tate legislators churned through hundreds of bills in the last several days of their abbreviated session, passing an astonishing 660 pieces of legislation in the final four days alone.
Who has time to catalog them all? Here are capsule looks at 25 key pieces of legislation:
House Bill 1: School construction
Provides for an additional $2.2 billion in school construction funding, authorizing the use of bonds that would be paid off from casino revenues.
HB 282: Developer contributions in Prince George’s County
Repeals a ban on developers and other real estate interests making campaign contributions to the Prince George’s County executive when the developer has a project pending before county government.
HB 1260: HBCUs
The bill provides an extra $577.7 million over the next decade for the state’s four historically black colleges and universities, with the aim of settling a years-long lawsuit against the state for disparity in funding and resources.
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