Files
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

77 lines
3.4 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Ethics - Officials and Employees - Acceptance of Gifts and Prohibited Retaliation"
description: "Public Ethics - Officials and Employees - Acceptance of Gifts and Prohibited Retaliation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 4"
citation: "Maryland SB 4 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edwards", "Feldman", "Ferguson", "Klausmeier"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-09-15"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60f502e9-7b05-4c27-8605-61a7ab6bfd9a"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0004?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "189b9f2ae8ad9fb23db491510992c84c1151663fa121df0c30286277f690e45c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---
# Maryland SB 4 (2021) — Public Ethics - Officials and Employees - Acceptance of Gifts and Prohibited Retaliation
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter - Public Ethics - Officials and Employees - Acceptance of Gifts and Prohibited Retaliation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_254_sb0004t.pdf)
2. **First - Maryland Public Ethics Law - Retaliation for Reporting or Participating in Investigation - Prohibition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0004f.pdf)
3. **Third - Public Ethics - Officials and Employees - Acceptance of Gifts and Prohibited Retaliation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0004t.pdf)
## Votes
- On Third Reading — **460** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **11913** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Feldman — primary (person)
- Ferguson — primary (person)
- Klausmeier — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-09-15** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m.
- **2021-03-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-04-10** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Second Reading Passed
- **2021-04-12** Floor Amendment {
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-18** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60f502e9-7b05-4c27-8605-61a7ab6bfd9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).