MarylandMaryland increases voting seats on its Legal Services Corporation board
The law adds three voting seats to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation board, with members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Maryland Senate.
What it does
The Maryland Legal Services Corporation board grows from nine to 12 voting members. Seven seats are for lawyers licensed in Maryland and five are for nonlawyers.
Argument forAdding lawyer and nonlawyer seats could bring more perspectives to board decisions while members continue to represent Maryland’s different regions.
Argument againstA larger board could make decisions harder to coordinate because more voting members must work together.
More detail
The law increases the Maryland Legal Services Corporation board from nine to 12 voting members. Voting members must live in Maryland and represent its different regions. The executive director remains a nonvoting member. The Governor appoints voting members with the Maryland Senate’s approval. The membership increase took effect October 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 660Became Law
- Apr 7Returned Passed
- Apr 6Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Apr 3Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedMinor
- Apr 3Favorable Report by JudiciaryMinor
- Mar 19
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Referred JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 19Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Feb 17Second Reading Passed
- Feb 17Favorable AdoptedMinor
- Feb 16Favorable Report by Judicial ProceedingsMinor
- Feb 14
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 17Hearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m.
- Jan 16First Reading Judicial ProceedingsIntroduced
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