Given the fact that the MGA is being pushed to end the session early due to the ********, this may be a good thing for all of the gun bills that have not crossed the finish line. At least for this year. I would be happy to see the MGA call it quits for the year.... say early this week.
I would be happy to see the MGA call it quits for the year.... say early this week.
I thought I heard on the radio that the session wouldn't really end it'd just be put on pause. I assume that means all bills would sort of freeze at their current status til they reconvened.
What about the children?
Think Atterbeary would be rolling around on the ground, kicking and screaming like the petulant child she is???
I thought I heard on the radio that the session wouldn't really end it'd just be put on pause. I assume that means all bills would sort of freeze at their current status til they reconvened.
Hmm. I wonder if that would extend Sine Die, or if they'd just have a really abbreviated last week? They already play games with the definition of "day", with multiple legislative days occurring in a single calendar day to short-circuit the "cooling down" periods between readers.
OTOH if Sine Die is still 6 April, then a General Assembly recess is a good thing for all the citizens of MD. Fewer legislative days, less damage done to the state.
I remember reading somewhere a session can be extended, but even that extended session would have a hard stop of 6 May.
The governor can also reconvene a "special session"
1) they extend it (resolution with 3/5's of each house) for another 30 days.
2) If it is not extended, then the session is adjourned. The Governor would need to call a Special Session or be petitioned by majorities of both House & Senate to do so. A Special Session is convened to deal with a specific purpose and may continue for up to 30 calendar days.
Think Atterbeary would be rolling around on the ground, kicking and screaming like the petulant child she is???
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What about the children?
FTFYMy children allhave their own guns.lost their guns in a tragic boating accident on the Chesapeake.