Terms Used In Maryland Code, BUSINESS REGULATION 8-204

  • 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
(a) (1) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a majority of the members then serving on the Commission is a quorum.

(ii) A quorum may not be fewer than 4 members.

(2) The Commission may not act unless at least a majority of the members then serving concur.

(b) (1) The Commission shall meet at least once every 2 months.

(2) The Commission may hold meetings at the times and places in the State that it determines.

(c) On or before December 1 of each year, the Commission shall report to the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee and the House Economic Matters Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, regarding:

(1) the attendance record of each Commission meeting, disaggregated by the constituency that the attendee represents pursuant to the attendee’s appointment under § 8-202(a)(2) of this subtitle; and

(2) how many claims were pending as of the date of each meeting.

(d) Each member of the Commission is entitled to:

(1) compensation in accordance with the State budget; and

(2) reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.

(e) The Commission shall have its office in Baltimore City.