Business Regulation And Occupations
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Funeral Directors, Morticians, and Crematory Operators - Disposition of Body by Cremation - Requirement and Liability [SB-1000]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a certain practitioner to dispose of the body of a decedent by cremation if the practitioner receives a certain authorizing document; prohibiting a certain practitioner from requesting or soliciting the consent of certain persons or considering the objection of certain persons to the cremation of a certain body before cremating a certain body if the practitioner received a certain document; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/16/2018
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State Board of Law Examiners – Sunset Extension [HB-97]
[Law Enforcement ]
Continuing the State Board of Law Examiners in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2030, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; and requiring that an evaluation of the Board and the statutes and regulations that relate to the Board be performed on or before December 15, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 591 on 05/15/2018
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Attorney Grievance Commission - Membership [HB-949]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the composition of the Attorney Grievance Commission to include three additional nonlawyer members; providing for the terms and removal of members of the Commission; requiring the Court of Appeals to adopt certain rules; specifying the expiration of the terms of certain members of the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan K Morhaim
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2018
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Business Regulation - Household Goods Movers - Registration [HB-937]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from providing household goods moving services in the State unless the person is registered as a household goods mover under the Act; requiring a person to submit to the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation a certain application and a certain fee to apply for a certain registration; requiring a household goods mover to pay an annual registration fee established by the Department; establishing that a violation of the Act is a misdemeanor and on conviction a violator is subject to a fine of up to $1,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James J. Tarlau
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/06/2018
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Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits [HB-916]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
Increasing from one-third to one-half the maximum portion of a home improvement contract price that a person may receive as a deposit before or at the time of execution of the home improvement contract.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/02/2018
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Burial Sites – Access, Required Consultation, and Tax Credit [HB-877]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that the owner of a burial site or land encompassing a burial site that is more than 50 years old and in which the majority of persons interred have been interred for over 50 years to consult with the Maryland Historical Trust regarding certain matters; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant a property tax credit on a real property improvement that substantiates, demarcates, commemorates, or celebrates a burial ground; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 506 on 05/08/2018
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Business Regulation - Boat Winterization - Shrink Wrapping (Matthew's Law) [HB-803]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Prohibiting a business that winterizes boats from shrink wrapping a boat until all winterization procedures that require an employee to be inside the boat are complete.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Malone
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2018
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Pimlico Community Development Authority – Membership [HB-796]
[Community Development ]
Altering the membership of the Pimlico Community Development Authority; repealing the requirement that the Baltimore City Planning Director serve as the Chair of the Authority; and requiring the Mayor of Baltimore City to appoint the Chair of the Authority.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis S. Anderson
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/01/2018
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State Board of Cosmetologists - Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness Training Requirements [HB-75]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the State Board of Cosmetologists to adopt regulations that establish certain curriculum standards for a certain domestic violence and sexual assault awareness course as part of a certain training program; requiring the Board to adopt regulations that set standards for a continuing education course that, at a minimum, requires an hour of domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training as a part of training in health, safety and welfare subjects; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2018
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Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts [HB-674]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing certain home improvement retailers to obtain the full contract price of a home improvement contract before or at the time of execution of the contract under certain circumstances; requiring certain home improvement retailers to post an irrevocable letter of credit in a certain amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for a certain purpose; authorizing certain owners to file a complaint with the Maryland Home Improvement Commission under certain circumstances; requiring the Commission to investigate certain complaints; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth A. Howard
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/07/2018
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Maryland Plumbing Act - Non-Water-Conserving Fixtures and Devices - Repeal of Criminal Penalties for Sale or Installation [HB-67]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing certain criminal penalties for a violation of certain prohibitions against selling or installing a certain plumbing-related fixture or other device that is not water-conserving.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 343 on 04/24/2018
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Business Regulation – Wireless Security Systems – Local Government Licenses and Permits [HB-645]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a local government from requiring an electrical license or an electrical permit to install, maintain, inspect, replace, or service a wireless security system if the wireless security system does not require submission of a fire protection plan review to a local government for compliance with the State or local building code; authorizing a local government to require providers and operators of wireless security systems to comply with certain ordinances and obtain certain registrations or permits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 205 on 04/24/2018
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Business Occupations - Real Estate Appraisers - Payment by Real Estate Appraisal Management Companies [HB-64]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring an appraisal management company to pay the appraiser for each appraisal or valuation assignment, except under certain circumstances; decreasing from 60 to 45 the number of days after the completion of each certain appraisal or valuation assignment during which an appraisal management company must pay the appraiser, except under certain circumstances; and authorizing the Commission to bring disciplinary action for violation of a certain provision of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 759 on 05/15/2018
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Business Occupations – Obligations of Real Estate Brokers – Voter Registration [HB-55]
[Real Estate ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
Requiring a certain licensed real estate broker, licensed associate real estate broker, or licensed real estate salesperson to provide a voter registration application and information on registering to vote in the local jurisdiction to a client on the date of closing, under certain circumstances; and providing that a certain violation is not subject to a general penalty provision.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 01/22/2018
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Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Licenses – Modifications [HB-47]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing the holder of an electronic nicotine delivery systems retailer license to make sales to consumers through the mail, a computer network, a telephonic network, or another electronic network; authorizing the holder of an electronic nicotine delivery systems wholesaler distributor license or an electronic nicotine delivery systems wholesaler importer license to sell electronic nicotine delivery systems to vape shop vendors; authorizing licensed vape shop vendors to make certain purchases from certain distributors; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 199 on 04/24/2018
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Business Regulation - Trader's Licenses - License Fees [HB-459]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a certain clerk to account for and pay into the General Fund of the State the entire fee received for a trader's license issued in a county or municipal corporation that selects a uniform license fee; exempting from the fee a visually handicapped applicant who meets certain standards and Blind Industries and Services; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to adopt certain regulations on the granting of exemptions from a certain inventory reporting requirement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 04/02/2018
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State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors - Membership [HB-200]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the requirement that certain licensed home inspector members of the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors be members of a certain home inspection organization or society; and requiring certain licensed home inspector members of the Commission to have held a license in the State for at least 5 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 160 on 04/24/2018
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State Board for Professional Engineers - Examination Requirements - Engineer-in-Training [HB-201]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing individuals to apply to the State Board for Professional Engineers or a designee of the Board to take the Fundamentals of Engineering examination in order to obtain an engineer-in-training certificate; repealing certain requirements relating to the examination; authorizing a certain official of the Board to sign an engineer-in-training certificate; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 47 on 04/10/2018
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State Board of Individual Tax Preparers - Requirement to Register - Exemptions [HB-194]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that certain individuals who sign individual tax returns as preparers are not exempt from the requirement to register with the State Board of Individual Tax Preparers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 49 on 04/10/2018
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State Board of Architects and State Board for Professional Land Surveyors - Membership [HB-188]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the eligibility criteria for membership on the State Board of Architects and the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors; requiring at least three members of the State Board of Architects to hold a professional degree from an architecture program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board; requiring one member of the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors to be either a licensed property line surveyor or a professional land surveyor; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 45 on 04/10/2018