# State Government (GSG)

## Title 2. General Assembly

### Subtitle 11. Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees

#### Section 2-1101

(a) When the General Assembly is not in session, any decision that relates to or affects a member of a committee of the General Assembly shall be made:

  (1) as to a Senate member, by the President; and

  (2) as to a House member, by the Speaker.

(b) The responsibilities of the President and the Speaker under this section include:

  (1) appointing members of committees;

  (2) appointing officers of committees; and

  (3) setting the dates, times, and places for committee meetings.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)