Del. Samuel I. Rosenberg (D-Baltimore City), the longest-serving current member of the General Assembly, said the level of activity in any legislative session — including in election years — is often dictated by outside forces.

He observed that even though the legislature is expected to take action on abortion rights and gun control legislation this session, pending Supreme Court rulings on abortion and guns, depending on when they’re delivered, could galvanize lawmakers into more aggressive action.

 “I think the circumstances are such that a lot of issues will get an airing this year and we may be addressing more than we would normally do in an election year,” Rosenberg said.

(Above is from article in MarylandMatters.org)

It’s not until June that the Supreme Court usually issues its opinions in the most important and controversial cases.

Our 90-day legislative session in Annapolis ends on April 11.

Consequently, our bill drafting on abortion and guns has to anticipate what action we should require after we adjourn.

This year, those decisions will also have an effect on the state-wide elections.

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