Before every new legislative session, state legislatures across the country prefile bills to be introduced once the state legislature officially begins. The prefiling provides legislative staff more time to draft legislation. It also allows committees to establish an agenda to work on the bill before the first week of the session so they can immediately start the legislative process when the session convenes. As a result, bills that are prefiled have a better chance of being enacted.
Below are links to those bills profiled in the Maryland General Assembly provided by LegiScan. CLPA will provide updates and analysis of bills it determines to have the greatest impact.
Maryland General Assembly Prefiled bills