Procurement – Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation [SB-1165]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the definition of "veteran" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing veteran-owned small business enterprise participation in procurement to include only individuals who are verified by the State Department of Veterans Affairs as having served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, other than for training and were discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable; etc.
SB-1165: Procurement – Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen M. Waugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 740 on 05/15/2018
Harford County - Board of License Commissioners - Temporary License Application [SB-114]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting, in Harford County, the Board of License Commissioners from requiring applications for certain temporary licenses to include copies of a catering contract or menu for the licensed event or the signature of the owner of the property where the licensed event is to be held.
SB-114: Harford County - Board of License Commissioners - Temporary License Application
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
First Reading Economic Matters on 03/20/2018
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Certification - Sale to Nonminority Entity [SB-1139]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring certain regulations adopted by the Board of Public Works to include provisions establishing that, if a certified minority business enterprise is sold to a legal entity that is not a certified minority business enterprise, the certified minority business enterprise retains its certification for 3 years after the date of sale.
SB-1139: Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Certification - Sale to Nonminority Entity
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2018
Motor Vehicle Insurance - Commercial Policies - Insurance Identification Card [SB-1131]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Allowing a certain insurance identification card to be issued for a period of 12 months for a 12-month commercial motor vehicle insurance policy covering three or more vehicles even if the payment by the insured is for a period of less than 12 months.
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - UpCounty Nonprofit Hub [SB-1129]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $1,000,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of Family Services, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of a nonprofit shared office space, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
SB-1129: Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - UpCounty Nonprofit Hub
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/10 At 2:00 P.m. on 03/10/2018
Economic Development - More Jobs for Marylanders - Tier I Eligibility [SB-1104]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
Defining "qualified distressed county" for purposes of expanding eligibility for certain credits and benefits under the More Jobs for Marylanders Program to include certain geographic areas that share the same zip code as a qualified distressed county.
SB-1104: Economic Development - More Jobs for Marylanders - Tier I Eligibility
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Recommitted To Finance (senator Klausmeier) on 03/23/2018
Baltimore City - Tourism Improvement District [SB-1085]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to establish by ordinance a certain Tourism Improvement District; authorizing the Mayor and City Council to designate a Tourism Improvement District Association to provide certain services; requiring the Association to establish a certain financial plan for the District; prohibiting the Mayor and city Council from authorizing certain reductions in certain existing funding; providing that certain unspent funds be refunded to certain business owners in a certain manner; etc.
SB-1085: Baltimore City - Tourism Improvement District
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 642 on 05/15/2018
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Revisions [SB-1079]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to require any additional information from a pharmacy benefits manager that may be reasonably necessary to verify information in a certain application; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to establish a certain process by which a certain pharmacy has access to certain maximum allowable cost price lists in an electronic format; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to use updated pricing information in calculating payments made to all contracted pharmacies; etc.
SB-1079: Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/25/2018
Medical Cannabis – Advertising – Restrictions [SB-1078]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting a certifying provider, dispensary, processor, or grower or officers, managers, and employees of the certifying provider, dispensary, processor, or grower from cooperating, directly or indirectly, in advertising if the advertising has the purpose or effect of steering or influencing patient or caregiver choice of a certifying provider or approved medical cannabis product; prohibiting an advertisement for cannabis from containing certain statements, offers, or images; etc.
SB-1078: Medical Cannabis – Advertising – Restrictions
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2018
Consumer Protection - Scanning or Swiping Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses - Prohibition [SB-1047]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting a person from using a scanning device to scan or swipe an identification card or a driver's license of an individual to obtain personal information of the individual; prohibiting a person from retaining, selling, or transferring to another person any information collected from scanning or swiping an individual's identification card or driver's license under certain circumstances; providing a violation of the Act constitutes an unfair or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; etc.
SB-1047: Consumer Protection - Scanning or Swiping Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2018
Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Use, Possession, Cultivation, and Sale [SB-1039]
[Cannabis ]
Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that, subject to certain exceptions, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old may under State law use cannabis, possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis, cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants, and share a certain amount of cannabis; providing that the amendment does not require or prohibit certain employment policies, authorize certain driving conduct, or change certain existing laws, with a certain exception; etc.
SB-1039: Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Use, Possession, Cultivation, and Sale
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018
Criminal Law – Animal Cruelty – Sentencing Conditions [SB-1038]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a court as a condition of sentencing to prohibit a defendant convicted of certain crimes relating to cruelty against animals from owning, possessing, or residing with an animal for a specified period of time.
SB-1038: Criminal Law – Animal Cruelty – Sentencing Conditions
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 238 on 04/24/2018
Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Consumer Data Protection [SB-1031]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches, or their agents, to allow vehicle dealers to furnish certain consumer data in a certain manner; authorizing manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches, or their agents, to access data management systems with express written consent of the dealer; prohibiting manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches from taking adverse action against dealers that refuse to grant access to certain data; etc.
SB-1031: Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Consumer Data Protection
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Third Reading Passed (44-0) on 04/06/2018
Sea Level Rise Inundation and Coastal Flooding - Construction, Adaptation, and Mitigation [SB-1006]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of the construction practice term "Coast Smart" to include highway facilities; requiring the Coast Smart Council, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Transportation, to establish Coast Smart siting and design criteria to address sea level rise inundation and coastal flood impacts on State and local projects; requiring a local jurisdiction that experiences nuisance flooding to develop a plan to address the flooding by July 1, 2019; etc.
SB-1006: Sea Level Rise Inundation and Coastal Flooding - Construction, Adaptation, and Mitigation
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul G Pinsky
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 629 on 05/15/2018
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Reform Act [SB-1]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Declaring that it is the intent of the General Assembly that programs established by the Act create a successful, but consumer-friendly medical cannabis industry in the State; establishing a Compassionate Use Fund to provide access to medical cannabis for certain individuals; requiring the Commission to evaluate a certain study of the industry, make a certain determination relating to minority and women applicants and minority and women-owned business participation in the industry, and evaluate certain programs and methods; etc.
SB-1: Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Reform Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2018
Promoting ext-Raordinary Innovation in Maryland's Economy (PRIME Act) [HB-989]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
Establishing the Promoting ext-Raordinary Innovation in Maryland's Economy Program within the Department of Commerce to provide certain Fortune 100 companies tax credits and benefits for up to 10 years; requiring the Department to administer the Program; establishing the application and eligibility requirements for a business entity to qualify for tax credits and benefits under the Program; authorizing a credit against the State income tax for certain income of business entities certified under the Program; etc.
HB-989: Promoting ext-Raordinary Innovation in Maryland's Economy (PRIME Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2018
Property and Casualty Insurance - Travel Insurance - Regulation [HB-979]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Specifying that a certain insurer that offers or sells a travel insurance policy is required to pay a certain premium tax on certain premiums paid by certain persons; requiring travel insurance to be classified and filed as inland marine insurance; specifying the state of residence for different types of policies; providing that eligibility and underwriting standards for travel insurance may be developed and provided based on certain travel protection plans and certain applicable provisions of law; etc.
HB-979: Property and Casualty Insurance - Travel Insurance - Regulation
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 197 on 04/24/2018
State Income and Property Tax Credits - Purple Line Construction Zone [HB-978]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Allowing certain businesses impacted by the construction of the Purple Line light rail project in Montgomery County and Prince George's County a credit against the State income tax and State property tax; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Comptroller, to determine the amount of the income tax credit; requiring the Department to certify a business entity as a qualified business if the business entity can establish loss of business income at a property in the area impacted by the construction; etc.
HB-978: State Income and Property Tax Credits - Purple Line Construction Zone
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018
Long–Term Care Insurance – Premium Rate Increases – Restriction [HB-945]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Prohibiting a carrier from imposing a premium rate increase for a policy or contract of long-term care insurance in a year in which the carrier, or any entity with which the carrier is affiliated, pays a dividend, or comparable payment, to its shareholders or a certain bonus or certain benefit to certain executive officers; etc.
HB-945: Long–Term Care Insurance – Premium Rate Increases – Restriction
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/09/2018