MARYLAND HOUSE OF DELEGATES

WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE

A predecessor of the Ways and Means Committee appeared in the House of Delegates in 1791. Named the Committee on Public Revenues, Debts and Expenditures, and Ways and Means, it apparently was formed as a special committee for that legislative session only. As a standing committee, the Ways and Means Committee began in 1818.

The Ways and Means Committee is responsible for legislation relating to State and local taxation matters, including assessments and tax credit programs; education financing; primary and secondary education; funding of health, welfare and transportation programs; and the lottery and horse racing. The Committee consists of twenty-three delegates.

Under the Committee, five subcommittees were started in 1994: Education; Finance Resources; Housing and Social Issues; Taxes and Revenues; and Transportation. Formed in 1995, the Vice-Chair's Subcommittee consists of the chairs of the subcommittees.

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