Commerce And Business
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
County Revenues - Business Fees and Personal Property Tax Exemption [HB-215]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
Authorizing the governing body of a county to impose a specified fee on business entities that own real or personal property in the county; requiring the Department of Assessments and Taxation to collect and remit the fee revenue to the counties; prohibiting the fee from exceeding specified amounts; requiring a county governing body that imposes a fee to notify the Department on or before July 1 of the year preceding the year in which the fee will be collected; exempting specified personal property from the specified property tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/09/2017
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Adult Entertainment Establishments - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - Sign Posting Requirements [SB-221]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the owner of an adult entertainment establishment to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information sign in each restroom of the adult entertainment establishment in a specified manner; requiring an agency that determines a specified violation has occurred to notify the owner of the adult entertainment establishment or the owner's agent of the violation; providing a maximum civil penalty of $1,000 for each restroom without the specified notification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 646 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Qualifications of Directors of Commercial Banks - Residency [SB-206]
[Finance ]
Decreasing from a majority to at least 30%, the percentage of the directors of a commercial bank who are required to be residents of the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 265 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Polystyrene Food Service Products and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging - Prohibition on Sale [SB-186]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a person from selling in the State specified expanded polystyrene food service products or expanded polystyrene loose fill packaging on or after January 1, 2018; prohibiting specified food service businesses from selling or providing food in specified expanded polystyrene food service products on or after January 1, 2018; authorizing a county health department to impose specified penalties for violations of the Act; requiring a county health department to notify the Department of specified violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 01/31/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Paint Stewardship Program [SB-168]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring specified producers or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment on or before January 1, 2018, and in accordance with specified requirements; requiring the Department to review and approve specified plans, including a specified assessment, submitted in accordance with the Paint Stewardship Program; prohibiting the sale of specified architectural paint under specified circumstances beginning July 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility for Benefits - Business Operation Closings [HB-141]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to exempt employees of an employer that closes its business operation or part of its business operation for a definite period not exceeding 10 weeks for inventory, vacation, or another purpose from the requirement to actively seek work during that period to be eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits; and providing that a specified exemption may be granted only with respect to a specific business operation closing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 248 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Election Law - Persons Doing Public Business - Reporting by Governmental Entities [HB-118]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Repealing the requirement that a governmental entity notify the State Board of Elections if a person doing public business with the governmental entity fails to file a specified statement; requiring a specified governmental entity to provide the State Board with specified information; authorizing the governmental entity to comply with a specified provision of the Act by sending a specified quarterly report to the State Board no later than 10 business days after the close of each calendar quarter; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Hearing 2/07 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/07/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Ethics - Prohibitions and Requirements Regarding Payments During Pendency of Zoning Applications [SB-164]
[Ethics ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibiting applicants, agents of applicants, and immediate family members of the applicants and agents from making a payment to a member or the County Executive of Baltimore County or a specified slate during the pendency of the application; prohibiting a member from voting or participating in any way in the proceeding on an application under specified circumstances; requiring the applicant to file a specified affidavit under oath after the application is filed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility for Benefits - Business Operation Closings [SB-17]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to exempt employees of an employer that closes its business operation or part of its business operation for a definite period not exceeding 10 weeks for inventory, vacation, or another purpose from the requirement to actively seek work during that period to be eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits; and providing that a specified exemption may be granted only with respect to a specific business operation closing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 249 on 04/18/2017
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Minority Business Enterprises - Program Participation - Requirements and Reauthorization [SB-4]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring minority business enterprises serving as subcontractors on specified contracts to submit, within 10 days after notice from the prime contractor of the State's intent to award a contract, documentation providing the percentage and type of work assigned to the subcontractor to the procurement officer and to the contractor; providing the findings of the General Assembly based on a specified disparity study; requiring a specified report on the Minority Business Enterprise Program be submitted by September 30, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 340 on 04/18/2017
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Workers' Compensation - Tiered Rating Plans and Merit Rating Plans [SB-72]
[Insurance ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizing a workers' compensation insurer to develop a tiered rating plan that establishes discrete tiers based on risk attributes that are not arbitrary, capricious, or unfairly discriminatory and are reasonably related to the insurer's business and economic purposes; requiring a workers' compensation insurer to submit a tiered rating plan to the Insurance Commissioner at least 30 days in advance of the plan's use; authorizing a workers' compensation insurer to use a specified merit rating plan under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 263 on 04/18/2017