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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Failure to Report Accidental Personal Injury - Penalty [HB-1476]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Altering a specified violation relating to an employer failing to report an accidental personal injury within a specified time required under the workers' compensation law to require the violation to be a knowing violation; and increasing the penalty from up to $50 to a maximum of $500 imposed on an employer for a specified violation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 565 on 05/04/2017
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Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Survival of Claim [HB-1293]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Limiting the survivability of the right to compensation for permanent partial disability payable under specified provisions of law to total compensation not exceeding $65,000; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures [HB-1487]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an action for repossession for failure to pay rent to contain a statement on whether the property is an affected property under specified lead-based paint abatement laws; requiring a court to dismiss an action for repossession for failure to pay rent that does not include specified information concerning the affected property; altering specified time frames for scheduling a trial date and serving a summons; authorizing a court to adjourn a specified trial to obtain documents or other proof of a claim or defense; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund [HB-1347]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a system for adjudication of a claim involving a birth-related neurological injury; providing equitable compensation, on a no-fault basis, for a limited class of catastrophic injuries that result in unusually high costs for custodial care and rehabilitation; establishing the Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund to provide compensation and benefits to eligible claimants; providing for specified premiums and insurance surcharges to be used to finance and administer the Fund; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 03/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Insurance - Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation - Covered Claims [HB-1332]
[Insurance ]
Altering the definition of "covered claim" for purposes of the Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation to include claims resulting from an injury or damage that took place before the earlier of specified dates; altering a specified exclusion from covered claims; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Real Property - Wrongful Detainer Actions - Counterclaims and Cross-Claims [HB-1206]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing a specified prohibition on filing a counterclaim or cross-claim in a wrongful detainer action; and authorizing a counterclaim or cross-claim to be filed in a wrongful detainer action.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Pharmacy Benefits - Processing and Adjudication of Claims - Restrictions on Fees [HB-1162]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Prohibiting pharmacy benefits managers or specified purchasers from directly or indirectly charging a contracted pharmacy, or holding a contracted pharmacy responsible for, specified fees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Commissioner of Financial Regulation and State Collection Agency Licensing Board - Surety Bond Requirements for Licensees and Registrants [SB-924]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Insurance ]
Altering and establishing specified surety bond requirements for specified persons licensed or registered by the Commissioner of Financial Regulation and specified persons licensed by the State Collection Agency Licensing Board; requiring a specified applicant for a new license to file, with the application, a surety bond with the Board; requiring the bond to run to the Board, as obligee, for the benefit of the State and specified persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew A Serafini
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 479 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund [SB-877]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a system for adjudication of a claim involving a birth-related neurological injury; providing equitable compensation, on a no-fault basis, for a limited class of catastrophic injuries that result in unusually high costs for custodial care and rehabilitation; establishing the Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund to provide compensation and benefits to eligible claimants; providing for specified premiums and insurance surcharges to be used to finance and administer the Fund; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Failure to Report Accidental Personal Injury - Penalty [SB-867]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Altering a specified violation relating to an employer failing to report an accidental personal injury within a specified time required under the workers' compensation law to require the violation to be a knowing violation; and increasing the penalty from up to $50 to a maximum of $500 imposed on an employer for a specified violation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 566 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Economic Development - Job Creation Tax Credit - Alteration [SB-873]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the definitions of "qualified position" and "State priority funding area" for purposes of the job creation tax credit program; requiring the Department of Commerce to certify the amount of the tax credit for which a qualified business entity is eligible; altering the calculation of the credits earned under the program; prohibiting the Department from certifying tax credits in a taxable year in excess of $4,000,000; applying the Act to job creation tax credits certified after December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 489 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Notice of Claim for Damages - Repeal [SB-742]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing the requirement that notice of a claim for damages must be filed with the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund within 180 days after the accident before a person may apply or sue for payment from the Fund; repealing provisions of law that prohibit filing or maintaining a specified claim or suit if notice of a claim is not filed within a specified period of time, unless the claimant provides proof that the claimant took specified actions; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Condominiums - Unenforceability of Certain Provisions of Governing Documents [SB-670]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Making unenforceable specified provisions of specified condominium governing documents relating to asserting specified claims; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Insurance - Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation - Covered Claims [SB-697]
[Insurance ]
Altering the definition of "covered claim" for purposes of the Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation to include claims resulting from an injury or damage that took place before the earlier of specified dates; altering a specified exclusion from covered claims; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers [SB-566]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering specified provisions of law governing the payment of warranty claims made by vehicle manufacturers to vehicle dealers; altering the time periods within which a vehicle manufacturer may charge back specified payments or credits made to vehicle dealers under warranty, incentive, or reimbursement programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions [HB-744]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering specified requirements for the resident agent of a Maryland corporation, a limited partnership, and a Maryland statutory trust; 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 674 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Condominiums - Unenforceability of Certain Provisions of Governing Documents [HB-676]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Making unenforceable a provision of declaration, a bylaw, a contract for the initial sale of a unit, or any other instrument made by a developer or vendor in accordance with specified provisions of law under specified circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/29/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program - Establishment [HB-601]
[Telecommunications ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the programs to be funded by the Universal Service Trust Fund; requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to certify the cost of the programs to be paid by the Universal Service Trust Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission to determine the amount of a specified monthly surcharge; establishing the Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program, operated by the Department of Aging, to regularly call the residence of an eligible participant to verify the participant's ability to receive specified notifications; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 673 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions [SB-481]
[Small Business ]
Altering specified requirements for the resident agent of a Maryland corporation, a limited partnership, and a Maryland statutory trust; prohibiting the charter or bylaws of a corporation with capital stock 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2018
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Maine 128th Legislature
An Act To Protect Homeowners from Workers' Compensation Claims [HB-1056]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
An Act To Protect Homeowners from Workers' Compensation Claims
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew W. Moonen
Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 04/25/2017