LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 478

(House Bill 931)

AN ACT concerning

Regulatory Review - Emergency Regulations

FOR the purpose of clarifying and modifying the process of
approval by the Joint Committee on Administrative,
Executive, and Legislative Review of regulations proposed
for emergency adoption.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - State Government
Section 10-lll(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1984 Volume and 1987 Supplement)

SECTION 1; BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

10-111.

(b) (1) The unit may adopt a proposed regulation
immediately if the unit:

(i) declares that the emergency adoption is
necessary;

(ii) submits the proposed regulation to the
Committee, together with the fiscal impact statement required
under subsection (c) of this section; and

(iii) has the approval of the Committee for the
emergency adoption.

(2) (i) Subject to [subparagraph (ii)] SUBPARAGRAPHS
(II) AND (III) of this paragraph, the approval of the Committee
may be given:

1. by a majority of its members who are
present and voting at a public hearing OR MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE;

2.  by its Chairman;

3.  if its Chairman is unavailable, by its
Vice Chairman; or

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