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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Political Subdivisions - Legal Notice Requirements - Posting on Websites [SB-324]
Authorizing a county or municipality to satisfy a requirement to publish legal notices in a newspaper of general circulation by posting the notices on the county's or municipality's website; requiring notices posted on a county or municipality website to be conspicuously displayed and to be easily accessible; requiring a county or municipality that chooses to post notices on the Internet to publish a certain notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality and to offer a certain mail service; etc.
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Political Subdivisions - Legal Notice Requirements - Posting on Websites [HB-553]
Authorizing a county or municipality to satisfy a requirement to publish legal notices in a newspaper of general circulation by posting the notices on the county's or municipality's website; requiring notices posted on a county or municipality website to be conspicuously displayed and to be easily accessible; requiring a county or municipality that chooses to post notices on the Internet to publish certain advance notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality and to offer a certain mail service; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions [SB-1065]
Prohibiting the charter or bylaws of a corporation from imposing liability on a specified stockholder for the attorney's fees or expenses of the corporation or any other party in connection with an internal corporate claim; authorizing the charter or bylaws of a corporation, consistent with jurisdictional requirements, to require that internal corporate claims be brought only in specified courts; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Corporations - Formation of a Holding Company by Merger [SB-1056]
Establishing a process for the formation of a specified holding company through the merger of a Maryland parent corporation with or into a specified wholly owned subsidiary of the Maryland parent corporation; providing that a vote of the stockholders of the parent corporation is not necessary to authorize the merger except under specified circumstances; requiring that the merger be approved by a majority of the entire board of directors of the parent corporation; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Local Government - Municipal Elections - Tie Votes [HB-852]
Requiring a municipality to fill a vacancy that resulted from a tie vote in an election for a municipal office within 90 days after the date of the election.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Banking Institutions - Authorization and Task Force [HB-794]
Authorizing a political subdivision to establish a public banking institution within the jurisdiction of the political subdivision and act as an incorporator to establish the public banking institution; establishing the Maryland State Banking Task Force to review and evaluate the creation of a Maryland State Bank; requiring that on or before December 1, 2016, the Task Force shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions [HB-1544]
Prohibiting the charter or bylaws of a corporation from imposing liability on a specified stockholder for the attorney's fees or expenses of the corporation or any other party in connection with an internal corporate claim; authorizing the charter or bylaws of a corporation, consistent with jurisdictional requirements, to require that internal corporate claims be brought only in specified courts; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Corporations - Formation of a Holding Company by Merger [HB-1513]
Establishing a process for the formation of a specified holding company through the merger of a Maryland parent corporation with or into a specified wholly owned subsidiary of the Maryland parent corporation; providing that a vote of the stockholders of the parent corporation is not necessary to authorize the merger except under specified circumstances; requiring that the merger be approved by a majority of the entire board of directors of the parent corporation; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Municipalities - Parking Authorities [SB-540]
Authorizing a municipality that is organized under Article XI-E of the Maryland Constitution to create a parking authority as a body politic and corporate as provided under the Parking Authorities Act; authorizing a municipality to authorize an authority to take specified actions; requiring a municipality to determine specified matters by local law in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, delivery, and payment of specified revenue bonds as authorized under the Parking Authorities Act; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Pilots - Recreational Vessels - Employment Requirement [SB-215]
Requiring that a recreational vessel that meets specified parameters employ a licensed pilot to pilot the vessel when it is underway on the navigable waters of the State; defining a specified term; and making the Act an emergency measure.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Election Law - Local Petitions - Advance Determination of Sufficiency of Local Law or Charter Amendment Summary [SB-193]
Requiring an election director of a local board of elections to determine the sufficiency of a summary of a local law or charter amendment contained in a petition when determining the sufficiency of the format of the petition; requiring an election director to provide the sponsor of a petition with an explanation of the reasons for a determination that a summary of a local law or charter amendment is insufficient; requiring the election director to make the determination within a specified period of time; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Municipalities - Parking Authorities [HB-809]
Authorizing a municipality that is organized under Article XI-E of the Maryland Constitution to create a parking authority as a body politic and corporate as provided under the Parking Authorities Act; authorizing a municipality to authorize an authority to take specified actions; requiring a municipality to determine specified matters by local law in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, delivery, and payment of specified revenue bonds as authorized under the Parking Authorities Act; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Municipalities - Charter Amendments - Referendum and Signatures Required for Petitions [HB-682]
Authorizing the legislative body of a municipality to adopt a charter amendment that authorizes the legislative body of the municipality to submit to the qualified voters of the municipality at a regular or special municipal election a proposed charter amendment; lowering from 20% to a percentage no lower than 5% the required percentage of qualified voters of the municipality necessary to petition a proposed charter amendment to a referendum or to initiate a proposed charter amendment; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Election Law - Local Petitions - Advance Determination of Sufficiency of Local Law or Charter Amendment Summary [HB-284]
Requiring an election director of a local board of elections to determine the sufficiency of a summary of a local law or charter amendment contained in a petition when determining the sufficiency of the format of the petition; requiring an election director to provide the sponsor of a petition with an explanation of the reasons for a determination that a summary of a local law or charter amendment is insufficient; requiring the election director to make the determination within 10 days; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Pilots - Recreational Vessels - Employment Requirement [HB-223]
Requiring that a recreational vessel that meets specified parameters employ a licensed pilot to pilot the vessel when it is underway on the navigable waters of the State; defining a certain term; and making the Act an emergency measure.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Transit Authority MC 24-15 [HB-104]
Authorizing the governing body of Montgomery County to create, by local law, a Transit Authority to perform county transit functions as an instrumentality of the county and body corporate and politic and to create a special taxing district, impose a specified special tax, specify the organization and powers of the Transit Authority, establish a specified budget process for the Transit Authority, and specify other matters related to the Transit Authority; etc.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Honaker. [SB-75]
Charter; Town of Honaker; November elections and mayoral term. Moves town council elections from May to November and extends the term of the mayor from two years to four years beginning with the mayor elected in November 2014. This bill contains an emergency clause.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Charter; City of Covington. [SB-609]
Charter; City of Covington. Updates the city's charter to reflect a shift to November municipal elections. The bill also deletes outdated provisions and contains an emergency clause.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Charter; City of Manassas. [SB-567]
Charter; City of Manassas. Updates the city's charter to reflect a shift in the time of local elections from May to November.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Victoria. [SB-544]
Charter; Town of Victoria. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Victoria and repeals the current charter. The proposed charter contains powers typically granted to towns.