Maryland Department of Legislative Services

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The Maryland Department of Legislative Services is the nonpartisan support agency of the Maryland General Assembly that provides legal, fiscal, research, and drafting assistance for state legislation and policy.

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instanceOf government agency
legislative support agency
abbreviation DLS NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction State of Maryland government NERFINISHED
city Annapolis NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employerOf attorneys
fiscal analysts
policy analysts
research staff
governmentBranchServed legislative branch of Maryland
headquartersLocation Annapolis, Maryland NERFINISHED
isPartOf Maryland state government NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Maryland NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislatureServed Maryland General Assembly NERFINISHED
nonpartisan true
operatesIn Maryland State House complex NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Maryland General Assembly NERFINISHED
partOf Maryland General Assembly NERFINISHED
politicalIdeology nonpartisan
primaryClient committees of the Maryland General Assembly
members of the Maryland General Assembly
providesService bill drafting assistance
budget analysis
committee support services
fiscal analysis for the Maryland General Assembly
fiscal and policy notes for legislation
legal services for the Maryland General Assembly
legislative drafting assistance
policy evaluation
policy research for the Maryland General Assembly
research reports for legislators
statutory revision and code maintenance
responsibility analyzing proposed state legislation
assisting in the preparation of the state budget analysis
conducting studies requested by the Maryland General Assembly
maintaining legislative records and publications
providing objective information to legislators
supporting the legislative process in Maryland
scope state-level
sector public sector
state Maryland
typeOfOrganization nonpartisan legislative service agency
website https://dls.maryland.gov/

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Maryland Code maintainedBy Maryland Department of Legislative Services
Legislative Department relatedTo Maryland Department of Legislative Services
this entity surface form: Department of Legislative Services (Maryland)
Executive Nominations Committee worksWith Maryland Department of Legislative Services