During the 2020 Maryland State Legislative session, the Senate introduced 1,081 bills and theHouse introduced 1,663 bills for consideration. Of that total, 636 bills were passed by the legislature. Unfortunately, due to the economic fallout from the pandemic, Governor Hogan aggressively vetoed legislation requiring significant levels of new or increased spending. WDC advocated for 19 unique bills, including 18 House bills (most of which were cross-filed with
Senate bills) and one Senate bill that was not cross-filed. Many of these bills were sponsored or co-sponsored by our Montgomery County Senators or Delegates. Ten bills that WDC supported were passed by the state legislature and presented to the Governor. The Governor vetoed 3 of the 10 bills, leaving 7 fully enacted. WDC also supported the bill priorities of its partner, the Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW).