2018 Maryland Code
State Government
Title 2 - General Assembly
Subtitle 7 - Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics
§ 2-707. Rules
(a) Adoption, amendment, or repeal; public hearing. --
(1) The Committee may propose the adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules of legislative ethics.
(2) Changes to the rules shall be presented in the form of a joint resolution and shall become effective after adoption of the joint resolution by a constitutional majority of each house voting separately.
(3) Before presenting a change to the rules, the Committee shall conduct a public hearing.
(b) Scope. -- The rules may supplement but may not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Maryland Public Ethics Law that relate to members of the General Assembly.
(c) Duration. -- The rules are effective whether or not the General Assembly is in session and shall be binding on each member of the General Assembly.