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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Disabled Active Military, Former Prisoners of War, Recipients of the Purple Heart Award, and Disabled Veterans [SB-225]
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Exempting from the requirement to obtain specified licenses any person serving in the Armed Forces of the United States who has a service-connected disability, if, while angling, possesses valid military identification or any resident serving in the Armed Forces on leave in the State, if, while angling, possesses a copy of the resident's official leave order; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue specified complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to an out-of-state person under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Delegates Stein, Folden, And Gilchrist on 04/11/2016
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Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum [SB-140]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Governors of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, located in Talbot County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide C Eckardt
Hearing 3/12 At 11:00 A.m. on 03/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays - Membership From Ocean City [SB-132]
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Authorizing the Mayor of Ocean City to appoint a designee of the Mayor as a member of the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays; and establishing that a member from the Atlantic Coastal Bays Watershed who is the Mayor of Ocean City or the designee of the Mayor is not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 51 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Operation and Maintenance Costs - Low-Income Homeowners [HB-90]
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Authorizing specified fee revenue collected for the Bay Restoration Fund to be used for financial assistance for specified low-income homeowners for the cost, up to 50%, of an operation and maintenance contract of up to five years for on-site sewage disposal systems that utilize nitrogen removal technology; and requiring the Department or a local government to determine applicant eligibility and the amount of assistance to be provided; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen W Lafferty
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 93 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fish and Fisheries [HB-766]
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Clarifying the uses of the Fisheries Research and Development Fund; altering the standards, procedures, and requirements governing scientific collection permits for fisheries; clarifying the minimum publication frequency of public notices for specified regulations; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue specified annual complimentary fishing licenses to specified individuals; establishing that a maximum of 20 complimentary fishing licenses for each state other than Maryland may be outstanding at any time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 117 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - County Oyster Committees [HB-758]
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Altering the structure, membership, and duties of county oyster committees in the State; repealing specified selection processes and establishing an election process for county oyster committees; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to report to each county oyster committee on or before February 28 of each year, the total amounts of the oyster surcharge and the oyster taxes collected, and the statewide revenues used for activities undertaken to restore and manage the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fishing - Regulation and Use of Commercial Finfish Trotlines [HB-63]
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Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with specified entities, to adopt regulations defining and governing the use of commercial finfish trotlines; establishing an exception to the prohibition against using more than two hooks or sets of hooks for each commercial rod or line by authorizing a tidal fish licensee to use a finfish trotline; and providing for the termination of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 86 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Licenses [HB-62]
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Altering the application and issuance requirements and procedures for specified fishing and hunting licenses and registrations; repealing the reimbursement standards and procedures applicable to agents of the Department of Natural Resources who have unsold angler's or hunting licenses; repealing the prohibition against issuing a hunting license without specified written consent to an applicant under the age of 16 years; requiring a hunter of migratory game birds to be in possession of proof of purchase of the Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 85 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Poultry Litter Management Act [HB-599]
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Requiring a specified integrator to place poultry only at a contract operation that maintains a specified nutrient management plan; requiring an integrator to be responsible for the removal and delivery of all excess manure in accordance with specified requirements; requiring an integrator to be responsible for the removal and delivery of all excess manure; requiring integrators, or manure brokers or manure transporters working under contract with an integrator, to deliver excess manure only to specified facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Birth and Death Certificates - Fee Reduction [HB-459]
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Decreasing from $24 to $10 fees for certified copies of specified certificates; and decreasing from $20 to $10 the portion of each fee collected by local health departments required to be transferred to the General Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 316 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Intrafamily Transfers [HB-389]
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Altering the definition of "immediate family" as it relates to intrafamily transfers of specified property authorized in a local jurisdiction's Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area protection program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 103 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Toll Collection [HB-35]
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Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to implement a procedure at the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Chesapeake Bay Bridge by July 1, 2026, that requires all tolls to be paid by an electronic means that allows vehicles to pass through the toll plaza without stopping at a toll booth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Use of Funds - Nutrient Credit Purchases [HB-325]
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Authorizing funds in the Bay Restoration Fund to be used for the costs associated with the purchase of cost-effective nitrogen and phosphorous nutrient credits in support of the efforts by the State to restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay; and requiring the Department of the Environment to consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Natural Resources when adopting specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum [HB-206]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Governors of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, located in Talbot County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Chesapeake Bay Commemorative Registration Plates - Truck Eligibility [HB-179]
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Repealing the weight restriction on a Class E (truck) vehicle for eligibility for a Chesapeake Bay Commemorative Registration Plate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Comptroller - Taxpayer Protection Act [HB-162]
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Altering the definition of "public record" to exclude specified documents about State employees' salaries; authorizing specified employees of the Comptroller's Office to act as police officers when enforcing specified tax laws; requiring a tax collector to impose a penalty on specified paid tax preparers not to exceed 100% of the underpayment of tax resulting from a false return filed with the intent to evade the payment of tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Sustainable Oyster Population and Fishery Act of 2016 [HB-1603]
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Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, to conduct a specified study related to the public oyster fishery; requiring the Department to identify specified oyster management strategies in a specified manner; requiring the Department to submit its final report to the Governor, the Oyster Advisory Commission, and the General Assembly by December 1, 2018; providing that the Act does not limit the Department's ability to manage the oyster fishery; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Complimentary Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Former Prisoners of War, Recipients of the Purple Heart Award, and Disabled Veterans [HB-1531]
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[Veterans ]
[Recreation ]
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Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue specified complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to a Maryland resident who certifies that the resident is a recipient of the Purple Heart award; authorizing the Department to issue specified complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to an out-of-state person who certifies that the person is a former prisoner of war, a recipient of the Purple Heart award, or a 100% service connected disabled American veteran, under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Christin Simonaire
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/18/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Environment - Water Appropriation Permit - Aquaculture Exemption [HB-1527]
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Creating an exemption from the requirement to obtain a water appropriation permit under specified circumstances for specified use of tidal waters for oyster aquaculture purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony J. O'Donnell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 142 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Cownose Rays - Use of Projectile Gear Prohibited [HB-1519]
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Prohibiting a person from using projectile gear, including a bow, gig, spear, or spear gun, to catch cownose rays from January 1 through July 4.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Robinson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2016