§ 2-10A-01 Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas
§ 2-10A-03 Workers’ compensation benefit and insurance
§ 2-10A-06 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
§ 2-10A-08 Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight
§ 2-10A-11 Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight
§ 2-10A-13 Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology
§ 2-10A-14 Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government
§ 2-10A-15 Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness

Terms Used In Maryland Code > STATE GOVERNMENT > Title 2 > Subtitle 10A - Miscellaneous Statutory Committees

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • 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.
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • 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