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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Howard County - Noise Control - Outdoor Concert Venues Ho. Co. 18-17 [HB-677]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Clarifying a limitation concerning the electronic amplification of sound at an outdoor concert venue with a specified capacity in Howard County; specifying the point from which specified measurements should be taken concerning the electronic amplification of sound at the venue; specifying that specified limitations concerning the electronic amplification of sound at the venue apply even if a satellite stage is used for an event at the venue; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 307 on 04/18/2017
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Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class CT (Cinema/Theater License) [SB-492]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering the requirements for a Class CT (cinema/theater) license in Washington County so that the license may be issued only for a cinema or theater that is in a stand-alone building with specified characteristics; altering the days that a license holder may exercise the privileges of the license to include Monday through Saturday and Sunday if the license holder is issued a Sunday permit; authorizing an annual license fee of $1,000 and an annual Sunday permit fee of $250; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2018
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Vital Records - Birth, Death, and Fetal Death Certificates - Fees [HB-618]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
Limiting the circumstances under which a fee may be collected by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or a local health department for a birth, death, or fetal death certificate requested by an agency of the State or any of its political subdivisions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Potomac Compact for Fair Representation [HB-622]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Establishing the Potomac Compact for Fair Representation; providing that a party state is not required to comply with the Compact under specified circumstances; establishing the Independent Congressional Districting Commission; requiring the Commission to consider the adoption of a specified congressional districting plan for a party state, draw and adopt a specified congressional districting plan for a party state before a specified deadline, operate in a specified manner, and solicit public feedback; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Anne Arundel County - Board of Education - Selection of Members [HB-555]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
Requiring that, beginning with the 2018 general election, specified members of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education be elected by districts and specified members be appointed; establishing the composition of the county board; providing for residency requirements and terms of office; repealing specified provisions of law establishing and relating to the School Board Nominating Commission of Anne Arundel County; providing for the expiration of the terms of specified appointed members of the county board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/17/2017
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An Act To Authorize Moving the Town Line between Baileyville and Baring Plantation [SB-992]
[Community Development ]
An Act To Authorize Moving the Town Line between Baileyville and Baring Plantation
Sponsored by: Sen. Joyce Maker
Ordered Sent Forthwith. on 05/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
The James Samuel Coleman Act of 2017 [HB-512]
[Education ]
Requiring the geographical boundary of each school district to be determined on a specified cycle; requiring each school district to be composed of a specified number of contiguous legislative districts subject to specified criteria under a specified circumstance; requiring Baltimore City to be one school district; requiring specified departments to determine school districts; establishing the membership of a school district board of education; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Application to Leased Properties [HB-468]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
Applying the prevailing wage law to specified construction contracts on property where the State or a political subdivision of the State is the owner and the State or political subdivision leases, or plans to lease, the property or a portion of the property; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2017
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Prevailing Wage - Tax Increment Financing Developments - Application [HB-466]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the prevailing wage law to apply to specified structures or works constructed with specified bond proceeds in tax increment financing development districts established under State or local law; and applying the Act only to a contract executed on or after July 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2017
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Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Cigar Shop Licenses [HB-396]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing a cigar shop beer, wine, and liquor license in Frederick County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue the license to a specified establishment; specifying that the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor to a cigar shop customer for consumption in the smoking room of the cigar shop; prohibiting the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages at the cigar shop from exceeding a specified amount; providing for an annual fee of $500; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/10/2017
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Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Issuance of Licenses Near Places of Worship [HB-436]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Religion ]
Authorizing the Baltimore County Board of License Commissioners to transfer, convert, and issue a specified license for an establishment that is at least 100 feet away from a place of worship under specified circumstances and subject to specified restrictions and qualifications; and making a specified exception to a prohibition against issuing a license for an establishment that is within 300 feet of a place of worship or school.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018
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Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses [SB-384]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Exempting an applicant for a specified Class B-D-7 license in a specified Old Goucher Revitalization District in the 43rd alcoholic beverages district in Baltimore City from specified zoning requirements; creating exceptions under which the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City may issue specified new Class B-D-7 licenses in specified alcoholic beverages districts under specified circumstances; providing that a specified Class B-D-7 license may be transferred within the Old Goucher Revitalization District; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 81 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Redistricting Reform Act of 2017 [HB-385]
[Elections ]
Creating the General Assembly and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission; requiring the Commission to divide the State to create General Assembly legislative districts and congressional districts, as specified; providing for the membership, qualifications, and duties of the Commission; specifying requirements for the adoption of redistricting plans; requiring the Legislative Auditor to establish and administer an application process for individuals seeking appointment to the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/20/2017
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Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Contracts to Sell Liquor for Off-Premises Consumption MC 18-17 [HB-315]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control to contract with specified retail outlets to sell liquor for off-premises consumption under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to adopt regulations to establish criteria for contracting with retail outlets; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 442 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Connection Pipe Emergency Replacement Loan Program MC/PG 109-17 [HB-320]
[Water ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to establish a Connection Pipe Emergency Replacement Loan Program to provide loans to residential customers to finance the replacement of malfunctioning pipes; requiring the Program to include a requirement regarding notification or certification of an active leak; requiring that the replacement of specified pipes be performed by a plumber licensed by the Commission; requiring the Program to provide loans on a first- come, first-served basis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/04/2017
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Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission - Mid-Atlantic States Regional Districting Process [HB-367]
[Elections ]
Requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in the year immediately after the decennial United States Census, to obtain adjusted State census data and provide it, within 30 days of receipt, to the temporary redistricting commission established under the Act; requiring the commission to hold hearings at times likely to maximize public participation and in locations that represent the State's specified diversity; requiring the commission to adopt a congressional districting plan; providing a specified contingency; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Warehouse Shopping Clubs - Beer or Wine Licenses [HB-296]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing a local licensing board to issue a Class A (off-sale) beer license, wine license, or beer and wine license for use in conjunction with or on the premises of warehouse shopping clubs with a minimum of 120,000 square feet of retail and storage area and within 10 miles of the State border; prohibiting a license holder from operating a gasoline service station or allowing a gasoline service station to be operated on or adjacent to the licensed premises; and establishing that a license holder may sell beer or wine only by the case.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/06/2017
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Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Cigar Shop Licenses [SB-326]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing a cigar shop beer, wine, and liquor license in Frederick County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue the license to a specified establishment; specifying that the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor to a cigar shop customer for consumption in the smoking room of the cigar shop; prohibiting the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages at the cigar shop from exceeding a specified amount; providing for an annual fee of $500; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/17/2017
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Alcoholic Beverages - Wine Village Permit [SB-275]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a wine village permit; authorizing the Comptroller to issue the permit to a holder of a Class 4 limited winery license for use at a location in an area that a governing body of a county or municipality designates within its territory; requiring the governing body to give notice to the Comptroller of the boundaries of the wine village; requiring the holder to comply with specified laws and regulations; authorizing the holder to sell wine and pomace brandy in a specified amount and to sell or serve specified foods; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2017
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Maryland Insurance Administration - Rate Making for Automobile and Homeowner's Insurance [SB-289]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Repealing provisions of law that require the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the effect of competitive rating on the insurance markets in the State; requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to continue to collect and analyze data relating to the competitiveness of specified insurance markets, to review and analyze information on the use of a specified factor in establishing specified rates, and to notify the Governor and the General Assembly of specified changes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 514 on 05/04/2017