Department of Legislative Services
General Assembly of Maryland
Dates of Interest
2025 SESSION
447th Session
January 8 GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES (noon, Wednesday)
15 Final date for the Governor to introduce budget bill
15 Final Date for the Governor to introduce capital budget bill
17 10th Day – SENATE AND HOUSE BILL REQUEST GUARANTEE DATE
20 13th Day –Administration bills introduced in the Senate after this date referred to Senate Rules Committee
February 3 27th Day – SENATE BILL INTRODUCTION DATE Senate bills introduced after this date referred to the Senate Rules Committee
5 Governor delivers the State of the State Address (noon)
6 Day before House Bill Introduction Date; “Hopper” will close at 5:00 P.M.
7 31st Day – HOUSE BILL INTRODUCTION DATE House bills introduced after this date referred to the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
16 40th Day – “Green Bag” appointments submitted by Governor (Delivered on Friday, February 14)
March 3 55th Day – Final date for introduction of bills without suspension of Rules
11 63rd Day – Committee Reporting Courtesy Date Each Chamber’s committees to report their own bills by this date
17 69th Day – Opposite Chamber Bill Crossover Date Each Chamber to send to other Chamber those bills it intends to pass favorably. Opposite Chamber bills received after this date subject to referral to Rules Committees (Senate Rule 32(c), House Courtesy Date)
31 83rd Day – Budget bill to be passed by both Chambers
April 7 90th Day – ADJOURNMENT “SINE DIE” (Monday)
May 7 Final date for an extended session (Wednesday)
POST-SESSION
April 27 20th Day after adjournment — Final date for presentment of bills to the Governor.
May 27 30th Day after presentment — Governor to sign/veto bills by this date
June 1 Other than emergency bills and as otherwise provided, earliest date for bills to take effect.
July 1 Budgetary, tax, and revenue bills to take effect
October 1 Usual effective date for bills.
HOLIDAYS AND OTHER OBSERVANCES
January 1 New Year’s Day* 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day*
February 12 Lincoln’s Birthday 17 Presidents’ Day* 22 Washington’s Birthday
March 25 Maryland Day
April 12 Passover 18 Good Friday 20 Easter
May 26 Memorial Day*
*State Holiday
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