SB 147 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

State Board of Stationary Engineers - Member Appointments - Advice and Consent of the Senate

SB 147 requires the Governor to obtain Senate approval before appointing members to Maryland's State Board of Stationary Engineers. Currently, appointments may not require Senate confirmation, but this bill mandates that all appointments must now include the "advice and consent of the Senate." The bill specifies the board's composition (eight members including engineers, industry representatives, boiler owners, and consumer members) but does not change the board's responsibilities for overseeing boiler safety regulations. This is a procedural change to the appointment process, effective October 1, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced May 23, 2024 Signed May 6, 2025

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MODERATE

The bill was reorganized and formatted to conform to standard legislative chapter structure, with the State Board of Stationary Engineers' composition and appointment requirements remaining substantively unchanged. The primary changes involve formatting improvements and the addition of approval signature lines for the Governor, Senate President, and Speaker of the House.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original bill title page format and replaced it with a standard chapter designation format.

Added committee report status showing the bill was favorably reported and adopted by the Senate.

Added signature lines for Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Delegates for final approval.

Reorganized the bill text to include proper section numbering (6.5-201 and 6.5-202) consistent with existing law formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 16, 2025

How they voted

44–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 46

Feb 4, 2025

D Democratic33

31 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 6, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 361

executive

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned Passed

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Economic Matters

lower

Mar 16, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (131-0-8)

house of delegates

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Referred Economic Matters

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)

senate

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

May 23, 2024

Introduced

Pre-filed

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors