HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     3667

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s)
10-110 under "Part III. Proposal and Adoption" of Article - State
Government of the Annotated Code of Maryland be renumbered to be
Section(s) 10-109 under "Part III. Proposal and Adoption".

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of
Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

10-110.

(A)  THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A REGULATION ADOPTED
UNDER § 10-111(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(B) AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE SUBMITTING A PROPOSED

REGULATION TO THE MARYLAND REGISTER FOR PUBLICATION UNDER §
10-112 OF THIS SUBTITLE, A UNIT SHALL SUBMIT THE PROPOSED
REGULATION TO THE COMMITTEE FOR PRELIMINARY REVIEW.

(C)(1) THE COMMITTEE IS NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE ANY ACTION
WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED REGULATION DURING THE PRELIMINARY
REVIEW PERIOD.

(2) FAILURE BY THE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE
THE PROPOSED REGULATION DURING THE PRELIMINARY REVIEW PERIOD MAY

NOT BE CONSTRUED TO MEAN THAT THE COMMITTEE APPROVES OR

DISAPPROVES THE PROPOSED REGULATION.

(3) DURING THE PRELIMINARY REVIEW PERIOD, THE

COMMITTEE MAY TAKE ANY ACTION RELATING TO THE PROPOSED REGULATION
THAT THE COMMITTEE IS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE UNDER § 10-111.1 AND §
10-112 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(B) ON OR AT LEAST 15 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE A PROPOSED
REGULATION IS SUBMITTED TO THE MARYLAND REGISTER FOR PUBLICATION
UNDER § 10-112 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE PROMULGATING UNIT SHALL
SUBMIT THE PROPOSED REGULATION TO THE COMMITTEE.

(C) (1) THE COMMITTEE IS NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE ANY ACTION
WITH RESPECT TO A PROPOSED REGULATION SUBMITTED TO IT PURSUANT TO
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION.

(2) FAILURE BY THE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE
THE PROPOSED REGULATION DURING THE PERIOD OF PRELIMINARY REVIEW
PROVIDED BY SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED
TO MEAN THAT THE COMMITTEE APPROVES OR DISAPPROVES THE PROPOSED
REGULATION.

(3) DURING THE PRELIMINARY REVIEW PERIOD, THE
COMMITTEE MAY TAKE ANY ACTION RELATING TO THE PROPOSED REGULATION
THAT THE COMMITTEE IS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE UNDER § 10-111.1 AND §
10-112 OF THIS SUBTITLE.