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Continue reading “Sankey with Plotly”Month: August 2025
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Continue reading “Sankey with more Room”Type more here
Abbreviations:
W&M = Ways & Means; Approps = Appropriations; EEE = Education, Energy & Environment;
Budget & Tax = Budget & Taxation; Judicial Proc = Judicial Proceedings; Health & Gov Ops = Health & Government Operations; Env & Trans = Environment & Transportation.
“(1st)” = originating chamber; “(2nd)” = second chamber.
Trying to figure out how to align nodes. Got suggestion (from AI) to try different type of sankey. This is that attempt.
Continue reading “Both Houses-New Type of Sankey”More optimization.
Abbreviations:
W&M = Ways & Means; Approps = Appropriations; EEE = Education, Energy & Environment;
Budget & Tax = Budget & Taxation; Judicial Proc = Judicial Proceedings;
Health & Gov Ops = Health & Government Operations; Env & Trans = Environment & Transportation.
“(1st)” = originating chamber; “(2nd)” = second chamber.
This version of the Sankey chart illustrates the education bills that passed the Maryland General Assembly. It makes clear, in visual form, that most bills introduced do not ultimately pass. I wish I could get the chart to line up all first house committee assignments and second house committee assignments.
Continue reading “Both Houses again Again”Another option, but I don’t really like this one either. But it is more colorful.
Continue reading “Both Houses Again”I was able to get the progession of bills from both Houses in one Sankey, but I don’t love how it looks. I’m going to publish it, so I can look at it and try to figure out a better way to present the data.
Continue reading “Both Houses”This Sankey diagram visualizes the journey of education related (File codes F1-F5) bills that began in the Maryland House of Delegates during the 2025 legislative session. Each bill’s path is shown from its orginating chamber to its assigned primariy committee, and then to its final outcome. Doing this is more difficult then I thought it would be, although the data is readily available on the Maryland General Assembly website as a data download. Next I’m going to try to add in education related bills that originated in the Senate. This will be even more techically difficult because the Sankey doesn’t handle the oppisite house committees well. This is a work in progress.
Key Observations
- Mose House originated education bills were referred to the Ways and Means Committee or the Appropriations Committee
- The Ways and Means Committee handles bills related to:
- State and local taxation matters including assessments and tax credit programs
- Education financing
- Primary and secondary education programs
- Elections
- Funding of transportation programs
- Lottery and horse racing
- Issues relating to children, youth, and families
- The Appropriations Committee handles bills related to:
- State operating and capital budgets
- Supplementary appropriations bills
- State and county bond authorizations
- Higher education institutions
- State and local agency procedures and programs
- Collective bargaining
- Social services
- State personnel and pension matters
- The Ways and Means Committee handles bills related to:
