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Maryland Research Guide

Statutes and Proposed Legislation

Below are resources for researching Maryland statutes, proposed legislation and court rules.

Here is the Maryland Historical archive for state statutes. Historical state reports are also available.

Maryland Constitution 

Lexis (Login required):

Westlaw (Login required):

Legislative History

Lexis:

Maryland Legislative Bill History Coverage is from 2006 to the present. It has limited coverage from the 2002-2005 sessions, and 2008. Includes history of Bills, Resolutions, Ballot Measures, Executive Orders, and Amendments. Updated within a day of publication.

Westlaw:

Maryland Legislative History - Contains governor's messages, Bill histories, House and Senate amendments, committee reports and amendments, and roll call votes.