ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY

PRESIDING OFFICERS

Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., Senate President
(410) 841-3700
Casper R. Taylor, Jr., House Speaker (410) 841-3800

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE DATA PROCESSING

Robert M. Edwards, Director (410) 841-3900

The Office of Legislative Data Processing was
created in 1981 to coordinate computer services for
the General Assembly. The Office develops and
supports legislative information systems, operates
the General Assembly's data center, and provides
coordination and technical assistance to the Gen-
eral Assembly and its staff agencies.
The Director is appointed by the President of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Dele-
gates.

MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION
SYSTEM
Under the Office of Legislative Data Processing
is the Maryland Legislative Information System
(MLIS). The System is a tool used by the General
Assembly support offices and committees to create
and manipulate databases and reports.
As part of the System, the Bill Status Subscription
Program provides the General Assembly and dial-
up subscribers with legislative histories of bills, bill
synopses, bill title text, fiscal notes, hearing sched-
ules, and profile services. It also sorts bills by
sponsor or subject. Hardware requirements are an
IBM or IBM-compatible personal computer, a
Hayes or Hayes-compatible modem, a dedicated
phone line, and software provided by the Office of
Legislative Data Processing. Available to the public,
a subscription for the calendar year is $1,500 with
an additional $4.50 per hour connect fee.

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
REFERENCE

F. Carvel Payne, Director

Legislative Services Building
90 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 841-3865
fax: (410) 841-3850

BUDGET (CODE BB0001, formerly 21.02.00.01)
FY1994 FY1995 FY1996

Funds (actual) (actual) (approp.)

General $5,412,315 $5,968,509 6,593,007
Total Funds $5,412,315 $5,968,509 6,593,007

Staff

Authorized 111 113.5 117.5
Contractual (FTE)
Total Staff

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

Baltimore City Council, Department of
Legislative Reference, 1906-65
General Assembly, State Department of
Legislative Reference, 1965-84
General Assembly, Department of Legislative
Reference, 1984—

MANDATED REPORTS

None

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PRESIDING OFFICERS

Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., Senate President
(410) 841-3700
Casper R. Taylor, Jr., House Speaker (410) 841-3800

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE
F. Carvel Payne, Director (410) 841-3865

Special Services to Legislative Session
(BB0002, formerly 21 02 00 02)
FY1996 appropriation $806,552

COMPUTER SERVICES DIVISION
Michael C. Coffin, Director (410) 841-3787

LEGISLATIVE DIVISION

Michael I. Volk, Director (410) 841-3870
William G. Somerville, Deputy Director
& Revisor of Statutes (410) 841-3870

LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING & STATUTORY
REVISION
(410) 841-3870
CODE REVISION COMMITTEE
Alan M. Wilner, Chair (410) 887-2678
Appointed by Senate President & House
Speaker: Avery Aisenstark, Lowell R.
Bowen, Franklin B. Olmsted, Roger D.
Redden, Shale D. Stiller

ARTICLE 27 REVISION
COMMITTEE
Joseph F. Murphy, Jr., Chair
(410) 841-3870
Appointed by Code Revision
Committee: Gary E. Bair, Esq., Gary
Bernstein, Esq., F. Vernon Boozer,
Howard S. Chasanow, Joel
Chasnoff, Mark Colvin, Esq., Daniel
M. Long, Timothy F. Maloney,
Kenneth H. Masters, C. Edward
Middlebrooks, Charles E. Moylan,
Jr., Irma S. Raker, Norman R. Stone,
Jr., Byron L. Warnken, Esq.

INSURANCE ARTICLE REVIEW
COMMITTEE
Thomas G. Young III, Chair
(410) 841-3870
Appointed by Code Revision
Committee: Jean E. Bienemann, M.
Albert Figinski, James W. Himes,
Evelyn W. Pasquier, Peter Ward

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES
ARTICLE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Contact: Robert K. Smith
(410) 841-3870
Paul E. Alpert, Chair
Appointed by Code Revision
Committee: Frank O. Heintz,
Patricia A. Logan, Bryan G.
Moorhouse, Edward F. Shea, Jr.,
Paul A. Tiburzi