Legislative Guide

Get involved with the legislative process! Links to governmental agencies provide information about the legislative process, how to get involved, and how to contact elected officials. Additional links to agencies and organizations that advocate for individuals with disabilities provide a cross-section of opinion on disability-related issues and legislation. These links are provided for informational purposes only and are not meant as an endorsement. Views and opinions are not necessarily those of Harford County Government and the Harford County Commission on Disabilities.

• Maryland General Assembly
  • The Maryland General Assembly meets in Annapolis each year for 90 days to act on more than 2300 bills including the State's annual budget. The 430th Session began on January 11, 2012 and adjourned on April 11, 2012. The General Assembly has 47 Senators and 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts.
• Elected Officials in Maryland
  • This link provides a list of your elected officials with biographical and contact information, including email address.
• American Foundation for the Blind
• Autism Society of America
• Brain Injury Association of Maryland
• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
  • The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is a coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
• Disabled American Veterans
• Epilepsy Foundation
• Goodwill Industries International
• Maryland Association of Community Services
  • MACS is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening agencies to better support people with developmental disabilities and their families in their own communities.
• Maryland Department of Legislative Services
  • The Department of Legislative services provides legal, fiscal, committee, research, reference, auditing, administrative, and technological support to the members of the legislature and its committees. The department's mission is to facilitate the legislative process by providing staff support to the members of the Maryland General Assembly.
• Mental Health Association of Maryland
• National Federation of the Blind
• The Arc of Maryland, Inc.
• The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
• United Cerebral Palsy