Public Notice For Hearing on Local Bills
The Howard County Delegation of the Maryland General Assembly, chaired by Senator Guy Guzzone and Delegate Terri Hill, will hear testimony from the public on drafted local bills. No testimony on other issues will be permitted as a second hearing devoted to statewide bills will be scheduled.
Any individual may testify for up to 3 minutes, as long as they are signed up. Signup will begin at 7:00pm in the Banneker Room and will close at 7:20pm. Advance sign up is not available. The Delegation encourages you to bring written copies of your testimony (preferably 15) to distribute to us, though it is not a requirement to speak. The hearing is scheduled as follows:
Monday, November 26th, 2018 – 7:30 p.m.
Banneker Room, George Howard Building
3430 Courthouse Drive, Ellicott City, MD
The 2019 legislative session will begin on January 9, 2019
The proposed legislation and bond requests are available on the Proposed Local Legislation page. For further information, or to be added to the distribution list for email notifications about Delegation meetings and public hearings, please feel free to contact Erinn Camp Mansour at the Howard County Delegation office at 410-841-3360 or send an email to hoc1@mlis.state.md.us.
2019 Legislative Session Schedule
The 2019 legislative session will begin on January 9, 2019. As of July 1, 2018, our Delegation chairmen are Senator Guy Guzzone and Delegate Terri L. Hill. The Howard County Delegation of the Maryland General Assembly will hold a public hearing on proposed local legislation in the late Fall of 2018 and a public hearing on statewide issues in February 2019 in Howard County. The Delegation will hold work sessions, open to the public, in Annapolis during the legislative session to discuss proposed legislation. Additional details about future public hearings and delegation meetings will be posted on this page as they are scheduled.
You can view legislation of interest on the Maryland General Assembly (MGA) website. The MGA website includes information about hearing schedules and rules pertaining to giving testimony to the assigned committees, as well as recordings of hearings and legislative sessions, legislation status, and related documents.
To view all of the 2018 proposed local legislation click here.
If you would like to view the video of past years' Maryland General Assembly, Howard County Delegation, public hearings click here.
For further information, or to be added to the distribution list for email notifications about Delegation meetings and public hearings, please feel free to contact Erinn Camp Mansour at the Howard County Delegation office at 410-841-3360 or send an email to hoc1@mlis.state.md.us.
Delegation Members
The Howard County Delegation members are listed below, including links to their full contact and biographical information on the Maryland General Assembly website:
Guy Guzzone, Senate Delegation Chair
Terri L. Hill, House Delegation Chair
Gail H. Bates, Senator
Edward J. Kasemeyer, Senator
Vanessa E. Atterbeary, Delegate
Eric Ebersole, Delegate
Robert L. Flanagan, Delegate
Trent Kittleman, Delegate
Clarence K. Lam, Delegate
Warren E. Miller, Delegate
Shane Pendergrass, Delegate
Frank S. Turner, Delegate