Blind Persons
Utah 2015 Regular Session
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Substitute Vision Screening Amendments [HB-237]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Substitute Vision Screening Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Allen M. Christensen
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Procurement Preferences - Pricing and Selection Committees [SB-894]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the Pricing Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and merging the function of the Committee with the Pricing Selection Committee for the Employment Works Program; altering the membership and duties of a specified pricing and selection committee; requiring the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and the Department of General Services to report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before January 1 of each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
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Blind or Visually Impaired Children - Individualized Education Programs - Orientation and Mobility Instruction [SB-538]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring individualized education programs for blind or visually impaired children to provide orientation and mobility instruction under specified circumstances; establishing a specified process for a specified individualized education program team to make a specified determination as to whether specified orientation and mobility instruction is appropriate for a specified child and to include it in a specified child's individualized education program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Catastrophic Injury [SB-479]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Insurance ]
Altering the maximum amount of noneconomic damages that may be recovered in health care malpractice and other civil actions for a catastrophic injury under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger P. Manno
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Blind Individuals and Surviving Spouses [SB-226]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Disabilities ]
Authorizing Anne Arundel County and a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county and municipal corporation property tax imposed on specified residential property owned by specified blind individuals or surviving spouses of blind individuals; requiring that a property tax credit authorized by the Act shall be granted in addition to any property tax exemption authorized by law, except under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward R. Reilly
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/25/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
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Blind or Visually Impaired Children - Individualized Education Programs - Orientation and Mobility Instruction [HB-535]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring individualized education programs for blind or visually impaired children to provide orientation and mobility instruction under specified circumstances; establishing a specified process for a specified individualized education program team to make a specified determination as to whether specified orientation and mobility instruction is appropriate for a specified child and to include it in a specified child's individualized education program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 430 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Catastrophic Injury [HB-398]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Insurance ]
Altering the maximum amount of noneconomic damages that may be recovered in health care malpractice and other civil actions for a catastrophic injury under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
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Procurement Preferences - Pricing and Selection Committees [HB-349]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Small Business ]
Repealing the Pricing Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and merging the functions of the Committee with the Pricing and Selection Committee for the Employment Works Program; providing that the Committee shall ensure that supplies and services provided by Blind Industries and Services of Maryland or a community service provider create work opportunities for individuals who have a mental or physical disability; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 415 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles [HB-172]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to make specified determinations, review specified information, consider specified issues, and make specified recommendations related to the use of self-driving vehicles; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2015
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Catastrophic Injury [SB-789]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Insurance ]
Altering the maximum amount of noneconomic damages that may be recovered in health care malpractice and other civil actions for a catastrophic injury under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor R. Ramirez
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Lions Camp Merrick [SB-528]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Lions Camp Merrick, Inc. for specified development or improvement purposes related to the septic system at Lions Camp Merrick, located in Charles County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/08 At 4:00 P.m. on 03/08/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
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Department of Disabilities - Study of Accessibility Concepts in Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information Technology Programs in Higher Education [SB-446]
[Disabilities ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Department of Disabilities, in cooperation with the National Federation of the Blind, to study and make recommendations regarding accessibility concepts in computer science, information systems, and information technology programs in higher education; requiring the Department to submit a preliminary report and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on or before specified dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 502 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
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Libraries - Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - Funding [SB-419]
[Libraries ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the State Department of Education to include operating funds for the Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in its budget; requiring the Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to receive a specified amount of funding beginning in fiscal year 2016 and in each fiscal year thereafter; requiring the Department to disburse funds to the Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 498 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Name Change [SB-20]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Changing the name of the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to the Office of the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind; changing the name of the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind; and making conforming changes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/11/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals and Surviving Spouses [SB-189]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Disabilities ]
Increasing the amount of a property tax exemption for dwelling houses owned by specified blind individuals or surviving spouses of blind individuals from $15,000 of the assessed value of the dwelling to $30,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward R. Reilly
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Lions Camp Merrick [HB-519]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Lions Camp Merrick, Inc. for specified development or improvement purposes related to the septic system at Lions Camp Merrick, located in Charles County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles County Delegation
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals and Surviving Spouses [HB-486]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Disabilities ]
Increasing the amount of a property tax exemption for dwelling houses owned by specified blind individuals or surviving spouses of blind individuals from $15,000 of the assessed value of the dwelling to $30,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
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Department of Disabilities - Study of Accessibility Concepts in Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information Technology Programs in Higher Education [HB-396]
[Disabilities ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Department of Disabilities, in cooperation with the National Federation of the Blind, to study and make recommendations regarding accessibility concepts in computer science, information systems, and information technology programs in higher education; requiring the Department to submit a preliminary report on or before December 15, 2015, and a final report on or before June 30, 2017, of findings and recommendations to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 503 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Special Education - Visually Impaired Students - Orientation and Mobility Evaluation [HB-1300]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a local school system to evaluate the orientation and mobility skills of a child who is visually impaired during an initial evaluation and any reevaluation for the determination of a child's eligibility for an individualized education program; requiring an orientation and mobility evaluation to be conducted in a specified manner; requiring any determinations or recommendations regarding the orientation and mobility skills of a child who is visually impaired to be included in the child's individualized education program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Libraries - Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - Funding [HB-1242]
[Libraries ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the State Department of Education to include operating funds for the Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in its budget; requiring the Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to receive a specified amount of funding beginning in fiscal year 2016 and in each fiscal year thereafter; requiring the Department to disburse funds to the Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/07/2014