Md. bills signed into law as historic speaker vote looms in Annapolis
More than 170 bills were signed into law in Annapolis on Tuesday. But while some lawmakers, lobbyists and citizens groups celebrated legislative victories, there was the sense that something else was brewing.
That something else is a possible floor fight in the Maryland House of Delegates.
On Wednesday, the General Assembly will reconvene as delegates choose a new speaker of the House — replacing the post that became vacant when Del. Michael Busch, the state’s longest-serving speaker, died on April 8.The two candidates: Del. Dereck E. Davis (Prince George’s) and Del. Maggie L. McIntosh (Baltimore). Both are Democrats.
At the morning’s bill signing, Gov. Larry Hogan spotlighted some of the legislation, including what he called a landmark bill to create more transparency around the University System of Maryland. The bills signed Tuesday included measures to expand the system’s Board of Regents. It adds four new members and requires open sessions of the board’s meetings to be live-streamed. It also allows for public comment at the meetings.
Another bill offers more protections to firefighters, expanding what’s covered under worker’s compensation. House Bill 595 recognizes that firefighters are at increased risks for some forms of cancer due to exposure on the job, so now bladder, kidney and renal cell cancers will be included as occupational diseases.
The Clean Cars Act of 2019 doubles the amount of money available to the electric vehicle tax credit program. The bill also adds fuel-cell electric vehicles to the types of vehicles eligible for the tax credits.
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