The decision announced Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Will Smith of Montgomery County, chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, improves the legislation’s chance of getting passed this year in the General Assembly.
Senate President Bill Ferguson said Tuesday that he’s hopeful that Smith’s sponsorship is “an indication that there’s likely something moving this year.”..
..In three previous sessions, the House has passed a bill sponsored by Economic Matters Committee Chair C.T. Wilson, himself a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. But the legislation has never made it to the Senate floor for a vote, faltering instead in the Judicial Proceedings Committee...
The Judicial Proceeding Committee behaves like a cosmic black hole:
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Much Ado About Nothing: “The Supreme Court of Maryland is more likely than not going to find this provision unconstitutional."
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And? What if they don't? Hopes and dreams for the Catholic Church do not stop legislation from being passed, unless our legislators are being paid off by the Catholic Church. Want to talk about the legality of that?
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