Community Facilities And Services
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Dorchester County - Dorchester County Family YMCA [SB-138]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Construction ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Dorchester County Family YMCA, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Dorchester County Family YMCA building, located in Dorchester 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 3/14 At 10:30 A.m. on 03/14/2016
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Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund [SB-1172]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying that the purpose of the Fund is to provide grants and loans to anchor institutions for community development projects in blighted areas of the State; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer the Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund for fiscal years 2018 through 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Establishment of Behavioral Health Treatment Account and Funding for Substance Use Treatment Services [SB-1144]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Cigarette Restitution Fund to include a separate account to be used for substance use treatment, with priority given to residential treatment services, recovery support housing, and specified crisis response services, and for rate adjustments for specified agencies or programs; requiring specified distributions from the account to be used to supplement and not supplant specified other funds; prohibiting more than $10,000,000 from being appropriated from the account in any fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Hearing 3/17 At 1:30 P.m. ( Budget And Taxation) on 03/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages - Youth and Civic Center License [SB-1140]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing in Wicomico County a Class B Youth and Civic Center license; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue the license to a designee of the County Executive for use by a specified youth and civic center; requiring a specified youth and civic center to maintain a kitchen, dining space, and meeting space during the term of the license; authorizing a holder of the license to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption to individuals attending a youth and civic center event; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 242 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning - Transfer of Senior Community Service Employment Program [SB-1109]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning to administer any community service employment programs delegated to the State under Title V of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965; requiring the responsibility for carrying out the Senior Community Service Employment Program to be transferred to the Division on July 1, 2016; requiring that specified appropriations be transferred to the Division on July 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 468 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Freedom to Vote Act [SB-11]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring specified State agencies that are deemed electronic voter registration agencies to implement electronic voter registration systems on or before July 1, 2017; requiring the State Board of Elections to promptly register individuals whose voter registration information is transmitted to the State Board through an electronic voter registration system; providing that information related to an applicant's decision not to register electronically to vote may only be used for the maintenance of registration statistics; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger P. Manno
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Urban Program and STEM Center [SB-1098]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Urban Program and STEM Center, located in Baltimore City; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 3/12 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Easter Seals Inter-Generational Center [SB-1051]
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[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $100,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Easter Seals Serving DC/MD/VA, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Inter-Generational Center, 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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin B Raskin
Hearing 3/12 At 9:00 A.m. on 03/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority - Name and Authority [SB-105]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
Changing the name of the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority to be the Maryland Regional Resource Management Authority; authorizing the Authority to acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, maintain, equip, lease, repair, and operate a resource recovery park; requiring the Authority to utilize a specified zero waste hierarchy, to the extent practicable, under specified circumstances; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; defining specified terms; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Jewish Community Center of Baltimore - Gordon Center [SB-1027]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $100,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Center of Baltimore, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Gordon Center for the Performing Arts, located in Baltimore 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. Robert A Zirkin
Hearing 3/14 At 10:30 A.m. on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Safety and Policing Workgroup - Recommendations [SB-1026]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a complaint against a law enforcement officer alleging brutality in the execution of the officer's duties to be signed under the penalty of perjury instead of before an official authorized to administer oaths; authorizing an individual who has a video recording to file a brutality complaint against a law enforcement officer; altering the time period within which a specified complaint against a law enforcement officer may be filed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Housing, Health, and Economic Stability of Maryland Seniors [HB-978]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Housing, Health, and Economic Stability of Maryland Seniors; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to submit a preliminary report on or before January 31, 2017 and a final report including its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before October 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
CINA, Guardianship, Adoption, Custody, and Visitation - Disability of Parent, Guardian, Custodian, or Party [HB-976]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing that, in any custody or visitation proceeding, the disability of a party is relevant only to the extent that the court finds, based on evidence in the record, that the disability affects the best interest of the child; requiring, in a specified custody or visitation proceeding, the party alleging that the disability of the other party affects the best interest of the child to bear a specified burden of proof; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Pyramid Atlantic Art Center [HB-954]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Pyramid Atlantic, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna P Gaines
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Hillcrest Heights Community Center Pool [HB-938]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of a pool for the Hillcrest Heights Community Center, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Dorchester County - Chesapeake Grove Senior Housing and Intergenerational Center [HB-907]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $500,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Delmarva Community Services, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Chesapeake Grove Senior Housing and Intergenerational Center, located in Dorchester County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Maydale Nature Center [HB-897]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $75,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Maydale Nature Center, 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Robert W. Johnson Community Center [HB-893]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $445,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Robert W. Johnson Community Center, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Robert W. Johnson Community Center, located in Washington County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Wilson
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Local Facility Closure Reserve Funds - Investments and Reinvestments [HB-835]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing the trustees or other officers in charge of specified facility closure reserve funds to invest and reinvest money in a specified manner and sell, redeem, or exchange specified investments or reinvestments; requiring the trustees or other officers in charge of the funds to comply with specified fiduciary standards; authorizing a political subdivision or unit of a political subdivision to enter into a specified agreement; altering the definition of "public money" as it relates to local government investment guidelines; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil County Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 569 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Dorchester County - Dorchester County Family YMCA [HB-774]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Dorchester County Family YMCA, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Dorchester County Family YMCA building, located in Dorchester County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016