Blind Persons
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Catastrophic Injury [HB-1009]
[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: Rep. Joseph F Vallario
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2014
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Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations [SB-934]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Amending specified prior authorizations of State Debt to alter the requirement that specified grantees provide specified matching funds; extending the deadline for specified grantees to present evidence that a matching fund will be presented; providing that specified grants may not terminate before specified dates; changing the locations of specified capital projects; altering the purpose of specified grants; changing the names of specified grantees; making a technical correction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James E DeGrange
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2013
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Primary and Secondary Education - Online Courses and Services - Accessibility [SB-461]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the development, review, and approval of online courses and services to include an assessment regarding the accessibility of the online course or service to individuals with disabilities, including the blind; authorizing the State Department of Education to contract with a third party to develop and conduct specified assessments; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 470 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Web Site Modifications - Accessibility for the Blind [SB-365]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
Allowing an individual or a corporation a credit against the State income tax for costs directly associated with making a Web site accessible to blind individuals; requiring an individual or a corporation that claims the credit to provide verification of the amount of the costs; making the credit refundable; requiring the Comptroller to adopt specified regulations; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals and Surviving Spouses [SB-119]
[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 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Web Site Modifications - Accessibility for the Blind [HB-550]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
Allowing an individual or a corporation a credit against the State income tax for costs directly associated with making a Web site accessible to blind individuals; requiring an individual or a corporation that claims the credit to provide verification of the amount of the costs; making the credit refundable; requiring the Comptroller to adopt specified regulations; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Office of Legislative Audits - Fiscal/Compliance Audits - Blind Industries and Services of Maryland [HB-516]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring that a fiscal/compliance audit conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits include evaluating compliance with applicable laws and regulations relating to the acquisition of goods and services from Blind Industries and Services of Maryland.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2013
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Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals and Surviving Spouses [HB-21]
[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. Cathleen A. Vitale
Hearing 1/16 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
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Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations [HB-1372]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Amending specified prior authorizations of State Debt to alter the requirement that specified grantees provide specified matching funds; extending the deadline for specified grantees to present evidence that a matching fund will be presented; providing that specified grants may not terminate before specified dates; changing the locations of specified capital projects; altering the purpose of specified grants; changing the names of specified grantees; making technical corrections; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 430 on 05/16/2013
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Primary and Secondary Education - Online Courses and Services - Accessibility [HB-1176]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the development, review, and approval of online courses and services to include an assessment regarding the accessibility of the online course or service to individuals with disabilities, including the blind; authorizing the State Department of Education to contract with a third party to develop and conduct specified assessments; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 471 on 05/16/2013
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Public Ethics - Blind Industries and Services of Maryland [HB-1023]
[Ethics ]
Providing that Blind Industries and Services of Maryland is an executive unit under the Maryland Public Ethics Law; providing that an employee or a board member of Blind Industries and Services of Maryland is a public official under the Maryland Public Ethics Law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/04/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
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Residential Child and Youth Care Practitioners - Certification - Modifications [SB-868]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
Requiring the State Board for Certification of Residential Child Care Program Professionals, in consultation with the Children's Cabinet, to establish a tiered certification structure for residential child and youth care practitioners; requiring the Board to establish training requirements for the residential child and youth care practitioners certified by the Board; requiring, rather than authorizing, the Board to set reasonable fees for specified services; authorizing the Board to waive the fees under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Seniors Tax Relief Act [SB-730]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Increasing the amount allowed as a deduction for additional exemptions under the Maryland income tax for individuals who as of the last day of the taxable year are blind or are at least 65 years old; applying the Act to tax years beginning after December 31, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing Cancelled on 03/13/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
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Primary and Secondary Education - Online Courses and Services - Development or [SB-674]
[Education ]
Authorizing county boards of education to request that the State Department of Education develop or review and approve specified online courses and services; requiring the Department to determine within a specified period of time whether a specified delegation will be made; requiring the Department to develop or review and approve specified courses and services within a specified period of time under specified circumstances; authorizing the Department to delegate authority to specified county boards; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals and Surviving Spouses [SB-6]
[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 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2012
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Income Tax Credit - Teachers at the Maryland School for the Blind and the [SB-467]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering a credit against the State income tax for up to $1,500 of tuition costs of specified teachers to include teachers at the Maryland School for the Blind and the Maryland School for the Deaf; providing that a teacher at the Maryland School for the Blind or the Maryland School for the Deaf who is reimbursed for the tuition may not claim the credit for the amount of tuition that is reimbursed; and applying the Act to tax years beginning after December 31, 2011.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Hearing 4/3 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2012
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State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and [SB-278]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Making specified provisions of law related to discrimination by a place of public accommodation applicable to the Internet Web site of a specified business entity; authorizing the remedy for discrimination by a place of public accommodation to include compensatory damages; authorizing specified persons to elect a civil action when a complaint filed with the Commission on Civil Rights alleges discrimination by a place of public accommodation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/19/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals and Surviving Spouses [HB-976]
[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. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Income Tax - Seniors Tax Relief Act [HB-874]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Increasing the amount allowed as a deduction for additional exemptions under the Maryland income tax for individuals who as of the last day of the taxable year are blind or are at least 65 years old; applying the Act to tax years beginning after December 31, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
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Residential Child and Youth Care Practitioners - Certification - Modifications [HB-862]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State Board for Certification of Residential Child Care Program Professionals, in consultation with the Children's Cabinet, to establish a tiered certification structure for residential child and youth care practitioners; requiring the Board to establish training requirements for the residential child and youth care practitioners certified by the Board; requiring, rather than authorizing, the Board to set reasonable fees for specified services; authorizing the Board to waive fees under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter A Hammen
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012