Maryland Research
Maryland Research
Types of Research
Research of the Annotated Code of Maryland or the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) can be accomplished for $650.00 per enactment or administrative action and be available in approximately two weeks. If you need bill history research sooner than two weeks, the fees would be $750.00 per bill. If we are unable to locate sufficient documents on Maryland legislative history, we will revert to a rate of $150 to $200 per hour, given the timeframe to accomplish the research. Call us at (800) 666-1917 for a free fee quote.
If your code section of interest has a long and complicated annotated history, we can trace the language for a fee. We would include our trace report and our recommendation. For more information about tracing please visit our explanation on our FAQ page.
Types of Materials You Can Expect
For the Annotated Code of Maryland, our research generally includes, but is not limited to: bill copies, bill history, fiscal and policy notes/analyses, reports by committees, commissions, task forces, study groups, and interim meetings, House and Senate proceedings (minutes and Journals), sponsor information, and background information, such as relevant competing and prior legislation. Typically, we work with the enacting state entity, such as the Maryland General Assembly or relevant public agency.
Regulatory research is provided two ways:
1) tracing of the language to its original adoption; and
2)
obtaining the regulatory file maintained by the agency on the rulemaking.
