On Tuesday, Senator Bailey presented four bills to the Senate’s Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee to protect our waterways and Marylanders who make a living as watermen. Two of the bills pertained to fishing. The first, Senate Bill 455 – Chesapeake Bay and Coastal… Read More »Week 8 Update
On Thursday, two more of Senator Bailey’s bills passed the Senate. Senate Bill 79 – Higher Education – Senatorial Scholarships – Program Accreditation and Senate Bill 454 – Marine Contractor License – Authorization, Requirements, both, passed unanimously. These bills will now go to the House… Read More »Week 7 Update
On Monday night, the Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 68 – Sexual Offenses – Crime of Violence and Lifetime Supervision, which Senator Bailey introduced to strengthen Maryland’s laws protecting minors against sexual abuse. This bill now goes to the House of Delegates for their consideration.… Read More »Week 6 Update
This week, Senator Bailey presented three more bills to Senate Committees. On Tuesday, the Senator testified in support of Senate Bill 454 – Marine Contractor License – Performance of Services – Licensing Requirements and Fees which is a priority for our local governments, particularly in… Read More »Week 5 Update
Today, the Judicial Proceedings Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 68 – Sexual Offenses – Crime of Violence and Lifetime Supervision. This legislation is sponsored by Senator Bailey and is intended to help protect children from some of the most heinous crimes imaginable, specifically felony sexual… Read More »Week 4 Update
Senator Bailey returned to floor of the Senate on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID last week. He would like to thank everyone who has contacted him in the last week for their kind words and well-wishes. This week, Senator Bailey introduced five more bills… Read More »Week 3 Update
This week was the first full week of the 2022 Legislative Session. As the Senate’s Committees begin to consider legislation, two of Senator Bailey’s bills received hearings this week: Senate Bill 68 – Sexual Offenses – Crime of Violence and Lifetime Supervision would strengthen Maryland’s… Read More »Week 2 Update
On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, the Maryland General Assembly convened for this year’s regular session. Senator Bailey looks forward to providing available, approachable, and committed leadership for St. Mary’s and Calvert Counties and working to advance our priorities in the Senate again this year. As… Read More »Session 2022
The Maryland General Assembly convened for a Special Session on December 6, 2021 to consider bills related to Congressional redistricting. In addition to redistricting, the General Assembly was also presented with the Governor’s vetoes from the 2021 Regular Session and elected a new Treasurer as… Read More »2021 Special Session Recap
On Wednesday, September 29th, Senator Jack Bailey hosted colleagues from the Senate Republican Caucus for a tour of St. Mary’s County, past and present. Stops on the tour included the Loveville Produce Auction, a windshield tour of Leonardtown, Historic St. Mary’s City, St. Mary’s College,… Read More »Tour of St. Mary’s County for Fellow Senators