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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Mandated Reports and Statutory Commissions, Councils, and Committees - Revisions [SB-112]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing certain reporting requirements that are obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative; consolidating certain reporting requirements for efficiency; codifying certain reporting requirements for transparency; modifying certain reporting requirements for practicality; repealing the requirement that the Council for the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services establish a certain workgroup; repealing the Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 6 on 03/27/2019
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Environment - Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund - Funding, Reallocation, and Reimbursements [SB-1031]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the basis for calculating a certain license fee credited to the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and the Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund; expanding, to include fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the purposes for which the Department of the Environment may use money in the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 772 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Prelitigation Discovery of Insurance Coverage [SB-101]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Making certain provisions of law authorizing the prelitigation discovery of certain insurance coverage information relating to claims involving vehicle accidents applicable to claims involving any tort involving death or bodily injury; providing that an insurer is required to provide a claimant with documentation of the applicable limits of coverage only in a certain automobile insurance policy, homeowner's insurance policy, or renter's insurance policy; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 748 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [HB-975]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, the performance or inducement or attempted performance or inducement of an abortion unless a certain determination as to the probable age of the unborn child is made by a certain physician; providing that the failure of a physician to perform certain actions is deemed "unprofessional conduct"; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations on or before January 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Accidental Disability Retirement Application [HB-94]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizing the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to accept an application for an accidental disability retirement allowance from certain individuals within 3 years after the individuals' retirement; requiring that the accidental disability retirement allowance begin on a certain day under certain circumstances; and terminating the Act after June 30, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Use of Handheld Telephone While Driving - Penalty [HB-89]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Providing for a maximum fine of $500 for a violation of certain prohibitions against using a handheld telephone while driving a motor vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing 3/19 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/12/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - Vision Zero - Establishment [HB-885]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing Vision Zero; providing the purpose of the program is for planning and developing a State highway system that has zero vehicle-related deaths or serious injuries; requiring the Department of Transportation to designate a coordinator to oversee the implementation of Vision Zero; requiring the coordinator, in implementing Vision Zero, to collaborate with certain entities and include certain strategies; requiring that the funding for Vision Zero be as provided by the Governor in the State budget; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 377 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Local Pension Systems - Special Disability Retirement Allowance [HB-645]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring that the appropriate authority of a local pension system offer a special disability retirement allowance to certain members under certain circumstances; providing for the calculation of a special disability retirement allowance; exempting the appropriate authority of a local pension system from the requirements of the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Hearing 3/28 At 8:30 A.m. on 03/20/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Trauma Fund - State Primary Adult Resource Center - Reimbursement of On-Call and Standby Costs [HB-607]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the purpose of the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund to include subsidizing the documented costs incurred by the State primary adult resource center to maintain certain on-call and standby health care providers; and requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to develop certain guidelines for the reimbursement of certain costs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 395 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Mandated Reports and Statutory Commissions, Councils, and Committees - Revisions [HB-58]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing certain reporting requirements that are obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative; consolidating certain reporting requirements for efficiency; codifying certain reporting requirements for transparency; modifying certain reporting requirements for practicality; repealing the requirement that the Council for the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services establish a certain workgroup; repealing the Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Hearing 2/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Crosswalks – Violation of Pedestrian Right–of–Way – Penalty [HB-517]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing the maximum fine for a certain motor vehicle violation related to the right-of-way for pedestrians in crosswalks from $500 to $1,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Traffic Accident or Incident Management (Clear the Road Act of 2019) [HB-376]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration, the Maryland Transportation Authority, the Maryland State Police, or a local agency on a highway under its jurisdiction to push or move a disabled vehicle, spilled cargo, or debris off the roadway without the consent of the driver under certain circumstances; prohibiting the pushing or moving of a disabled vehicle, spilled cargo, or debris off the roadway under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Allegany County and Garrett County - School Buses - Length of Operation [HB-276]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the length of time a school vehicle may be operated in Allegany County and Garrett County from 12 years to 15 years, unless it fails to meet the applicable school bus and motor vehicle safety standards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Allegany County Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 115 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Highway Worker Safety [HB-1422]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting a person from committing certain acts while operating a motor vehicle in a highway work zone or on a bridge or highway that is under construction if a highway worker is present; providing that a person may not be convicted for a violation under the Act if the violation was due to a mechanical failure of the vehicle or the negligence of a highway worker or another person; establishing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/27/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-112]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as a result of the person operating a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner or in violation of any other rules of the road provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing that a person convicted of a violation of the Act may be fined up to $2,000 and must appear in court and may not prepay the fine; establishing additional penalties of participation in a motor vehicle safety course and up to 150 hours of community service; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 4/02 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Residential Rehabilitation Programs - Reporting of Critical Incidents [HB-1060]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health to provide the address of a residential rehabilitation program to certain entities at least 14 days before issuing a certain license; requiring the administrative head of a residential rehabilitation program to report a certain critical incident to certain entities 24 hours after receiving certain notification; requiring a certain local behavioral health authority to conduct a certain assessment and evaluation within 14 days after receiving a certain report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicles - Security [HB-1003]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that the owner of a rental vehicle may satisfy a certain insurance requirement by maintaining a certain security that is secondary to any other valid and collectible coverage under certain circumstances and subject to a certain exception; providing that security maintained by the owner of a rental vehicle or replacement vehicle is primary under certain circumstances; requiring the owner of a rental vehicle to provide a certain notice to the renter of the rental vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 471 on 05/13/2019
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the release of a motor vehicle accident report to an authorized representative of certain professionals. [SB-57]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to the release of a motor vehicle accident report to an authorized representative of certain professionals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini
Read First Time on 02/01/2019
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the terminology used to describe transportation-related accidents. [HB-4243]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to the terminology used to describe transportation-related accidents.
Sponsored by: Rep. J. M. Lozano
Read First Time on 03/25/2019
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to offenses involving leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. [HB-4020]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to offenses involving leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew S. Murr
Read First Time on 03/21/2019