Policy Monitoring 

In July, the Montgomery County Council held a public hearing on Bill 21-22E. This bill would prohibit anyone from possessing a gun within...

This week the DC Council's Committee of the Whole had a public hearing on B24-0665 - Access to Advanced Placement Exams Amendment Act of...

Here is CLPA’s weekly list of upcoming meetings. The DC Council this week will hear a number of education bills. Many if the bills to be...

At yesterday's Prince George's County Council meeting, the Council had the second reading on CB-80-2022. As written, this bill would...

Here is CLPA’s weekly list of upcoming meetings. The DC Council is back in full swing this week. There will be a legislative meeting this...

Recently, the Prince George's County Council referred CB-091-2022, CB-092-2022 and CB-093-2022 to the Committee of the Whole, all three...

The summer recess is officially over, and all local legislative bodies across the DMV are returning are week. As such, there are a number...

Today we will briefly review two terms that generate confusion amongst policy novices: Enacted vs. Enrolled. Enacted A bill becomes...

Most legislative bodies are still in recess and will be back in session next week. However, there is still a lot of activity occurring...

The week the Prince George's County Council introduced a resolution (CR-090-2022) to establish the public engagement process to select...

As we near the end of 2022, legislative bodies are beginning to look toward their 2023 policy agenda, the Charles County Board of...

Today's legislative term of the week is actually THREE terms. When looking the status of a bill or resolution you will often see on of...

Prince George's County is the only legislative body back in session this week and will be discussing a resolution on the public...

In case you missed it. On July 5th, the Prince George's County Council voted to postpone indefinitely their bill to amend the legislative...

Today, CLPA begins a new series where we will quickly explain terms you will regularly see when reviewing legislation or minutes from...

We are in the last few weeks of recess for the DC area's legislative bodies. Board of Educations across the DMV, however, are meeting to...

In May of this year, Prince George's County Council Chair Hawkins, via a request by County Executive Anglea Alsobrooks, introduced...

Recently, before the August recess, the Montgomery County Council held votes on three important bills. Below are the results of those...

Good afternoon! Recess is still in session for the month of August for DC area legislative bodies. However, Prince George's County and...

Recently, a bill was introduced to the Prince George's County Council to benefit county-based start-up companies owned by county...