Very few bills pass without being amended.

At the same time, the fewer amendments your bill needs the better.

The committee may think you didn’t put enough thought into drafting the bill before you introduced it.

Two examples today:

A state law can preempt an area of law.  The statute prevents local governments from legislating on that specific topic.

To make sure that my bill is worded correctly to achieve my objective, I asked the Attorney General’s Office to review my draft.

Funding in low-income communities would be the highest priority for state programs that address clean energy and energy efficiency under a bill from last session that I’m reintroducing.

This would address the environmental neglect in these areas over decades.

The Biden-Harris Administration will be increasing such spending.  I’ve requested language to broaden this priority to include federal money that comes to Maryland.

We can do this if the federal law does not preempt a state from doing so.