Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 2-1509
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 2-1509
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) As soon as practicable after a bill is returned to the house of origin, the presiding officer shall have the State seal affixed to the bill and shall present the bill to the Governor or a designee of the Governor.
(b) The presiding officer who presents the bill or the clerk designated by the presiding officer shall:
(1) in the presence of the individual to whom the bill is presented, make and sign, on the back of the bill, a written memorandum of the day and hour of presentment; and
(2) have a corresponding entry made in the Senate journal or the House journal.