Legislative Action
Governor Hogan’s Tax Relief Plan
Governor will continue to fight to make it easier for Maryland families, small businesses, and retirees to keep more of their hard-earned money. That’s why we proposed a historic tax relief plan that would provide the largest tax reduction in Maryland in more than two decades. Meanwhile, legislators are pushing the largest tax increase in…
Read MoreMaryland Democrats Back At It Again
Status Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)Status: Introduced on February 20 2020 – 25% progressionAction: 2020-02-20 – First Reading House Rules and Executive NominationsPending: House Rules and Executive Nominations CommitteeText: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF] Summary Altering the definitions of “taxable price” and “taxable service” for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the sales and use…
Read MoreSTOP MARC ELRICH
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is still placing our families at risk! In one of his latest public policy blunders, Marc Elrich has doubled down with recognizing Montgomery County a SANCTUARY COUNTY! While the President continues to make our country safe, Elrich has championed policies that have lead to the sexual assault and rape of…
Read MoreTAKE ACTION NOW STOP BILLS HB0677 & SB0850/SB0903
DOWNLOAD FULL PDF Action 1.1 (before 2/11/2020) Email House Judiciary Committee Members Against HB0388/HB0403 House Judiciary Committee (cont’d) Email Telephone Grammer, Robin L, Jr (R-D6-BC) Robin.Grammer@house.state.md.us 410-841-3298 | 301-858-3298 Griffith, Mike (R-D35B-CC/HaC) Mike.griffith@house.state.md.us 410-841-3444 | 301-858-3444 Lewis, Jazz (D-D24-PGC) jazz.lewis@house.state.md.us 410-841-3691 | 301-858-3691 Lopez, Lesley J (D-D39-MC) lesley.lopez@house.state.md.us 410-841-3021 | 301-858-3021 Malone, Michael E (R-D33-AAC)…
Read MoreUrge Members of the House Judiciary Committee to Oppose House Bill 4
House Judiciary Committee: House Bill 4 would ban many sales and transfers of rifles or shotguns in Maryland between private individuals without first paying fees and obtaining government permission. Firearm sales between friends, neighbors, or fellow hunters, would not be exempted. This proposal would have no impact on crime and is completely unenforceable. TAKE ACTION
Read More2020 Session Legislative Report #01
***** The information contained in this email may not be copied or reproduced in full or in part without proper and full attribution to John H. Josselyn, and 2A Maryland. *****Greetings!The 2020 Session of the Maryland General Assembly convened today at Noon, and already we are seeing how difficult this Session will be. There seems…
Read MoreHB 262/SB 537
DESCRIPTION HB 262/SB 537 Bill allows undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at public 4-year colleges without first earning 60 credits at a community college. Reduces MD high-school attendance requirement from 3 years to just attending. Reduces MD income tax filing requirement for parents/student to 3 years prior to starting college classes instead of…
Read MoreHB 720/SB 830
HB 720/SB 830 DESCRIPTION Fishery Management Plans – Oysters. Removes the Secretary of Natural Resources from a reconstituted oyster futures consensus process to be called the Oyster Advisory Commission. The new Commission will be double in size of the Oyster Futures Group. The MD House and Senate would each have 2 voting representatives, but there…
Read MoreFight against Maryland Sanctuary Bills 2020
What are sanctuary jurisdictions (city/county/state) and sanctuary policies? Sanctuary jurisdictions are places where illegal immigrants are shielded from identification and removal by federal immigration authorities. Sanctuary policies are laws, ordinances, resolutions, executive actions, or any initiatives that prohibit the use of local funds or resources to enforce federal immigration laws. Common practices also include: Not…
Read MoreTestimony against sanctuary bills proposed in the Maryland General Assembly
HB0388, NB0403, HB0677 Ladies and Gentlemen, I offer the following comments for your consideration although I do not hold out much hope that you will consider them. It seems that election to public office in Maryland has a very deleterious effect on a person’s good judgment and erases any sense of responsibility to actually represent…
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