February 6, 2012
LAST WEEK
On Wednesday, Governor O’Malley gave his State of the State and it depends on who you talk to as to wheat he said. The speech was titled “A Balanced Approach”. I say ha, ha, ha, what a joke. He said we have to make hard decisions. His agenda is strictly playing to the far left, and the primary election 2016. O’Malley has the same odds as the Washington Wizards winning the NBA Championship. Both sides of the aisle have problems with his agenda.
Last Monday the anti-gay marriage forces rallied against the gay marriage legislation. The Senate committee heard the bill on Tuesday and is expected to vote on it this Thursday freeing up the hearings in the Senate.
Back to the State of the State! The hard choices we have to make are: a “Flush Tax”; sales tax on gasoline; raise the taxes on upper brackets and various fee increases. The tax proposals total almost one billion dollars. O’Malley’s “Off Shore Wind Power” legislation is going to cost $2.1 billion to build and a rate increase in power to the users.
The Legislative Committee will meet on Wednesday and will review and vote on 55 House and Senate bills. MRA’s proactive bills, Vaccines and Secondhand Precious Metal Tagging, will be heard this week.
THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS
February 7, 2012
SENATE EDUCATION, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
SB 113 – Weights & Measures
SB 164 – Maryland Plastic Bag Recycling Act
February 8, 2012
Legislative Committee Meeting
SENATE EDUCATION, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
SB 408 – Pharmacists – Vaccines
HOUSE ECONOMIC MATTERS COMMITTEE
HB 206 – Secondhand Precious Metals – Tagging
HOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS COMMITTEE
HB 169 – Plastic Bags – In Store Recycling
February 9, 2012
SENATE EDUCATION, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
SB 246 – Secondhand Precious Metals – Tagging
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
SB 213 – Minors Tanning Prohibition
HOUSE HEALTH & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
HB 207 – Tanning-Minors - Prohibition |
