§ 1-112.01. Emergency Bills - Restrictions, Publication, and Enactment.

(a)

No law shall be enacted by the Council by emergency bill which creates or abolishes any office; changes the composition, term, or duty of any officer; grants any franchise or special privilege; creates any vested right or interest; or creates or expands any capital project or increases the funding thereof (except where the increase in funding is required solely to meet cost escalation and does not affect the scope of the project as originally budgeted).

(b)

Every emergency bill shall describe in clear and specific terms the emergency affecting the public health, safety, or welfare that necessitates the consideration of the proposed legislation as an emergency bill and the reason for the purported emergency.

(c)

In any advertisement or publication of an emergency bill required by Section 317 of the Charter and Section 3, Article XI-A of the Constitution of Maryland, the Clerk of the Council shall include the claimed emergency as set forth in the bill.

(d)

Prior to final action on an emergency bill by the Council, the Chairman shall read the bill by short title and shall read the claimed emergency as contained in the bill.

(CB-93-1990)