Maryland Code > STATE GOVERNMENT > Title 2 > Subtitle 11 – Miscellaneous Provisions On Committees


§ 2-1101	Duties of presiding officers
§ 2-1102	Standing committees continued
§ 2-1103	Miscellaneous powers and duties of standing committees
§ 2-1104	Authority of standing committees as to subpoenas, oaths, testimony, and depositions
§ 2-1105	Studies by governmental units

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Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
state: means :

(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

(2) the District of Columbia. See
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.