Senator Bailey shares the concerns of many relating to the lack of representation from Southern Maryland and rural areas of Maryland in the composition of members of the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB). The below letter was submitted for consideration to the Chair and Vice-Chair… Read More »Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) Letter of Concern
Senator Bailey addressed the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission to express his opposition to draft redistricting maps that would divide St. Mary’s County into two state Senate districts. During his remarks, the Senator addressed the need to keep St. Mary’s County together and represented by a… Read More »Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission Testimony
Many of you have reached out to follow up with questions from my call to action email yesterday. Hopefully the information below will provide clarification on this plan’s impact and assist you in submitting or presenting testimony to the committee on Monday. The preliminary draft legislative redistricting… Read More »Keep St. Mary’s Together Additional Information
Delegate Morgan and I want to alert you to the following political redistricting proposal that we believe substantially weakens St. Mary’s County. The proposal comes from the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission, which will host its final meeting with public input on Monday. Redistricting is performed… Read More »Keep St. Mary’s Together Call to Action
Governor Hogan has announced that four more bills that were sponsored by Senator Bailey that passed during the 2021 Legislative Session will become law. Senate Bill 946 – Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission establishes the Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission. … Read More »Additional Bills to Become Law
The St. Clements Hundred, Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have signed a memorandum of understanding for St. Clement’s Island. This agreement gives the St. Clement’s Hundred the legal right to continue maintaining portions of the Island,… Read More »St. Clement’s Island
Today, Governor Hogan signed into law three bills that were sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator Bailey that passed during the 2021 Legislative Session. Senate Bill 51 – Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland – Property Management – Southern Maryland Regional Agricultural Center authorizes the Tri-County Council for… Read More »Bills Signed Into Law
On January 13, 2021, the General Assembly began the 2021 Legislative Session. This Session will bring a number of significant challenges as a result of the COVID–19 Pandemic. These challenges are not only related to the issues that the General Assembly will be considering, but… Read More »Session 2021
The Senator’s office wanted to provide some important information for residents of District 29 who have been affected by the closure of the coal generation units at the Chalk Point generation station. Our office was contacted by a constituent regarding how the State could help… Read More »Board of Stationary Engineers
Senator Bailey has heard from many constituents concerned about the timeline for the replacement of the Rt. 6 – New Market Turner Road Bridge that was washed out from the August Storms which drastically impacted our area. Our office has been in contact with SHA… Read More »New Market Turner Road Bridge