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Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate
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The Finance Committee is a standing committee of the Maryland State Senate.
Per Senate Rule 18, committees in the Maryland State Senate are appointed by the President of the Senate at the beginning of each session of the Maryland General Assembly. The President is responsible for appointing chairs and vice chairs, and referring bills and resolutions to a committee. The Senate may suspend the rules to consider a bill or resolution with reference to a committee, provided that each member is given a copy. A member of a standing committee whose main function is to consider legislation may not serve as a member of another such standing committee.[1][2]
See rules: The text of the Senate rules is not available electronically, but can be found in the print version of the Senate Journal. Rules 18 and 33 have been reproduced for Ballotpedia by request, and can be found here. For more information, contact the Department of Legislative Services.
Function
| “ | Legislation is considered by the Committee that relates to banks and other financial institutions; commercial law, including consumer protection; credit regulation and consumer financing; economic and community development; and health and welfare matters, including substance abuse. Also reviewed by the Committee are bills concerned with insurance; labor and employment; lotteries and horse racing; State personnel issues; social programs; transportation; unemployment insurance; utility regulation; and workers' compensation.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Finance Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Finance Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Finance Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Finance Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Thomas Mac Middleton, Chair | • Stephen Hershey, Jr. | |||
| • John Astle, Vice-Chair | • J.B. Jennings | |||
| • Joanne Benson | • Edward R. Reilly | |||
| • Brian Feldman | ||||
| • Delores Kelley | ||||
| • Katherine Klausmeier | ||||
| • James Mathias, Jr. | ||||
| • Catherine Pugh | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Delores Kelley | • Allan Kittleman | |||
| • Katherine Klausmeier | • E. J. Pipkin | |||
| • Robert Garagiola | • Barry Glassman | |||
| • Thomas Mac Middleton, Chair | ||||
| • C. Anthony Muse | ||||
| • Catherine Pugh | ||||
| • John Astle, Vice-Chair | ||||
2009-2010
- Thomas Mac Middleton Chair
- John Astle Vice Chair
- Barry Glassman
- E. J. Pipkin
- Katherine Klausmeier
- Allan Kittleman
- Delores Kelley
- Robert Garagiola
- Nathaniel Exum
- E. J. Pipkin
- Catherine Pugh
- George Della
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, "The Legislative Process: How a Bill Becomes a Law," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted by legislative librarian Annette Haldeman via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on February 19, 2021.
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, "Finance Committee - Origin & Functions," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
