MICUA

MICUA Meetings

MHEC Meetings

Legislative Calendar

MICUA MEETINGS

• February 9, 2012

Maryland Independent Higher Education Day

MICUA Trustees’ Meeting / 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Annapolis

• March 22, 2012

MICUA Trustees’ Meeting / 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Annapolis

• June 12, 2012

MICUA Trustees’ Meeting / 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

TBD

MHEC MEETINGS

• January 25, 2012

MHEC Commission Meeting / 1 p.m.

• February 29, 2012

MHEC Commission Meeting / 1 p.m.

• March 28, 2012

MHEC Commission Meeting / 1 p.m.

• April 25, 2012

MHEC Commission Meeting / 1 p.m.

• May 30, 2012

MHEC Commission Meeting / 1 p.m.

• June 27, 2012

MHEC Commission Meeting / 1 p.m.

LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

• January 11, 2012

First day of the 2012 session of the General Assembly

• January 18, 2012

Final date for Governor to introduce budget bill

• January 20, 2012

10th day – Final date for submission of Executive Orders reorganizing the Executive branch of State government; either Chamber may disapprove by resolution within 50 days.

Administration bills introduced in the Senate after this date referred to Senate Rules Committee.

• January 24, 2012

14th Day – Senate and House bill request guarantee date

• January 30, 2012

20th Day – Final date for Governor to introduce capital budget bill

• February 1, 2012

Governor delivers the State of the State Address

• February 3, 2012

24th Day – Senate bill introduction date

Senate bills introduced after this date referred to the Senate Rules Committee.

• February 9, 2012

Day before House bill introduction date; “Hopper” will close at 5 p.m.

• February 10, 2012

31st Day – House bill introduction date

House bills introduced after this date referred to the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee.

• February 19, 2012

40th Day – “Green Bag” appointments submitted by Governor

• March 5, 2012

55th Day – Final date for introduction of bills without suspension of Rules

• March 20, 2012

70th Day – Committee reporting courtesy date

Each Chamber’s committees to report their own bills by this date.

• March 26, 2012

76th Day – Opposite Chamber bill crossover date

Each Chamber to send to other Chamber those bills it intends to pass favorably.

Opposite Chamber bills received after this date subject to referral to Rules Committees.

• April 2, 2012

83rd Day – Budget bill to be passed by both Chambers

• April 9, 2012

90th Day – Adjournment “Sine Die”

• April 29, 2012

20th Day after adjournment – Final date for presentment of bills to Governor

• May 29, 2012

30th Day after presentment – Governor to sign/veto bills by this date

• June 1, 2012

Other than emergency bills and as otherwise provided, earliest date for bills to take effect

• July 1, 2012

Budget, tax, and revenue bills to take effect

• October 1, 2012

Usual effective date for bills