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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Wages [HB-1204]
Specifying the amount of the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for specified time periods; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to set the rate in a specified manner on or after a specified date or under specified circumstances; requiring that the Commissioner publish the rate in the Maryland Register on or before a specified date each year; repealing the exemption from the Maryland Wage and Hour Law for specified individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2013
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Gettr Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension Systems - Cost-of-Living Adjustments - [SB-879]
Clarifying that each type of cost-of-living adjustment for the State Retirement and Pension System does not apply to benefits paid in a single payment, the return of accumulated contributions, or benefits attributable to additional contributions; clarifying that the cost-of- living adjustment is applied as a rate and not a fraction; clarifying that a zero-adjustment fiscal year cost-of-living adjustment does not apply to a retiree's first cost-of-living adjustment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
Hearing Cancelled on 02/21/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension Systems - Cost-of-Living Adjustments - [HB-808]
Clarifying that each type of cost-of-living adjustment for the State Retirement and Pension System does not apply to benefits paid in a single payment, the return of accumulated contributions, or benefits attributable to additional contributions; clarifying that the cost-of- living adjustment is applied as a rate and not a fraction; clarifying that a zero-adjustment fiscal year cost-of-living adjustment does not apply to a retiree's first cost-of-living adjustment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 03/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Taxpayer Protection Act - State Income Tax - Consumer Price Index Adjustments [HB-383]
Increasing specified State income tax rate bracket thresholds for taxable years after 2011 by a specified cost-of-living adjustment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Wages [SB-716]
Specifying the amount of the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for specified 12-month periods; specifying that, beginning with the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2014, the rate is the amount published by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry in a specified manner; requiring the Commissioner, beginning on a specified date and for each year thereafter, to set the rate in accordance with a specified provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/3 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations [SB-709]
Prohibiting health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a cost-sharing obligation for a covered prescription drug that exceeds a specified dollar amount; authorizing an increase in the cost-sharing obligation according to a specified frequency and by a specified amount; providing for an exception; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 03/11/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Wages [HB-988]
Specifying the amount of the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for specified 12-month periods; specifying that, beginning with the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2014, the rate is the amount published by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry in a specified manner; requiring the Commissioner, beginning on a specified date and for each year thereafter, to set the rate in accordance with a specified provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Hearing 3/8 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations [HB-251]
Prohibiting health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a cost-sharing obligation for a covered prescription drug that exceeds a specified dollar amount; authorizing an increase in the cost-sharing obligation according to a specified frequency and by a specified amount; providing for an exception; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/15/2011
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Retirees and Beneficiaries of Retirees - [SB-317]
Providing that specified annual retirement allowance adjustments shall be a specified amount under specified circumstances; requiring that specified annual retirement allowances be reduced by a specified amount under specified circumstances; requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to conduct a study regarding the effects of a specified Consumer Price Index on other public state pension plans; requiring the Board of Trustees to submit a report to specified committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Retirees and Beneficiaries of Retirees - [HB-775]
Providing that specified annual retirement allowance adjustments shall be a specified amount under specified circumstances; requiring that specified annual retirement allowances be reduced by a specified amount under specified circumstances; requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to study the effects of the Consumer Price Index on other public state pension plans; requiring the Board of Trustees to submit a report to specified committees on or before October 1, 2010; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Video Lottery Operation License - Renewal [HB-1126]
Altering the number of years before the end of the term of a video lottery operation license that a licensee is required to provide certain notice of intent to renew the license and is authorized to apply for renewal; providing for a 15-year term for a renewed license; requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to renew a certain license unless the Commission finds the licensee is no longer qualified; requiring the Commission, before denying an application, to provide a licensee an opportunity for a hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Online Consumer Protection Act [SB-957]
Requiring certain businesses that collect a consumer's personal information to provide certain clear and conspicuous notices to the consumer at or before the point of collection; authorizing a consumer to submit a certain request for information to a certain business that collects the consumer's personal information; requiring a certain business to comply with a certain request for information in a certain manner and within 45 days after receiving a verifiable consumer request; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Online Consumer Protection Act [SB-957]
Requiring certain businesses that collect a consumer's personal information to provide certain clear and conspicuous notices to the consumer at or before the point of collection; authorizing a consumer to submit a certain request for information to a certain business that collects the consumer's personal information; requiring a certain business to comply with a certain request for information in a certain manner and within 45 days after receiving a verifiable consumer request; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment [HB-839]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to provide temporary benefits to a covered individual who is taking leave from employment; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2021, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to pay certain contributions; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2022, a covered individual taking certain leave from employment to submit a claim for benefits; authorizing the establishment of private employer plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing Canceled on 02/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Assisted Living Program Subsidies - Determinations [SB-670]
Requiring the Secretary of Aging to pay to certain low-income seniors a $1,000 subsidy from State general funds to help low-income seniors reside in assisted living programs; increasing, except under certain circumstances, a certain subsidy in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in a certain consumer price index; requiring the Secretary, beginning March 1, 2023, to determine and announce the growth in the consumer price index over a certain period of time, if any, and a new subsidy for low-income seniors; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Online Privacy - Study [HB-784]
Requiring the Maryland Cybersecurity Council to review certain practices and methods of collection, use, storage, and disclosure of consumers' personally identifiable information and personal information by certain entities; and requiring the Council to submit to the General Assembly by November 1, 2020 a report on its findings and recommendations for providing increased consumer protection regarding online privacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Children – Therapeutic Child Care Program – Funding [SB-637]
Establishing the Therapeutic Child Care Program to provide specialized child care and early childhood education by educators, early intervention providers, mental health providers, and health care providers to children under the age of 6 years who have delays in development, physical disabilities, or delays in social, emotional, or behavioral functioning; and requiring the Governor to include in the fiscal year 2022 budget an appropriation to the Program of not less than $45,000 for each child served; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Referred Ways And Means on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment [SB-539]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to provide temporary benefits to a covered individual who is taking leave from employment; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2021, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to pay certain contributions; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2022, a covered individual taking certain leave from employment to submit a claim for benefits; authorizing the establishment of private employer plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Products Containing a Flame-Retardant Chemical [SB-447]
Prohibiting a person from importing, selling, or offering for sale any juvenile product, mattress, upholstered furniture, or reupholstered furniture that contains more than 0.1% of flame-retardant chemicals by mass; repealing certain provisions of law regarding the importing, sale, or offering for sale of any child care product containing certain chemicals; establishing certain civil penalties; requiring the Secretary of Health to consider certain factors in determining the amount of a certain penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 555 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Assisted Living Program Subsidies - Determinations [HB-564]
Requiring the Secretary of Aging to pay to certain low-income seniors up to a $1,500 subsidy from State general funds to help low-income seniors reside in assisted living programs; increasing, except under certain circumstances, a certain subsidy in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in the consumer price index; requiring an applicable area agency to determine the amount of the monthly subsidy for a resident of an assisted living program and, in doing so, to make a certain deduction for personal expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Finance Budget And Taxation on 03/12/2020