Special Session Information
How to Testify

Testimony is needed for Special Session and any Marylander may testify on bills before the Maryland General Assembly. Senator Jacobs encourages her constituents to come to Annapolis to testify, schedule-permitting. Below constituents can find instructions are on testifying and a link to the hearings schedule for special session.

Instructions for Public Testimony on Administration Bills Being Heard October 30 through November 2 in the Joint Hearing Room

Oral Testimony – Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the hearing.

Written Testimony – 100 copies are to be provided by 3:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled hearing. Advance testimony may be brought to Room 214 of the Legislative Services Building. If unable to provide testimony on the prior day, please submit 100 copies no later than 90 minutes before the hearing start time and no later than one hour before the hearing start time. Testimony must be brought to the Joint Hearing Room and placed on the designated table. Please do not deliver to the committees any written testimony for the administration bills being heard in the joint hearing room.

At the discretion of the Chairs, any late testimony will not be distributed during the hearing but may be delivered to the members' offices if time permits. Also clearly mark on each copy of the written testimony the subject matter (in lieu of a bill number) as listed in the hearing schedule.

Hearings Schedule
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007s1/hearsch/spindexv1.pdf