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LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch. 437
(c) The Committee shall:
(1) keep public records, as the rules of legislative
ethics require; AND
(2) ISSUE GUIDELINES AND ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RULES OF LEGISLATIVE ETHICS.
(D) ANY CHANGES IN, OR AMENDMENTS TO, THE RULES OF
LEGISLATIVE ETHICS SHALL BE PRESENTED BY A JOINT RESOLUTION AND
BECOME EFFECTIVE AFTER ADOPTION BY A CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY OF
EACH HOUSE VOTING SEPARATELY.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect October 1, 1984.
(3) ON REQUEST OF A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
ISSUE AN ADVISORY OPINION REGARDING THE LEGISLATIVE ETHICS OF AN
ACTION TAKEN OR CONTEMPLATED TO BE TAKEN BY THE MEMBER;
(4) ON ITS OWN MOTION, ISSUE ADVISORY OPINIONS AS IT
DEEMS NECESSARY;
(5) AT THE REQUEST OF THE PRESIDENT OR THE SPEAKER,
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING MATTERS REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE;
(6) AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY, ISSUE GUIDELINES AND
ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RULES OF
LEGISLATIVE ETHICS; AND
(7) MAINTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS AS THE RULES REQUIRE.
2-707.
(A) PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF LEGISLATIVE ETHICS
SHALL BE PRESENTED BY A JOINT RESOLUTION AND BECOME EFFECTIVE
AFTER ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION BY CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY OF
EACH HOUSE VOTING SEPARATELY.
(B) THE RULES MAY SUPPLEMENT BUT MAY NOT BE INCONSISTENT
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 40A OF THE CODE THAT RELATE TO
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
(C) THE RULES ARE EFFECTIVE WHETHER OR NOT THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY IS IN SESSION.
2-708.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER MAY REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ANY
MATTER THAT THEY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.
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