General Assembly of Maryland
Dates of Interest
2023 Interim

June 1    Other than emergency bills and as otherwise provided,
                earliest date for 2023 enacted bills to take effect
                Effective date for bond initiatives.
 

July 1       Effective date for budgetary, tax, and revenue bills
 

August 14-16 National Conference of State Legislatures (Indianapolis,
                   Indiana)
 

               20-23 Eastern Regional Conference, Council of State                 

                     Governments (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
 

September 1 Deadline for executive agency submission of FY 2025

                       budgets
 

                1  Deadline for executive agency submission of departmental
                     legislation to Governor
 

October 1 Customary date for 2023 enacted bills to take effect
 

               20 Report due from the Capital Debt Affordability
                    Committee
 

November 1 Statutory deadline for members of the General Assembly
                    to request drafting of prefiled bills
 

20 Statutory deadline for members of the General Assembly to
approve drafted bills for prefile introduction
 

December 20 Report due from the Spending Affordability Committee
 

28 Compilation of Legislative Committee Reports on Interim
Activities to be submitted to the Legislative Policy Committee
and the General Assembly
 

TBA Board of Revenue Estimates’ forecast of budget revenues
for FY 2024 and 2025 (generally mid-December)
 

January 2024 10 First day of the 2024 session of the General Assembly
           (Wednesday)
 

(Monday, April 8, 2024 is the last day of the 2024 90-day legislative session)