The Maryland General Assembly passed 834 bills over 90 days in 2022, ranging from the odd, like a prohibition on declawing cats, to the routine, like expanding transportation options, by the time lawmakers adjourned for the year at midnight April 11.
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan allowed 783 to become law — with or without his signature.
Some bills took effect immediately as emergency legislation, while others will become law later this year or afterward. But 264 laws covering abortion, education, policing, pollution, transportation and many other topics taking effect Friday.
