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§ 2-503. Membership

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Government

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. General Assembly (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, State Government, § 2-503
§ 2-503. Membership
Currentness
Composition; appointment of members
(a)(1) The Committee consists of 20 members.
(2) Of the 20 Committee members:
(i) 10 shall be Senators, appointed by the President with the approval of the Senate; and
(ii) 10 shall be Delegates, appointed by the Speaker with the approval of the House.
Proportional representation
(b)(1) The Senators appointed by the President shall be chosen so that each political party is represented in approximately the same proportion as the party is represented in the Senate.
(2) The Delegates appointed by the Speaker shall be chosen so that each political party is represented in approximately the same proportion as the party is represented in the House.
Tenure
(c) Members shall be appointed at the beginning of each regular session of the General Assembly and shall serve until the beginning of the following regular session.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 284, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 313, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1996, c. 414, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996.
Formerly Art. 40, § 40A.
MD Code, State Government, § 2-503, MD STATE GOVT § 2-503
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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