Commerce And Business
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage [SB-95]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
Requiring certain investor-owned gas, electric, or combination gas and electric companies to require certain contractors and subcontractors to pay their employees not less than the prevailing wage rate for certain projects involving the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, restoration, or alteration of any underground gas or electric infrastructure of the company, and any related traffic control activities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Corporations and Associations – Filing Fee Study [HB-356]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to study and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding certain filing fees and associated requirements of neighboring states that are equivalent or substantially similar to filing fees required under certain sections of the Corporations and Associations Article on or before January 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 1/20 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/29/2021
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Maryland Personal Information Protection Act – Revisions [SB-217]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Finance ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a business, credit card processor, and vendor to take reasonable care to protect against unauthorized access to personal information connected to credit and debit cards in accordance with certain provisions of law; establishing that a business, credit card processor, or vendor is liable to a certain financial institution for certain reimbursement under certain circumstances; providing that a business, credit card processor, or vendor is not liable to a certain financial institution under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2021
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Agriculture – Neonicotinoid Pesticides – Sale and Storage [HB-208]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Restricting a person that sells a neonicotinoid pesticide under certain provisions of law to selling a neonicotinoid pesticide only to a certain certified applicator or farmer; and requiring a person selling a neonicotinoid pesticide to store each neonicotinoid pesticide in a manner that is inaccessible to customers without the assistance from the person or an employee of the person.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 1/29 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Public Health - Prohibition on Testing Cosmetics on Animals [SB-282]
[Public Health ]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a person from conducting or contracting for animal testing in the development of a cosmetic; prohibiting a manufacturer from selling or offering for sale in the State a cosmetic under certain circumstances beginning July 1, 2022; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not apply to certain animal testing; prohibiting a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing provisions of local law relating to animal testing on cosmetics; establishing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 1/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Prices Listed on Dealer Websites [SB-208]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from listing on the dealer's website a vehicle for sale or lease at the purchase price, coerce or require a dealer to list a price different from the purchase price on the dealer's website, or take an adverse action against a dealer for listing a vehicle at a particular price on the dealer's website; and defining "purchase price" as the full delivered price of a vehicle, excluding taxes, title fees, and certain other dealer charges.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/19 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Interstate Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact [SB-139]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Entering into the Interstate Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; stating the purpose of the Compact; requiring a state to meet certain requirements to participate in the Compact; establishing certain duties of member states; authorizing a certain state to charge a certain fee for granting a certain compact privilege; requiring certain occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants to meet certain eligibility requirements to receive certain licensure and exercise a certain privilege; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 94 on 04/13/2021
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Plastic Bag Reduction Act [HB-314]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting, on or after July 1, 2022, a certain retail establishment from distributing plastic carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale; providing that, on or after July 1, 2022, only the State may enact a law or take other action to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the use of certain plastic bags by a retail establishment, that certain authority of a county or municipality is preempted, and that certain laws or ordinances are superseded; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman
Referred Finance on 03/11/2021
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Climate Crisis and Education Act [SB-76]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Education ]
Establishing a Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; establishing a greenhouse gas reduction target of 60% from 2006 levels by 2030 and net-zero by 2045; establishing a Climate Crisis Council to develop a plan to reach the reduction targets and submit it to the General Assembly by December 31, 2022; requiring the Council to have the plan verified in a certain manner; requiring a greenhouse gas pollution fee on all fossil fuels brought into the State for combustion in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 01/18/2021
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Natural Resources - Aquaculture - Leases [SB-350]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
Repealing the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to establish Aquaculture Enterprise Zones and issue leases within those zones for shellfish aquaculture; authorizing the Department to issue enterprise leases under certain circumstances for the cultivation of native or naturalized species of aquatic plants; prohibiting the Department from issuing an enterprise lease for the cultivation of nonnative species; requiring an applicant for a lease to pay an application fee; establishing a maximum lease term of 5 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 1/14 At 3:00 P.m. on 12/29/2021
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Foreign Corporations - Resident Agents - State Department of Assessments and Taxation [SB-320]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing a foreign corporation to certify that the State Department of Assessments and Taxation is the corporation's resident agent when registering or qualifying with the Department; and authorizing the Department to act as a resident agent for a foreign corporation that does business in the State without a resident agent or with a resident agent who cannot be found or served with the exercise of reasonable diligence.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 1/14 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Natural Resources – Fishing – Wild–Caught Blue Catfish [HJR-1]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Food ]
[Trade ]
Opposing certain inspection rules promulgated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that have drastically impeded the harvest and sale of blue catfish and thus rendered the State unable to adequately use the commercial harvest as a form of control over the invasive blue catfish species; urging the U.S. Congress to amend 21 U.S.C. § 601(w) to exempt the wild catch of domestic catfish from certain inspection requirements; and requiring a copy of the Resolution to be forwarded to certain elected officials.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Third Reading Passed (139-0) on 04/12/2021
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State Real Estate Commission - Property Managers - Registration [HB-239]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a person who provides property management services to be registered as a property manager by the State Real Estate Commission before practicing in the State; authorizing the Commission to deny a registration to an applicant whose license is currently suspended or was revoked; prohibiting the providing of, attempting to provide, or offering to provide property management services unless registered with the Commission as a property manager; subjecting violators of this prohibition to a civil fine of not more than $1,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Hearing 1/19 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/29/2021
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Vehicle Laws - Commercial Motor Carriers - Safety, Inspection, Performance, and Insurance Information (James Cohran's Law) [SB-140]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring certain employers of commercial motor vehicle drivers to provide the U.S. Department of Transportation number of any entity currently owned by the employer and website address for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Safety and Fitness Records (SAFER) System to a prospective employee driver on a bona fide offer of employment; and providing certain civil penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters
Hearing 2/03 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions [HB-117]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Finance ]
Requiring a business, credit card processor, and vendor to take reasonable care to protect against unauthorized access to personal information connected to credit and debit cards in accordance with certain provisions of law; establishing that a business, credit card processor, or vendor is liable to a certain financial institution for certain reimbursement under certain circumstances; providing that a business, credit card processor, or vendor is not liable to a certain financial institution under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2021
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Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals [HB-264]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Food ]
[Environmental ]
Requiring a certain person that generates food residuals to separate the food residuals from other solid waste and ensure that the food residuals are diverted from final disposal in a refuse disposal system in a certain manner; applying the requirements of the Act to certain persons that generate certain amounts of food residuals; authorizing a person experiencing undue hardship because of the costs of diverting food residuals to apply for a certain waiver; requiring the Department of the Environment to issue a certain warning; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 1/27 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Environment – Packaging, Containers, and Paper Products – Producer Responsibility [HB-36]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, by October 1, 2022, a producer of certain packaging, containers, and paper products to individually or as part of a stewardship organization submit a covered materials and products stewardship plan to the Department of the Environment for approval; prohibiting, on or after a October 1, 2024, a producer of covered materials and products from selling or distributing covered materials and products unless the producer individually or as part of a stewardship organization has an approved stewardship plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/26/2021
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Procurement - Minority Business Participation Goals - Waiver [SB-197]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Prohibiting certain units of State government from waiving certain minority business enterprise goals for emergency or expedited procurement contracts or contracts for the purchase of commodities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing Canceled on 02/02/2021
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Department of the Environment - Office of Recycling - Recycling Market Development [SB-116]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Requiring the Office of Recycling in the Department of the Environment to promote the development of markets for recycled materials and recycled products in the State; requiring the Office to evaluate the availability of certain markets and identify businesses in the State that use recycled materials; requiring that the annual Maryland solid waste management and diversion report be submitted to the General Assembly by September 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, and include certain activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/29/2021
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Economic Development - Job Creation Tax Credit - Qualified Position and Revitalization Area [HB-278]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "qualified position" for purposes of eligibility under the job creation tax credit program; altering the definition of "revitalization area" to include a certain Tier I county for purposes of the program; applying the Act to job creation tax credits certified after December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 1/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/22/2021