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SENATE BILL 252
D1, O1 6lr2529
CF HB 330
By: Senator West
Introduced and read first time: January 16, 2026
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 12, 2026
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Maryland Legal Services Corporation – Board of Directors – Membership 2
FOR the purpose of increasing the number of members on the Board of Directors of the 3
Maryland Legal Services Corporation; and generally relating to the Maryland Legal 4
Services Corporation. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – Human Services 7
Section 11–101(a) through (c) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 10
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Human Services 12
Section 11–301 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 15
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL AS SEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
Article – Human Services 18
11–101. 19
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(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Maryland Legal Services 2
Corporation. 3
(c) “Corporation” means the Maryland Legal Services Corporation. 4
11–301. 5
(a) There is a Board of Directors of the Corporation. 6
(b) (1) The Board consists of: 7
(i) [nine] 12 voting members appointed by the Governor with the 8
advice and consent of the Senate; and 9
(ii) the executive director, who is a nonvoting ex officio member. 10
(2) Voting members shall be residents of the State and shall represent the 11
different geographical regions of the State. 12
(3) [Five] SEVEN voting members shall be lawyers admitted to the Bar in 13
the State and [four] FIVE voting members shall be nonlawyers. 14
(c) A voting member of the Board is not an officer or employee of the State. 15
(d) (1) The term of office of a voting member is 3 years. 16
(2) At the end of a term a voting member continues to serve until a 17
successor is appointed and qualifies. 18
(3) The terms of voting members are staggered as required by the terms 19
provided for members of the Board on October 1, 2007. 20
(4) If a vacancy occurs during the term of a voting member, the Governor 21
shall fill the vacancy. 22
(5) A voting member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only 23
for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 24
(6) A voting member m ay not be reappointed for more than 2 consecutive 25
terms immediately following the member’s initial term. 26
(e) (1) A voting member may be removed by a vote of [seven] NINE members. 27
(2) A voting member may only be removed for: 28
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(i) malfeasance in office; 1
(ii) persistent neglect of or inability to discharge duties; or 2
(iii) offenses involving moral turpitude. 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 4
October 1, 2026. 5
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.