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MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1258 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VII - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 2-1258 - Distribution of Annotated Code to Members of General Assembly

    (a)    (1)    (i)    On request of a member of the General Assembly, the Department shall provide the member with an annotated code of the public general laws of Maryland that is published by a publisher and produced in a format to be selected by the Executive Director.            (ii)    An annotated code shall be provided to a member under this subsection only during the term of the member, at the end of which the annotated code shall be returned to the Department.            (iii)    The Department shall keep the annotated code provided under this subsection current.        (2)    On request, the Department shall provide one additional copy of an annotated code of Maryland to each:            (i)    presiding officer;            (ii)    pro tempore officer;            (iii)    chairman of a standing committee;            (iv)    majority leader; and            (v)    minority leader.    (b)    A member shall return to the Department the code provided by the Department on or before the expiration of the member’s final term of office. If a member resigns or is removed from office before the expiration of the member’s term, the member shall promptly return the code to the Department.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1259 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VII - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 2-1259 - Gubernatorial Appointments Lists

    The Department shall:        (1)    annually make:            (i)    a list that includes the name, position, term of office, and salary of each civil officer whom the Governor appointed during the preceding calendar year; and            (ii)    a list that includes the name, position, term of office, and salary of each civil officer whose term expires during the current calendar year;        (2)    (i)    send a copy of each list to each member of the General Assembly; and            (ii)    make the lists available to any person who requests them; and        (3)    include on the lists only civil officers whom the Governor appoints, subject to the approval of the Senate or the House of Delegates.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1260 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VII - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 2-1260 - Release of Public Records

    The Department is the sole determiner of the form of public records released pursuant to Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part III of this article.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part I - Preparation, Introduction, and Consideration|Section 2-1501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this Part I of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Bill” includes a joint resolution.    (c)    “Mandate” means a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit.    (d)    “Mandated appropriation” means a requirement in a bill that the Governor provide a certain level of funding in the annual budget bill for a specific program in the State.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part I - Preparation, Introduction, and Consideration|Section 2-1502 - Prefiling of Bills

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Department” means the Department of Legislative Services.        (3)    “Prefile” means to direct the Department, before a regular session of the General Assembly, to file a bill for introduction during that session.    (b)    A member or member-elect of the General Assembly may prefile a bill, as provided in this section.    (c)    (1)    In a year when an election for members of the General Assembly is held:            (i)    a bill may be prefiled only by an individual elected or re–elected to the General Assembly at that election;            (ii)    the deadline for directing the Department to file a bill for introduction is December 10;            (iii)    the deadline for requesting the Department to prepare a bill for prefiling is November 20; and            (iv)    an individual first elected at that election may not request the Department to prepare a bill until after the election.        (2)    In any other year, a member may prefile a bill at any regular session by:            (i)    on or before the preceding November 1, requesting the Department to prepare the bill; and            (ii)    on or before the preceding November 20, directing the Department, in writing, to file the bill for introduction.    (d)    A directive to file a bill for introduction shall be in writing and shall state the name of each sponsor of the bill.    (e)    (1)    On the first day of each regular session, the Department shall send to the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House, as appropriate, copies of each bill, in the form that the Senate rules set for introduction in the Senate or that the House rules set for introduction in the House.        (2)    Each bill that is sent under this subsection shall be considered as filed for introduction.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part I - Preparation, Introduction, and Consideration|Section 2-1503 - Committee Sponsorship

    A bill that a standing committee recommends as a result of its work when the General Assembly is not in session shall be introduced with the standing committee as sponsor.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part I - Preparation, Introduction, and Consideration|Section 2-1504 - Synopses of Bills

    (a)    For each regular or special session of the General Assembly, the Department of Legislative Services shall prepare and distribute, in serial order:        (1)    a synopsis of each Senate bill that is introduced; and        (2)    a synopsis of each House bill that is introduced.    (b)    If the Department determines that a bill imposes a mandate on a local government unit, the synopsis shall include a statement that “This bill imposes a mandate on a local government unit.”    (c)    If the Department determines that a bill requires a mandated appropriation, the synopsis shall include a statement that “This bill requires a mandated appropriation in the annual budget bill.”
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part I - Preparation, Introduction, and Consideration|Section 2-1506 - Return to Originating House

    When the General Assembly passes a bill, it shall be returned to the house of origin.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1508 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part II - Procedures After Return on Final Passage|Section 2-1508 - "Bill" Defined

    In this Part II of this subtitle, “bill” does not include a joint resolution.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1509 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part II - Procedures After Return on Final Passage|Section 2-1509 - Presentment to Governor

    (a)    As soon as practicable after a bill is returned to the house of origin, the presiding officer shall have the State seal affixed to the bill and shall present the bill to the Governor or a designee of the Governor.    (b)    The presiding officer who presents the bill or the clerk designated by the presiding officer shall:        (1)    in the presence of the individual to whom the bill is presented, make and sign, on the back of the bill, a written memorandum of the day and hour of presentment; and        (2)    have a corresponding entry made in the Senate journal or the House journal.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1510 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part II - Procedures After Return on Final Passage|Section 2-1510 - Designee for Presentment

    (a)    The Governor may designate another individual to receive bills while the Governor is ill or necessarily absent from the seat of the State government.    (b)    A designation under this section:        (1)    shall be in writing;        (2)    shall be sent to the presiding officer of the Senate and the presiding officer of the House;        (3)    on receipt by those officers, shall be entered in full in the Senate journal and the House journal; and        (4)    is effective during the period that the Governor specifies.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1511 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part II - Procedures After Return on Final Passage|Section 2-1511 - Delivery to Office of Secretary of State

    (a)    The Governor shall deliver to the Secretary of State or a designee in the Secretary’s office:        (1)    each bill that the Governor approves, immediately after the approval;        (2)    each bill that becomes law without the approval of the Governor, on the day the bill becomes law;        (3)    each bill that the Governor vetoes; and        (4)    each executive order effective under Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution.    (b)    (1)    Subject to § 2-1238 of this title, the Secretary of State shall assign a chapter number to each bill that becomes law and to each executive order issued pursuant to Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution.        (2)    Chapter numbers shall be assigned in the order in which the bills become law.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1512 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part II - Procedures After Return on Final Passage|Section 2-1512 - Record of Chapter Numbers

    (a)    The Secretary of State shall keep, for each session, a permanent record of the bills and executive orders that the Governor delivers to the Secretary under this subtitle. The record shall be known as the record of chapter numbers.    (b)    (1)    The Secretary of State shall enter, in the record, the chapter number of each bill that becomes law and each executive order.        (2)    Near the chapter number, the Secretary of State shall enter:            (i)    the Senate bill number, the House bill number, or the executive order number;            (ii)    a brief summary of the subject of the bill or executive order;            (iii)    as to a bill, the date of its presentment to the Governor; and            (iv)    the date on which the bill or order was approved by the Governor or otherwise became law.    (c)    (1)    After the last chapter number, the Secretary of State shall enter, by Senate bill number or House bill number, a list of the bills that the Governor vetoed.        (2)    Near the bill number, the Secretary of State shall enter:            (i)    a brief summary of the subject of the bill;            (ii)    the date of presentment to the Governor; and            (iii)    the date of veto.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1513 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part II - Procedures After Return on Final Passage|Section 2-1513 - Disposition of Bills

    (a)    The Secretary of State shall deliver to the clerk of the Court of Appeals each bill that becomes law.    (b)    With respect to bills that the Governor vetoes, the Secretary of State shall deliver:        (1)    to the house of origin, each bill that the Maryland Constitution requires to be returned to that house; and        (2)    to the State Archives, every other bill.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1514 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 15 - Legislation|Part II - Procedures After Return on Final Passage|Section 2-1514 - Notice of Action Under Joint Resolution

    (a)    If the General Assembly adopts a joint resolution that asks the Governor or an official of a unit of the Executive Branch of the State government to take any action, the Governor or the official shall give the Legislative Policy Committee and each sponsor of the resolution notice of the action taken under the resolution.    (b)    Notice under this section shall be given on or before any date established by the resolution.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  9-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies|Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs|Part I - Established|Section 9-901 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Department” means the Department of Veterans Affairs.    (c)    “Secretary” means the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.    (d)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, “veteran” means an individual who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, other than for training, and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  9-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies|Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs|Part I - Established|Section 9-902 - Department of Veterans Affairs

    (a)    There is a Department of Veterans Affairs, established as a principal department of the State government.    (b)    The head of the Department is the Secretary of Veterans Affairs who shall be:        (1)    a veteran who has an honorable discharge from active service with a uniformed service of the United States; and        (2)    appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.    (c)    (1)    The Secretary serves at the pleasure of the Governor and is responsible directly to the Governor. The Secretary shall advise the Governor on all matters assigned to the Department and is responsible for carrying out the Governor’s policies on these matters.        (2)    The Secretary is responsible for the operation of the Department and shall establish guidelines and procedures to promote the orderly and efficient operation of the Department.        (3)    Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the Secretary may establish, reorganize, or consolidate areas of responsibility in the Department as necessary to fulfill the duties assigned by the Secretary.        (4)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.    (d)    The Secretary is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  9-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies|Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs|Part I - Established|Section 9-903 - Legal Adviser

    The Attorney General is the legal adviser to the Department.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  9-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies|Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs|Part I - Established|Section 9-904 - Veterans' Service Centers

    (a)    (1)    The Department may:            (i)    establish service centers that the Department considers necessary or advisable to facilitate and expedite the servicing of claims of veterans and dependents; and            (ii)    close any service center that the Department no longer considers necessary.        (2)    The Department shall try to locate each service center centrally in the area to be served so that the greatest number of veterans:            (i)    have access with the least possible delay, travel, and inconvenience; and            (ii)    receive, as far as possible, personal attention.    (b)    There shall be a Director of Veterans Service Centers responsible for the supervision of veterans service centers, whose duties shall include maintaining contact with the appropriate governmental unit regarding the status of each claim of a veteran or eligible dependent of a veteran.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  9-905 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies|Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs|Part I - Established|Section 9-905 - Claims

    The Department shall:        (1)    help veterans and their dependents to receive promptly and regularly all of the benefits to which veterans or dependents are entitled under federal law;        (2)    help veterans and their dependents in:            (i)    preparing, in proper form, claims for benefits;            (ii)    presenting the claims to the appropriate governmental unit;            (iii)    trying to prevent and to relieve congestion in the processing of the claims; and            (iv)    obtaining and expediting action on the claims; and        (3)    on request, provide a veteran with a document certifying veteran status.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  9-907 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies|Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs|Part I - Established|Section 9-907 - Registry of Graves

    The Department shall keep a registry of the graves of veterans and family members of veterans who are buried in the State veterans’ cemeteries.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  9-908 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies|Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs|Part I - Established|Section 9-908 - Veterans' Memorials and Monuments Program

    (a)    In this section, “veterans’ memorials and monuments” means:        (1)    the Maryland Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Associated Land as established pursuant to Joint Resolution No. 22 of 1983;        (2)    the Maryland Korean War Memorial and Associated Land as established pursuant to Joint Resolution No. 3 of 1985; and        (3)    the Maryland World War II Memorial and Associated Land.    (b)    There is a Veterans’ Memorials and Monuments Program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.    (c)    The purpose of the Program is to provide for the operation, maintenance, security, and preservation of veterans’ memorials and monuments.    (d)    In furtherance of these purposes, the Department may, as provided for in the budget:        (1)    lease land on behalf of the State or a political subdivision of the State; or        (2)    acquire land that has been improved by construction of a memorial or monument.    (e)    The Secretary may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.    (f)    (1)    The Department shall, as provided for in the budget, provide for the management of the veterans’ memorials and monuments as provided in this section.        (2)    The Department may delegate any of its powers and duties under this section to a special commission or board created by the Department and approved by the Governor.    (g)    The Department may acquire, hold, use, and improve property for the purposes specified in subsection (c) of this section.    (h)    Subject to Title 7 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, the Department may:        (1)    accept gifts or grants;        (2)    unless otherwise provided, spend the principal and income of a gift or grant; and        (3)    invest all or part of the principal income in general obligations of the State or any other security.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  9-909 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies|Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs|Part I - Established|Section 9-909 - "Home" Defined

    “Home” means the home or homes for veterans that the Department supervises.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  9-910 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies|Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs|Part I - Established|Section 9-910 - Management of Home

    (a)    The Department shall:        (1)    maintain and supervise generally the home in accordance with this subtitle; and        (2)    adopt any regulation that is needed for management of the home, including regulations for admission, maintenance, and discharge of its residents.    (b)    (1)    The Department may appoint a Director for the home and employ any other staff that is needed to manage the home properly.        (2)    In appointing or employing staff, the Department shall give preference to a veteran who has an honorable discharge from the armed forces.        (3)    The Director shall:            (i)    serve at the pleasure of the Secretary; and            (ii)    perform any duty that the Department requires.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  9-911 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies|Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs|Part I - Established|Section 9-911 - Residence in Home

    (a)    In accordance with the regulations of the Department and applicable law, the home shall be open:        (1)    to a veteran who:            (i)    has an honorable discharge from active service with a uniformed service of the United States; and            (ii)    is a resident of the State as defined in regulations adopted by the Secretary; or        (2)    to a spouse of an eligible veteran.    (b)    (1)    The Department may charge an individual a reasonable fee for residence in the home.        (2)    The Department shall set the fee in accordance with the ability of an individual to pay. However, the fee may not exceed the cost of maintaining the resident in the home and shall allow the resident enough money for necessary and incidental expenses.    (c)    A resident may be discharged in accordance with the regulations of the Department and applicable law.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  9-912 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies|Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs|Part I - Established|Section 9-912 - Property

    (a)    To carry out the responsibilities and goals of the Department, the Department may acquire, hold, use, improve, and convey property.    (b)    (1)    In addition to any other power under this section, the Department may lease any part of the home property for use as a concession or other commercial purpose that is consistent with the purposes of the Department. However, the Department may not lease its property merely for investment purposes.        (2)    Notwithstanding any other law, unless the lease expressly provides for redemption by the tenant, the lease is not subject to redemption.