s 23
judgment, be necessary for the passage of such bill; but no matter other than such bill shall 24
be considered during such extended session except a provision for the cost thereof. 25
(11) For the purpose of making up the Budget, the Governor shall require 26
from the proper State officials (including all executive departments, all executive and 27
administrative offices, bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies that expend or supervise 28
the expenditure of, and all institutions applying, for State moneys and appropriations) such 29
itemized estimates and other information, in such form and at such times as directed by 30
the Governor. An estimate for a program required to be funded by a law which will be in 31
effect during the fiscal year covered by the Budget and which was enacted before July 1 of 32
the fiscal year prior to that date shall provide a level of funding not less than that prescribed 33
in the law. The estimates for the Legislative Department, certified by the presiding officer 34
of each House, of the Judiciary, as provided by law, certified by the Chief Justice of the 35
Supreme Court of Maryland, and for the public schools, as provided by law, shall be 36
transmitted to the Governor, in such form and at such times as directed by the Governor, 37
and shall be included in the Budget without revision. 38
(12) The Governor may provide for public hearings on all estimates and may 39
require the attendance at such hearings of representatives of all agencies, and for all 40
institutions applying for State moneys. After such public hearings the Governor may, in 41
the Governor’s discretion, revise all estimates except those for the legislative and judiciary 42 10 HOUSE BILL 599
departments, and for the public schools, as provided by law, and except that the Governor 1
may not reduce an estimate for a program below a level of funding prescribed by a law 2
which will be in effect during the fiscal year covered by the Budget, and which was enacted 3
before July 1 of the fiscal year prior thereto. 4
(13) The General Assembly may, from time to time, enact such laws not 5
inconsistent with this section, as may be necessary and proper to carry out its provisions. 6
(14) In the event of any inconsistency between any of the provisions of this 7
Section and any of the other provisions of the Constitution, the provisions of this Section 8
shall prevail. But nothing herein shall in any manner affect the provisions of Section 34 of 9
Article 3 of the Constitution or of any laws heretofore or hereafter passed in pursuance 10
thereof, or be construed as preventing the Governor from calling extraordinary sessions of 11
the General Assembly, as provided by Section 16 of Article 2, or as preventing the General 12
Assembly at such extraordinary sessions from considering any emergency appropriation or 13
appropriations. 14
(15) If any item of any appropriation bill passed under the provisions of this 15
Section shall be held invalid upon any ground, such invalidity shall not affect the legality 16
of the bill or of any other item of such bill or bills. 17
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the General Assembly 18
determines that the amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by Section 2 of this 19
Act affects multiple jurisdictions and that the provisions of Article XIV, § 1 of the Maryland 20
Constitution concerning local approval of constitutional amendments do not apply. 21
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 22
(a) The amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by Section 2 of this 23
Act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election to be 24
held in November 2026 for adoption or rejection in accordance with Article XIV of the 25
Maryland Constitution. 26
(b) (1) At that general election, the vote on the proposed amendment to the 27
Constitution shall be by ballot, and on each ballot there shall be printed the words “For the 28
Constitutional Amendment” and “Against the Constitutional Amendment”, as now 29
provided by law. 30
(2) At that general election, a question substantially similar to the 31
following shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State: 32
“Question ____ – Constitutional Amendment 33
Providing that each budget shall include expenditures necessary to implement 34
wages, hours, fringe benefits, health benefits, and other terms and conditions of 35
employment for State employees concluded in each memorandum of understanding 36
covering State employees.”. 37 HOUSE BILL 599 11
(c) Immediately after the election, all returns shall be made to the Governor of 1
the vote for and against the proposed amendment, as directed by Article XIV of the 2
Maryland Constitution, and further proceedings had in accordance with Article XIV. 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4
1, 2025. 5
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act is 6
contingent on the passage of Section 2 of this Act, a constitutional amendment, and its 7
ratification by voters of the State. 8
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Section 5 of this 9
Act, Section 1 of this Act shall take effect on the proclamation of the Governor that the 10
constitutional amendment, having received a majority of the votes cast at the general 11
election, has been adopted by the people of Maryland. 12
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
1, 2025. 14
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.