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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Department of Transportation - Heads of Modal Administrations - Senate Confirmation [SB-318]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the appointments of the Executive Director of the Maryland Aviation Administration, the Executive Director of the Maryland Port Administration, the Maryland Transit Administrator, the State Highway Administrator, and the Motor Vehicle Administrator to be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate; and providing for the appointment of the Executive Director of the Maryland Transportation Authority.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2016
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Sales and Use Tax - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Exemption [SB-14]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for materials, parts, or equipment used to repair, maintain, or upgrade aircraft or the avionics systems of aircraft if the materials, parts, or equipment are installed on the aircraft.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward R. Reilly
Hearing 2/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Legislative Audits - Alterations in Audit Requirements [SB-116]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering the time period during which the Office of Legislative Audits and the Legislative Auditor are required to audit specified State funds, programs, authorities, units, and a specified local liquor board; requiring the audit of each unit of State government to be conducted at an interval ranging from 3 to 4 years unless the Legislative Auditor determines, on a per case basis, that more frequent audits are required; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 49 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Property Tax Assessments - Inspection of Property [SB-115]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Prohibiting the Department of Assessments and Taxation or local assessment office from using aerial or ground level photography or similar technologies in performing its review of real property.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J Kasemeyer
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Legislative Audits - Alterations in Audit Requirements [HB-84]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering the time period during which the Office of Legislative Audits and the Legislative Auditor are required to audit specified State funds, programs, authorities, units, and a specified local liquor board; requiring the audit of each unit of State government to be conducted at an interval ranging from 3 to 4 years unless the Legislative Auditor determines, on a per case basis, that more frequent audits are required; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Smoking Marijuana in a Public Place - Prohibition [HB-777]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from smoking marijuana in a public place, in or on a public conveyance, or in any specified area otherwise accessible to the public; establishing a penalty of a fine not to exceed $500 for violation of the Act; providing that a conviction under the Act is a shieldable conviction for a specified purpose; providing for the expungement of a conviction under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit Program [HB-471]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Investments ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 50% of an investment, not to exceed $50,000 or $100,000 for a qualified investor that is a married couple filing jointly or a pass-through entity, made in a qualified innovation business; requiring a qualified investor to meet specified requirements in order to be eligible for the credit; requiring the Department of Economic Competitiveness and Commerce to administer the credit; applying the Act to specified taxable years after December 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Motor Fuel Tax - Aviation Gasoline - Definition [HB-406]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Aerospace ]
[Energy ]
Altering the definition of aviation gasoline for purposes of the motor fuel tax; providing that "aviation gasoline" is gasoline that is used to propel gasoline-powered aircraft and does not include gasoline used to propel a motor vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Government Drone Use - Limitations [HB-351]
[Crime ]
[Drones ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the use of a drone by an agent of the State or a political subdivision of the State to fully comply with all specified applicable federal requirements and guidelines; prohibiting an agent of the State or a political subdivision of the State from operating a drone for the purpose of receiving or disclosing information acquired through the operation of a drone except in specified circumstances; providing exceptions to the prohibition against the use of specified drones and the acquisition and disclosure of specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Exemption [HB-313]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for materials, parts, or equipment used to repair, maintain, or upgrade aircraft or the avionics systems of aircraft if the materials, parts, or equipment are installed on the aircraft.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Aviation Administration - Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Management of Food Service and Retail Concessions [HB-228]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the Maryland Aviation Administration to enter into a specified type of lease with a concessions developer to provide food service and retail operations at the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport; requiring the Administration to enter into specified leases if the Administration terminates a lease with a concessions developer prior to the end of the lease; requiring that on or before October 1, 2017, the Administration exercise a specified option to terminate a specified lease; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Hearing 2/12 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Veterans - Medical Marijuana [HB-1452]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
Adding posttraumatic stress disorder under a definition of "debilitating medical condition" for the purposes of specified affirmative defenses to a charge of use or possession of marijuana; establishing a specified affirmative defense for a charge of use or possession of marijuana for a specified qualified veteran patient; establishing a specified written certification for a qualified veteran patient; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 03/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Department of Transportation - Modal Administrations - Appointments [HB-1011]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring that the appointment of the administrator or executive director of specified modal administrations in the Department of Transportation be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/07/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Business and Economic Development - NASA Wallops Flight Facility - Commercial Rocket Boosters and Spacecraft [SJR-6]
[Aerospace ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Urging the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to conduct an environmental impact study related to landing commercial booster rockets and spacecraft at its Wallops Flight Facility; recognizing the enormous economic potential value in the State of the Wallops Flight Facility; and providing that a copy of the resolution be forwarded by the Department of Legislative Services to specified individuals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/30 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/30/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Offshore Wind - Application for Proposed Project - Evaluation and Approval [SB-899]
[Energy ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to evaluate the extent to which an applicant's plan for a specified proposed offshore wind project directly or indirectly encroaches on existing private, State, federal, or military infrastructure, resources, facilities, ranges, or operating environments; and prohibiting the Commission from approving an applicant's proposed offshore wind project unless the proposed offshore wind project will not impact specified restricted areas and a specified warning area in a specified manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2015 [SB-57]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing or altering the distribution of specified revenue; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; authorizing the use of specified funds for specified purposes; providing for the transfer of specified funds; repealing a specified requirement for a specified notice relating to abandoned property to be published in specified newspapers; requiring the Comptroller to maintain a specified abandoned property database; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research, Development, Regulation, and Privacy Act of 2015 [SB-370]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Drones ]
[Economic Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Aerospace ]
Providing that only the State may enact a law or take other action to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the testing or operation of unmanned aircraft systems; requiring the Department of Business and Economic Development, in consultation with other specified institutions, to study specified benefits and concerns; requiring specified State and local government entities and officials to review the use of unmanned aircraft systems and report their findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 164 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Business and Economic Development - NASA Wallops Flight Facility - Commercial Rocket Boosters and Spacecraft [HJR-7]
[Aerospace ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Science ]
Urging the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to conduct an environmental impact study related to landing commercial booster rockets and spacecraft at its Wallops Flight Facility; recognizing the enormous economic potential value in the State of the Wallops Flight Facility; and providing that a copy of the resolution be forwarded by the Department of Legislative Services to specified individuals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles James Otto
Hearing 3/30 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/30/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2015 [HB-72]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing or altering the distribution of specified revenue; increasing from 2 to 3 years the maximum number of years the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene may renew a registration of specified controlled dangerous substances; expanding the uses for which the Department of the Environment may use money in the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund; requiring a local school system with a specified structural deficit to provide specified notifications under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 489 on 05/30/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Crimes - Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Unauthorized Surveillance [HB-620]
[Drones ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting, except under specified circumstances, a person from using a specified unmanned aircraft system to intentionally conduct surveillance of, gather evidence or collect information about, or photographically or electronically record a specified individual or property; and providing penalties for a violation of the Act of up to 1 year in prison or a fine of up to $2,500 or both.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/19/2015