Maryland Code > STATE GOVERNMENT > Title 2 > Subtitle 5 – Joint Committee On Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review
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| § 2-501 | “Committee” defined |
| § 2-502 | Established |
| § 2-503 | Membership |
| § 2-504 | Officers |
| § 2-505 | Quorum; staff services |
| § 2-506 | General functions |
| § 2-507 | Subpoenas; oaths; testimony; depositions |
Terms Used In Maryland Code > STATE GOVERNMENT > Title 2 > Subtitle 5 - Joint Committee On Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- 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
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- 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.