General Assembly bills approach ‘crossover day’ with some ahead of the game, others hanging in the balance

Maryland lawmakers will hit a key deadline Monday that kicks off the final stretch of their annual 90-day session and makes much clearer which bills are likely to pass — or fail — before time runs out. With hundreds of bills in the works, “crossover day” marks the deadline for the House and Senate to pass bills to each other. After Monday, if a bill is still in its first chamber, it will face additional hurdles to be sure of a hearing in the second chamber in the session’s three remaining weeks.