Day: March 26, 2013

Referendum changes still awaiting action in House committee

The chairman of the election law subcommittee handling controversial changes to the referendum and petition process said Tuesday that the bill isn’t dead, despite the fact that it awaits action by the subcommittee and would need numerous amendments to make it palatable to stakeholders. But with just 13 days left in the 90-day session, Election Law Subcommittee Chairman Jon Cardin, D-Baltimore County, conceded, “The chances of it moving have decreased.”

State Roundup, March 26, 2013

Medical marijuana bill passes House of Delegates; Senate panel defeats bill to change corporate income reporting for some businesses; measure to make hand-held cell phone use while driving a primary offense set to become law; drivers license for illegal immigrants advances; bottle deposit bill dies in committee; shark fin importing ban moves forward; and University of Maryland retains no copy of its contract with Big Ten.

Union service fees for all teachers would have to be negotiated

Service fees for representation by teachers unions in over half of Maryland’s counties would have to be negotiated under a bill that passed the House of Delegates last week and has a Senate hearing Tuesday. The fees would have to be paid by non-union members for bargaining and other services provided by the unions.

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