Age Of Majority

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [SB-907] [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: Sen. Mary Carozza First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Business Regulation - Tobacco Products and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions [SB-895] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Small Business ]
Requiring certain licensees to post a certain sign in a certain location; altering the minimum age, from 18 to 21, for an individual to purchase or be sold tobacco products; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to conduct certain inspections of licensed retailers; authorizing the Department to use individuals under the age of 21 years to assist in conducting a certain inspection; exempting certain individuals from a certain minimum age requirement for an individual to purchase or be sold tobacco products; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley First Reading Economic Matters And Health And Government Operations on 03/19/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Workplace Harassment - Prohibitions, Liability, and Enforcement [SB-872] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Ethics ]
Prohibiting certain individuals granted special access to the State legislative complex from unlawfully harassing or discriminating against certain individuals; requiring the Department of General Services, if requested by a certain individual, to revoke access granted to a person who violates certain provisions of the Act or a regulated lobbyist who violates a certain provision of law; altering the definition of "employee" for the purposes of certain laws governing discrimination in employment; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Advertisements [SB-859] [Cannabis ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ]
Requiring that certain advertisements for medical cannabis, medical cannabis products, or medical cannabis-related services be supported by substantial clinical evidence or data and include information about side effects or risks associated with the use of cannabis; prohibiting advertisements from being false or misleading or from containing certain designs, pictures, illustrations or representations; requiring any website owned, managed, or operated by certain providers to employ a neutral age-screening mechanism; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/02/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools - Discrimination - Prohibition [SB-848] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Disabilities ] [Human Rights ] [Funding ] [Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a nonpublic elementary or secondary school that receives State funds from refusing enrollment of, expelling, withholding privileges from, or otherwise discriminating against any student or prospective student because of an individual's race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; making certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination in employment applicable to certain schools that receive State funds; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee Hearing 2/14 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Employees', Teachers', and Correctional Officers' Systems - Active Members - Death Benefits [SB-828] [Pensions ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Retirement ]
Providing certain survivor benefits to certain surviving children of certain members of the State Retirement and Pension System; providing for the payment of a certain allowance to surviving children of a member when there is no surviving spouse; providing for the distribution of a certain allowance to surviving children; allowing certain surviving children to participate in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith Approved By The Governor - Chapter 208 on 04/18/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Law - Court Records - Sealing [SB-625] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Repealing a provision of law requiring the juvenile court to order certain court records sealed after a child has reached 21 years of age; and requiring the juvenile court to order the court records of a child sealed when the court's jurisdiction is terminated under a certain provision of law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - Minimum Age and Civil Fines [SB-378] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Altering certain provisions of law to prohibit a certain person from distributing a certain tobacco product or electronic nicotine delivery system to an individual under the age of 21 years, rather than to a minor; prohibiting a person from distributing a certain tobacco product or electronic nicotine delivery system without first examining a government-issued photographic identification of a certain purchaser or recipient in order to determine the date of birth of the prospective purchaser or recipient; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley First Reading Finance And Judicial Proceedings on 01/31/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage (Fight for Fifteen) [SB-280] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for certain time periods and for certain employers except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase to the minimum wage rate if the seasonally adjusted total employment is negative, subject to certain limitations; requiring the Governor's proposed budget for certain fiscal years to include certain rate increases for certain community service providers over the funding provided in certain legislative appropriations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 11 on 03/28/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Civil Penalties [SB-271] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Consumer Protection ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ]
Increasing certain civil penalties the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to seek if it finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act regarding public accommodations and certain actions by persons licensed or regulated by a unit in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; providing that certain maximum penalty amounts do not apply if a certain discriminatory act is determined to be malicious; requiring any civil penalties collected under the Act be paid to the complainant, not the general fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee Hearing 2/14 At 12:00 P.m. on 01/30/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

General Provisions - Age of Majority - Right to Parental Support and Maintenance [SB-264] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ]
Providing that a certain individual who is continuously enrolled in school, including a secondary school, postsecondary school, or vocational training program, has the right to receive parental support and maintenance until a certain occurrence or until the individual attains the age of 21.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/04/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Carroll County - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal and Sororal Organizations [SB-257] [Gaming ]
Expanding the list of organizations in certain counties that may be licensed to operate not more than five instant ticket lottery machines to include certain fraternal and sororal organizations in Carroll County provided the organization is not a high school or college fraternity or sorority or any other organization the membership of which is restricted wholly or largely to certain students or graduates; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/25/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Rental and Replacement Vehicles - Age-Based Service Determinations - Prohibition [SB-247] [Consumer Protection ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Senior Citizens ]
Prohibiting a rental vehicle company from, solely on the basis of age, refusing to rent a vehicle to an individual or charging an individual a higher rental fee than normally charged if the vehicle owned by the individual is not in use because of a warranty repair, a recall or repair as a result of a recall; and prohibiting, under certain circumstances, an auto repair facility or a vehicle dealer from, solely on the basis of age, refusing to loan a replacement vehicle to an individual or charging an individual a higher rental fee.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings Approved By The Governor - Chapter 258 on 04/30/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Family Law - Kinship Caregivers [SB-24] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Authorizing a local department of social services to place a child for a certain initial placement with a kinship caregiver as an alternative to foster care under certain circumstances; authorizing a local department to place a child with a kinship caregiver if a kinship caregiver is located subsequent to the placement of the child in a foster care setting; specifying that a kinship caregiver may not be under 21 years of age; authorizing a local department to approve an individual as a kinship caregiver under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 78 on 04/18/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Family Law - Marriage - Age Requirements [SB-231] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ]
Repealing certain provisions allowing certain individuals under the age of majority to marry under certain circumstances; and establishing that individuals under the age of 18 may not marry.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/28/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse [SB-192] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Repealing certain provisions of law relating to a surviving spouse making an election to take a certain share of the net estate of the decedent; providing that the purpose of the Act is to ensure that the surviving spouse is reasonably provided for during the surviving spouse's lifetime; providing that a surviving spouse may take a certain elective share amount of a certain estate subject to election; establishing the priority to be used in determining the sources from which a certain elective share amount is payable; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

State Retirement and Pension System - Designation of Beneficiary [SB-120] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
Altering a requirement for designating a beneficiary of a member, former member, or retiree of the State Retirement and Pension System; providing an option for a member, former member, or retiree to designate a beneficiary through the State Retirement Agency's secure access participant portal with an electronic signature; altering the definition of "designated beneficiary"; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith Approved By The Governor - Chapter 204 on 04/18/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Public Health - Care of Medically Fragile Individuals (Channing's Law) [SB-1041] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
Requiring the Office of Health Care Quality to establish, by December 31, 2020, a training program and a skills review and check for nurses who care for medically fragile individuals in the homes of the medically fragile individuals; authorizing the Office to contract or coordinate with a third party to meet certain requirements; requiring, beginning January 1, 2021, a nurse who provides care to a medically fragile individual to complete a certain training program before beginning to provide care except under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Education - Voluntary Ethical Special Education Advocate Certificate Program [SB-1016] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish the Voluntary Ethical Special Education Advocate Certificate Program on or before July 1, 2020, for administration of a voluntary certificate program for ethical special education advocates; specifying qualifications and application procedures for a certificate; requiring the Department to issue a certificate to a certain applicant; authorizing an applicant to petition for judicial review of a decision of the Department that relates to issuing or renewing a certificate; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity [HB-992] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity and verify the voter's address if the voter seeks to vote a regular ballot; requiring an election judge to qualify a voter by requesting the voter to present a current government-issued photo identification; requiring an election judge to authorize an individual to vote a regular ballot; allowing a voter who is unable to present a certain form of identification to vote by provisional ballot under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 03/04/2019

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