Nursing Facilities - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rights [HB-706]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Authorizing specified judicial action against specified individuals who fail to comply with a court order to make specified payments, seek assistance from the medical assistance program, or cooperate fully in the medical assistance eligibility process; authorizing the Attorney General to enforce and prosecute specified provisions of law; providing that the Act may not be construed to limit specified legal actions by a nursing facility; etc.
HB-706: Nursing Facilities - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rights
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 04/12/2010
Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Payment for Accrued Generation Credit [HB-701]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that a specified net metering contract or tariff credit electricity generated by specified eligible customer-generators at specified rates under specified circumstances; repealing a limitation on the period of time that an eligible customer-generator may accrue specified generation credit; repealing a limitation on the time that a specified electric company is required to carry forward a generation credit; requiring a specified electric company to carry forward a specified generation credit until specified events occur; etc.
HB-701: Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Payment for Accrued Generation Credit
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/23/2010
Public Service Commission - Competitive Electricity and Gas Supplier Referral [HB-697]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a Competitive Electricity and Gas Supplier Referral Program on or before October 1, 2010; specifying the terms and conditions under which an electricity or gas supplier may participate in the Program; requiring electric companies and gas companies to include specified information in specified customer bills in a specified manner at specified times; etc.
HB-697: Public Service Commission - Competitive Electricity and Gas Supplier Referral
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/24/2010
Harford County - Towing and Removing Vehicles [HB-654]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that a vehicle may not be towed or removed from private property in Harford County unless the owner of the property has posted specified signs and makes a request for the towing or removal of the specific vehicle; providing that a property owner may not contract with a person for the towing or removal of a vehicle under specified circumstances; requiring the owner of property in Harford County to maintain records and keep specified documentation relating to towed vehicles; limiting specified fees and charges; etc.
HB-654: Harford County - Towing and Removing Vehicles
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2010
Prince George's County - Real Property - Home Builders - Community Amenities [HB-642]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a home builder that agrees to provide a community amenity to a community development located in Prince George's County to include specified information in the contract of sale; specifying that a home builder that does not make the community amenity available as provided in the contract of sale may be liable for breach of contract; and applying the Act prospectively.
HB-642: Prince George's County - Real Property - Home Builders - Community Amenities
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Property Tax - Notice - 60-Day Appeal [HB-6]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a contract for the sale of specified real property to contain a notice that the new owner of property transferred after January 1 and before the beginning of the next taxable year may submit a written appeal as to a value or classification on or before 60 days after the transfer.
HB-6: Property Tax - Notice - 60-Day Appeal
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Real Property - Installation and Use of Clotheslines on Residential Property [HB-51]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Energy ]
Providing that a contract, deed, covenant, restriction, instrument, declaration, rule, bylaw, lease agreement, rental agreement, or any other document may not prohibit a homeowner or tenant from installing or using clotheslines on specified residential property; providing that the Act does not prohibit reasonable restrictions on the dimensions, placement, or appearance of clotheslines; etc.
HB-51: Real Property - Installation and Use of Clotheslines on Residential Property
Sponsored by: Rep. Galen Clagett
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environmental Matters on 04/12/2010
Land Use - Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements [HB-493]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Increasing from 5 to 10 years the time period after which a specified development rights and responsibilities agreement will be void under specified circumstances; and providing that a specified local jurisdiction may not enforce specified laws, rules, regulations, or policies governing the use, density, or intensity of specified real property that is subject to development rights and responsibilities agreements unless specified circumstances exist.
HB-493: Land Use - Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/01/2010
Washington County - County Contributions to Private or Cooperative Public [HB-458]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Increasing from $50,000 to $100,000 the maximum amount of specified contracts for specified public improvements into which the County Commissioners of Washington County are authorized to enter without advertising for bids.
HB-458: Washington County - County Contributions to Private or Cooperative Public
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Primary Care Providers - Bonus Payments [HB-435]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring specified health insurance carriers to pay a bonus to primary care providers for services provided in the office after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. or on weekends and national holidays; requiring specified health insurance carriers to include specified items in their contracts with primary care providers; providing for an exception; etc.
HB-435: Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Primary Care Providers - Bonus Payments
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Commercial Law - Debt Settlement Services - Study [HB-392]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, in consultation with the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General, to conduct a study of the State's debt settlement services industry; requiring the Office, in consultation with the Division, to establish a workgroup comprising specified representatives; requiring the Office, in consultation with the Division, to report findings to committees of the General Assembly; etc.
HB-392: Commercial Law - Debt Settlement Services - Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Consumer Protection - Transparency in Consumer Arbitrations Act [HB-379]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring specified arbitration organizations to collect, publish, and make available to the public specified information relating to binding arbitrations to which a consumer is a party; requiring the information to be reported beginning on a specified day and to be updated at least quarterly thereafter; requiring the information to be made available to the public in a specified manner; providing that the information may be considered in making a specified determination; etc.
HB-379: Consumer Protection - Transparency in Consumer Arbitrations Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 04/10/2010
Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation [HB-359]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a participation goal for specified veteran-owned small business enterprises for procurement contracts; requiring a unit to award procurement contracts to specified bidders or offerors under specified circumstances; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations; establishing prohibited acts and penalties for violations; etc.
HB-359: Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Office of Student Financial Assistance - Service Obligation - Financial [HB-298]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
Requiring the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to require specified individuals to attend a specified financial counseling session under specified circumstances; specifying that the financial counseling session include specified matters; requiring the Office to adopt specified regulations; etc.
HB-298: Office of Student Financial Assistance - Service Obligation - Financial
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 04/12/2010
Commercial Law - Contracts with Automatic Renewal Clauses - Required Notice [HB-239]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring specified businesses that sell or offer to sell goods or services to another business under specified contracts to provide written notice to the purchasing business of an automatic renewal clause; requiring the written notice to be provided no less than 90 days and no more than 120 days before the cancellation deadline specified in the automatic renewal clause and to include a specified statement; etc.
HB-239: Commercial Law - Contracts with Automatic Renewal Clauses - Required Notice
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 02/09/2010
General Obligation Bonds for Capital Projects - Required Reports [HB-209]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring that an enabling act authorizing the creation of a State debt for at least $500,000, to be used by a hospital or institution of higher education to complete a capital project, must contain a provision that requires the grantee to submit reports to the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs regarding the extent to which the entity has used or will use any funds received under provisions of the Act for contracts with minority-owned businesses.
HB-209: General Obligation Bonds for Capital Projects - Required Reports
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010