Auditors And Audits
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Securities Act - Vulnerable Adults [SB-951]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the Maryland Securities Act to regulate federal exempt broker-dealers; establishing the Securities Act Registration Fund to be used to administer and enforce the Act; altering the actions that are unlawful under the Maryland Securities Act; requiring specified individuals that believe that a specified adult is the subject of financial exploitation to notify the Commissioner within 5 days of developing a reasonable belief that financial exploitation exists or to provide immediate notification under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 838 on 05/27/2017
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Legislative and Congressional Districting [HB-966]
[Elections ]
Creating the General Assembly Legislative Redistricting and Apportionment Commission; requiring the Commission to divide the State to create specified General Assembly districts; providing for the membership, qualifications, and duties of the Commission; specifying requirements for the adoption of redistricting plans; establishing the Commission to Study Congressional Districting; requiring the Commission to Study Congressional Districting to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Operations [SB-910]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
Repealing a provision of law subjecting the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund to the imposition of a specified premium tax; altering the scope of provisions of law governing prior approval rate making to exclude the Fund; providing that provisions of law governing competitive rating rate making apply to the Fund under specified circumstances; repealing a provision of law that makes the Fund subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 509 on 05/04/2017
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Transportation - Transit Service - State Grants [SB-963]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering a provision of law concerning the amount of a specified grant that the Department of Transportation is required to provide to the Washington Suburban Transit District for a share of the regional transit operating deficits of the regional transit system for which the District is responsible; altering provisions of law concerning the amount of an annual grant that the Department is required to provide to Prince George's County and Montgomery County for eligible local bus service; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Board of Physicians - Medical Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Verification, Publication, and Notification Requirements (Janet's Law) [HB-957]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a specified physician to provide the State Board of Physicians with verification or documentation within 25 business days after the physician receives the request from the Board that the physician maintains medical professional liability insurance; requiring the public profile of specified licensees of the Board to include information on whether the licensee maintains medical professional liability insurance; requiring each licensee practicing medicine to provide a specified written notification; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 770 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections [SB-832]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Ethics ]
Establishing a system of public financing of campaigns for specified General Assembly candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to administer the system; requiring the Comptroller to credit to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund money collected under specified provisions of the Act and to distribute public contributions to the campaign finance entities of specified candidates; specifying procedures, requirements, and conditions participating candidates must meet to receive a distribution from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Income Tax - Film Production Activity Tax Credit - Small or Independent Film Entities [SB-723]
[Film Production ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Authorizing a Maryland small or independent film entity to qualify as a film production entity under specified circumstances; altering a specified audit requirement to apply only to an entity with total direct costs that exceed $500,000; altering the amount of specified tax credit certificates that the Secretary of Commerce may issue under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Local Government - Sexual Assault Cases - Local Audits [SB-780]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a county or municipality to conduct a third-party audit of specified sexual assault cases; requiring a county or municipality to arrange a third-party audit of sexual assault cases under specified circumstances; establishing the requirements for a third-party audit of sexual assault cases; requiring the Office of the Attorney General to establish and maintain guidelines for third-party audits of sexual assault cases; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Distribution of Marriage Ceremony Fees [HB-864]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Making specified marriage ceremony fees nonrefundable and payable before a marriage license is issued; reducing a marriage ceremony fee in Cecil County; altering a requirement that specified clerks retain and distribute marriage ceremony fees in a specified manner; requiring that specified clerks pay marriage ceremony fees to the State Comptroller to be used in a specified manner; requiring the recipients of marriage ceremony fees to report annually on the use of the fees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Office of Legislative Audits - Performance Audits - Local Alcoholic Beverages Licensing Boards [HB-792]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Office of Legislative Audits, at the request of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, to conduct a performance audit of the local alcoholic beverages licensing board for a county or the City of Annapolis to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the board's management practices and use of resources; authorizing the employees and specified representatives of the Office of Legislative Audits to have access to specified records; requiring specified audit reports to be sent to specified persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 524 on 05/04/2017
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Education - Prekindergarten Student Assessment [SB-667]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Authorizing a county board of education to administer the early learning assessment to enrolled prekindergarten students in the county; authorizing the assessment to be administered to a specified student for the purpose of identifying a disability; and requiring a county board to consult with prekindergarten teachers, including teachers nominated by the exclusive bargaining representative, in determining how to implement the assessment.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 334 on 04/18/2017
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Providing Our Workers Education and Readiness (POWER) - Apprenticeship Act [SB-699]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring a contractor or subcontractor awarded a specified contract for a specified construction project that receives specified funding from the State capital budget to be affiliated with, and to use apprentices from, an apprenticeship program that is registered with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation or the United States Department of Labor, or requiring the contractor or subcontractor to make specified payments to the State Apprenticeship Training Fund or to specified apprenticeship programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Second Reading Passed on 04/10/2017
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Local Infrastructure Fast Track for Maryland Act [SB-586]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the Office of Legislative Audits to perform an audit of local governments that receive a distribution of highway user revenues; increasing, over 7 fiscal years, the portion of highway user revenues that is distributed to local governments; altering the allocation of the local share of highway user revenues among Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities; requiring, if distributions to municipalities do not equal $26,400,000, that additional distributions of highway user revenues be made to specified municipalities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Education - State Grants for Education Aid [HB-684]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the criteria for a county board of education to be eligible to receive supplemental prekindergarten State grants in fiscal years 2018 through 2020; making specified grants to Baltimore City Public Schools subject to Baltimore City providing specified local contributions; requiring the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to make specified disbursements; requiring a specified audit; requiring the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to develop a specified financial recovery plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 6 on 04/03/2017
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Public Health - Expensive Drugs - Manufacturer Reporting and Drug Price Transparency Advisory Committee [HB-666]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, on or before March 31 each year, the manufacturer of an expensive drug sold or offered for sale in the State to file with the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene a specified annual report; establishing the Drug Price Transparency Advisory Committee; requiring a manufacturer of an expensive drug to file a notice with the Secretary before increasing a specified price or a specified cost by more than a specified percentage or amount during specified periods of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Maryland Paint Stewardship Program [HB-674]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring specified producers or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment on or before January 1, 2018, in accordance with specified requirements; requiring the Department to review and approve specified plans, including a specified assessment, submitted in accordance with the Paint Stewardship Program; prohibiting the sale of specified architectural paint after a specified date or 3 months after plan approval; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program - Establishment [HB-601]
[Telecommunications ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the programs to be funded by the Universal Service Trust Fund; requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to certify the cost of the programs to be paid by the Universal Service Trust Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission to determine the amount of a specified monthly surcharge; establishing the Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program, operated by the Department of Aging, to regularly call the residence of an eligible participant to verify the participant's ability to receive specified notifications; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 673 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission - Review of Drug Transparency and Notification Laws and Initiatives [SB-437]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Insurance ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission to review specified prescription drug transparency and notification laws and initiatives and information for purposes of assessing proposals for the adoption and implementation of laws or other initiatives in the State; authorizing the Commission, as part of its review, to consider specified studies and to receive input from experts on prescription drug pricing; and making the Act subject to a specified contingency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/06/2017
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Education - Prekindergarten Student Assessment [HB-548]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Authorizing a county board of education to administer the early learning assessment to enrolled prekindergarten students in the county; authorizing the assessment to be administered to a specified student for the purpose of identifying a disability; and requiring a county board to consult with prekindergarten teachers, including teachers nominated by the exclusive bargaining representative, in determining how to implement the assessment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 333 on 04/18/2017
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St. Mary's County - Auditing Requirements - Repeal [SB-394]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Property Tax ]
Repealing specified provisions of law that relate to the appointment, salary, removal, and powers of a county auditor for St. Mary's County; and repealing specified provisions of law concerning a specified annual audit and an accounting system in the county.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2018