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January 9 GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES (noon, Wednesday)
  16 Final date for Governor to introduce budget bill
  18 10th Day - Final date for submission of Executive Orders reorganizing the Executive Branch of State Government; either Chamber may disapprove by resolution within 50 days
  22 14th Day - SENATE AND HOUSE BILL REQUEST GUARANTEE DATE
  23 Governor delivers the State of the State Address (noon)
  28 20th Day - Final date for Governor to introduce capital budget bill
   
February 1 24th Day - SENATE BILL INTRODUCTION DATE Senate bills introduced after this date referred to the Senate Rules Committee
  7 Day before House Bill Introduction Date; "Hopper" will close at 5:00 P.M.
  8 31st Day - HOUSE BILL INTRODUCTION DATE House bills introduced after this date referred to the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
  17 40th Day - "Green Bag" appointments submitted by Governor (Delivered on Friday, February 15)
   
March 3 55th Day - Final date for introduction of bills without suspension of Rules
  18 70th Day - Committee Reporting Courtesy Date Each Chamber's committees to report their own bills by this date
  24 76th Day - Opposite Chamber Bill Crossover Date Each Chamber to send to other Chamber those bills it intends to pass favorably Opposite Chamber bills received after this date subject to referral to Rules Committees (Senate Rule 32(c), House Courtesy Date)
  31 83rd Day - Budget bill to be passed by both Chambers
   
April 7 90th Day - ADJOURNMENT "SINE DIE" (Monday)
   
May 7 Final date for an extended session (Wednesday)
   

POST-SESSION

April 27 20th Day after adjournment - Final date for presentment of bills to Governor
     
May 27 30th Day after presentment - Governor to sign/veto bills by this date
     
June 1 Other than emergency bills, earliest date for bills to take effect
     
July 1 Budget, tax, and revenue bills to take effect
     
October 1 Usual effective date for bills
     

HOLIDAYS AND OTHER OBSERVANCES

January 1 New Year's Day*
  21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day*
     
February 12 Lincoln's Birthday
  18 Presidents' Day*
  22 Washington's Birthday
     
March 21 Good Friday
  23 Easter
  25 Maryland Day
     
April 20 Passover
     
May 26 Memorial Day*
     
    * = State Holiday

 

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