Section 2-707 - Rules. - Maryland Statutes

§ 2-707. Rules.
 

(a)  Adoption, amendment, or repeal; public hearing.-  

(1) The Committee may propose the adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules of legislative ethics. 

(2) Changes to the rules shall be presented in the form of a joint resolution and shall become effective after adoption of the joint resolution by a constitutional majority of each house voting separately. 

(3) Before presenting a change to the rules, the Committee shall conduct a public hearing. 

(b)  Scope.- The rules may supplement but may not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Maryland Public Ethics Law that relate to members of the General Assembly. 

(c)  Duration.- The rules are effective whether or not the General Assembly is in session and shall be binding on each member of the General Assembly. 
 

[1984, ch. 437, § 2; 1995, ch. 539, § 1; 1999, ch. 129, § 2; ch. 130, § 2.]