The Ready Report

We are down to 34 days left in the 2023 General Assembly Session, nearly 2/3rds over. Sadly, we still have not seen any bills dealing with stopping violent crime and getting violent offenders off our streets. Neither house has passed a balanced state budget yet. But - starting tomorrow - the Senate of Maryland will debate legislation on the Senate...

Here’s an update on what’s happening in Annapolis at the end of the eighth week of the 2023 Legislative Session. Weekly Video Update from Annapolis - Week 8 You can watch my weekly video update – focused on the work that the Maryland Senate Republican Caucus and I are doing to provide real solutions on violent crime by clicking the...

In the last week there have been several media features on work that I’m doing – along with other strong leaders in the Carroll County Delegation and the Republican Caucuses in the General Assembly - to fight for common sense, public safety and conservative principles in Annapolis. First, my OpEd was featured in Sunday’s edition of the Carroll County Times,...

The 2023 Maryland General Assembly session is nearing the halfway mark. It is an honor to serve our area in the state Senate and I wanted to give an update about vitally important issues I’m working on. There are three broad areas I and our Senate Republican Caucus are focused on. First is dealing...

Here’s an update on what’s happening in Annapolis at the end of the seventh week of the 2023 Legislative Session. Weekly Video Update from Annapolis - Week 7 You can watch my weekly video update by clicking the picture below. Successful District Night in Annapolis...

Carroll County Delegation to Wrap Up Session Items The Carroll County Delegation will hold a meeting to address final local business at 9 a.m., Thursday, February 23, 2023. The hearing is via zoom and will be live streamed on the Maryland General Assembly website link: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Meetings/Day/02232023. The six-member delegation will primarily meet to...

  Here’s an update on what’s happening in Annapolis at the end of the sixth week of the 2023 Legislative Session. The halfway point of Session is approaching, and the workload in our committees is where the primary focus is. Several issues have come through the Senate Finance Committee that I...

The Carroll County Delegation has introduced legislation seeking amendment to The Public Local Laws of Carroll County – Redistricting Plan. This bill addresses several concerns that occurred during redistricting during the 2022 General Assembly Session with Carroll County’s commissioner districts. These concerns were not identified until after redistricting was complete. The legislation was requested by the Carroll County Board of...

Here’s an update on what’s happening in Annapolis at the end of the fifth week of the 2023 Legislative Session. The filing deadline for new legislation was Monday for the Senate, and Thursday for the House of Delegates, meaning that most bills have been “dropped.” New bills can still be introduced...

February 7, 2023 For Immediate Release: Contact: Sam Jones (410)-841-3683 Senator Ready and Delegate Miller Propose Legislation Protecting Fundamental Parental Rights in Maryland Annapolis- Senator Justin Ready (R-District 5) and Delegate April Miller (R-District 4) have introduced SB 566 / HB 666 which would establish the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education,...

Good morning, Here’s an update on what’s happening in Annapolis at the end of the fourth week of the 2023 Legislative Session. Bill hearings began in the Senate Finance Committee, so we are now focusing on lots of specific issues in the area of health care, business...

Good morning, Here’s an update on what’s happening in Annapolis at the end of the third week of the 2023 Legislative Session. I have been in committee briefings all week getting caught up by experts on key issues that will be worked on throughout session....

Good morning, I hope you and your family had a great week. Here’s an update on what’s happening in Annapolis at the end of the second week of the 2023 Legislative Session. Inauguration of Governor Wes Moore The biggest story of the week was Wednesday's...

Here’s an update on what’s happening in Annapolis at the end of the first week of session. Beginning of 445th Maryland General Assembly The Maryland General Assembly legislative session began on Wednesday at 12pm. All 188 members, including myself, were sworn into their respective offices. I made a short video right before being sworn in, which you can watch by clicking 

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