2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB932: Public Ethics - Conflicts of Interest and Blind Trust - Governor

Legislative Summary

Requiring the Governor to place certain interests into a certain certified blind trust or divest of certain interests within 6 months after taking the oath of office; requiring the Governor to enter into a nonparticipation agreement with the State Ethics Commission for any interests not included in a blind trust; authorizing the Ethics Commission to impose a fine of up to $5,000 for each violation of the Act; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations to carry out the Act including standards for types of interests that be exempted; etc.

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Bill History

1/31/2025
First Reading Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {743723/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/1/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 743723/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 743723/1 Adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
139
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/2025223.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/31/2025172.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197049.5 KB
Vote Image
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