§ 2-702 Established
§ 2-703 Membership
§ 2-704 Officers
§ 2-705 Meetings
§ 2-706 Duties; maintenance of conflict of interest filings
§ 2-707 Rules
§ 2-708 Referrals authorized
§ 2-709 Counsel to the Ethics Committee
§ 2-710 Citizens’ Advisory Board for Legislative Ethics
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Terms Used In Maryland Code > STATE GOVERNMENT > Title 2 > Subtitle 7 - Joint Committee On Legislative Ethics

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • 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.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • 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