Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act – Assistance With Governmental Benefits and Programs
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2021
Last action Mar 19, 2021
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 6, 2021
How they voted
129–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 139
Mar 6, 2021
D
Democratic97
94% Yea
R
Republican42
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2021
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Mar 17, 2021
House of Delegates · Passed
Third Reading Passed
Mar 16, 2021
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Favorable with Amendments {
Mar 16, 2021
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Mar 6, 2021
House of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (129-0-10)
Jan 29, 2021
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Terri Hill
DDemocratic
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