§ 10-110. Submission before publication
West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, State Government, § 10-110
§ 10-110. Submission before publication
(a) Except for subsection (c) of this section, this section does not apply to a regulation adopted under § 10-111(b) of this subtitle.
(b) At least 15 days before the date a proposed regulation is submitted to the Maryland Register for publication under § 10-112 of this subtitle, the promulgating unit shall submit to the State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council established under § 13-1503 of the Health--General Article for review any proposed regulations identified by the promulgating unit as having an impact on environmental hazards affecting the health of children.
(c)(1)(i) At least 15 days before the date a proposed regulation is submitted to the Maryland Register for publication under § 10-112 of this subtitle, and in accordance with § 10-111.2(c) of this subtitle, the promulgating unit shall submit the proposed regulation to the Committee, the Department of Legislative Services, and the Administrator.
(ii) If a unit wants to alter the text of a proposed regulation after it has been submitted to the Committee and the Department of Legislative Services in accordance with subparagraph (i) of this paragraph and before the proposed regulation is published in the Maryland Register, so that any part of the text as submitted for publication differs substantively from the text previously submitted to the Committee and the Department of Legislative Services, the unit shall:
(iii) 1. If a unit wants to make a nonsubstantive change to the text of a proposed regulation after it has been submitted to the Committee and the Department of Legislative Services in accordance with subparagraph (i) of this paragraph and before the proposed regulation is published in the Maryland Register, the unit shall:
2. Notwithstanding subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph, if the Office of the General Assembly Counsel determines that a change to a proposed regulation under subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph is not a nonsubstantive change, the unit shall withdraw and resubmit the proposed regulation in accordance with subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.
(2)(i) If the proposed regulation, either in whole or in part, submitted to the Committee and the Department of Legislative Services in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection includes an increase or decrease in a fee for a license to practice any business activity, business or health occupation, or business or health profession licensed or otherwise regulated under State law, the promulgating unit shall include clearly written explanatory reasons that justify the increase or decrease in the fee.
3. the structure of the promulgating unit as to whether it is one that retains the license fees it receives or passes them through to a national organization or association that creates and administers a uniform licensing examination that is taken by anyone in the United States who is seeking a license to practice a particular occupation or profession or business activity issued by the promulgating unit;
(ii) post the proposed regulation or the scope of the proposed regulation on the unit's website at least 15 days before the date the proposed regulation is submitted to the Committee and the Department of Legislative Services in accordance with this section and provide an opportunity for comments on the unit's proposal;
(iii) on posting a proposed regulation or the scope of the proposed regulation on the unit's website in accordance with item (ii) of this paragraph, notify the parties registered in the electronic registry established under item (i) of this paragraph that the proposed regulation or the scope of the proposed regulation has been posted; and
(d)(1) The Committee is not required to take any action with respect to a proposed regulation submitted to it pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
Credits
Added by Acts 1985, c. 783, § 3, eff. July 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 5, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 2000, c. 585, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2002, c. 19, § 1, eff. April 9, 2002; Acts 2004, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Feb. 10, 2005; Acts 2004, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 8, § 1, eff. Feb. 10, 2005; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 1, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2010, c. 300, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 301, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2015, c. 137, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2019, c. 212, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 212, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2023, c. 349, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 350, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, State Government, § 10-110, MD STATE GOVT § 10-110
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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