Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Baltimore City - Control of the Police Department of Baltimore City [HB-1027]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that the Police Department of Baltimore City is an agency and instrumentality of the City of Baltimore, instead of the State; providing that certain police officers have the authority conferred under a certain provision of law; establishing an Advisory Board on the Transfer of Control of the Police Department of Baltimore City; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that transfer of the Baltimore City Police Department will not remove certain collective bargaining rights of Baltimore City police officers; etc.
HB-1027: Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Baltimore City - Control of the Police Department of Baltimore City
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2021
Corporations - Transfer of Assets and Exchange of Shares of Stock [SB-659]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
Repealing a certain provision of law specifying a certain processing fee for articles of transfer; repealing each provision of law regarding executing and filing articles of transfer; altering the types of actions not required by a corporation for certain transfers of assets, creations of security interests, or exchanges of shares of stocks; clarifying that a transfer of assets by a corporation occurring before October 1, 2018, is not invalid solely because of a failure to file articles of transfer with the Department; etc.
SB-659: Corporations - Transfer of Assets and Exchange of Shares of Stock
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 720 on 05/15/2018
Municipalities - Charter Amendments - Procedures [HB-615]
[Community Development ]
[Elections ]
Requiring the legislative body of a municipality to hold a public hearing and give at least 21 days' advance notice of the public hearing before adopting a resolution initiated by the legislative body that proposes an amendment to the municipal charter; and requiring the legislative body of a municipality to hold a certain public hearing and give 21 days' notice before voting on a proposed charter amendment initiated by a certain petition.
HB-615: Municipalities - Charter Amendments - Procedures
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 285 on 04/24/2018
Baltimore City Charter Amendment - Public Nuisances - Notice [HB-435]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amending the Charter of Baltimore City to require the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City to provide a certain notice and an opportunity for a certain hearing at a later date regarding a certain public nuisance; requiring the Commissioner to provide a certain notice and an opportunity for a certain hearing regarding a certain public nuisance at the time the Commissioner issues a certain order regarding the public nuisance; etc.
HB-435: Baltimore City Charter Amendment - Public Nuisances - Notice
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/05/2018
Baltimore City - Green Career Gender and Minority Empowerment and Training Pilot Program [SB-849]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Community Development ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to establish, subject to the availability of funds, the Green Career Gender and Minority Empowerment and Training Pilot Program on or before January 1, 2020, to encourage young women and minorities to pursue green careers; requiring the Mayor and City Council to take certain actions under the Program; authorizing the Mayor and City Council to coordinate with fiscal sponsors; etc.
SB-849: Baltimore City - Green Career Gender and Minority Empowerment and Training Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
Political Subdivisions - Legal Notice Requirements - Posting on Websites [SB-324]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
[Elections ]
[Libraries ]
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.
SB-324: Political Subdivisions - Legal Notice Requirements - Posting on Websites
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/04/2019
Political Subdivisions - Legal Notice Requirements - Posting on Websites [HB-553]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
[Media and Advertising ]
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.
HB-553: Political Subdivisions - Legal Notice Requirements - Posting on Websites
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Malone
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/11/2019
Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions [SB-1065]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
SB-1065: Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2016
Corporations - Formation of a Holding Company by Merger [SB-1056]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
SB-1056: Corporations - Formation of a Holding Company by Merger
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2016
Public Banking Institutions - Authorization and Task Force [HB-794]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
HB-794: Public Banking Institutions - Authorization and Task Force
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/29/2016
Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions [HB-1544]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
HB-1544: Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/19/2016
Corporations - Formation of a Holding Company by Merger [HB-1513]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
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.
HB-1513: Corporations - Formation of a Holding Company by Merger
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2016
Municipalities - Parking Authorities [SB-540]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
SB-540: Municipalities - Parking Authorities
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 181 on 05/12/2015
Pilots - Recreational Vessels - Employment Requirement [SB-215]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
SB-215: Pilots - Recreational Vessels - Employment Requirement
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 19 on 04/14/2015
Election Law - Local Petitions - Advance Determination of Sufficiency of Local Law or Charter Amendment Summary [SB-193]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
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.
SB-193: Election Law - Local Petitions - Advance Determination of Sufficiency of Local Law or Charter Amendment Summary
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
Municipalities - Parking Authorities [HB-809]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
HB-809: Municipalities - Parking Authorities
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert McMillan
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
Municipalities - Charter Amendments - Referendum and Signatures Required for Petitions [HB-682]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
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.
HB-682: Municipalities - Charter Amendments - Referendum and Signatures Required for Petitions
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/01/2015
Election Law - Local Petitions - Advance Determination of Sufficiency of Local Law or Charter Amendment Summary [HB-284]
[Elections ]
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.
HB-284: Election Law - Local Petitions - Advance Determination of Sufficiency of Local Law or Charter Amendment Summary
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 82 on 04/14/2015