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§ 2-405. Filling vacancy on Committee

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Government

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. General Assembly (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Legislative Policy Committee (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, State Government, § 2-405
§ 2-405. Filling vacancy on Committee
Currentness
Scope of section
(a) This section applies only to a vacancy on the Committee that occurs while the General Assembly is not in session.
Cochairmen
(b)(1) If a vacancy occurs in one of the offices of cochairmen of the Committee, a successor shall be elected:
(i) for the Senate cochairman, by the Senators on the Committee; and
(ii) for the House cochairman, by the Delegates on the Committee.
(2) If vacancies occur in both offices of the cochairmen of the Committee, the successors shall be elected from among the remaining members of the Committee by those members. One of the cochairmen shall be a Senator, and one shall be a Delegate.
Other members
(c)(1) If a vacancy occurs among the Senators on the Committee, a successor shall be appointed by the President.
(2) If a vacancy occurs among the Delegates on the Committee, a successor shall be appointed by the Speaker.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 284, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984.
Formerly Art. 40, § 27.
MD Code, State Government, § 2-405, MD STATE GOVT § 2-405
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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