Electric Companies - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Solar Energy [HB-1534]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Providing that the renewable energy portfolio standard for solar energy applies to all retail electricity delivered in the State and that the responsibility for meeting the solar renewable energy portfolio standard shall be fulfilled only by electric companies; altering the eligibility criteria for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard for specified energy from a specified Tier 1 source; etc.
HB-1534: Electric Companies - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Solar Energy
Sponsored by: Rep. C. Sue Hecht
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 04/02/2010
Montgomery County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - [HB-1481]
[Community Development ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Prohibiting a specified lease, contract, or agreement entered into by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission from including specified provisions under specified circumstances; providing that a specified prohibition applies only in Montgomery County; and making the Act an emergency measure.
HB-1481: Montgomery County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission -
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Commercial Law - Attachment of Contract Payments Due from or Payable by the [HB-1433]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Subjecting a contract payment due or payable to a person by the State or a local governing body, or by the public officers of the State or a local governing body, to a specified attachment process brought for the enforcement of specified legal obligations.
HB-1433: Commercial Law - Attachment of Contract Payments Due from or Payable by the
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/26/2010
Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit - Inmate Aftercare Plans [HB-142]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to operate a prerelease unit within the Division of Correction; requiring the Commissioner to develop specified prerelease services and make the services available to inmates of the prerelease unit; requiring the warden or administrator or specified designee to develop an aftercare plan for an inmate before the inmate is released from the prerelease unit; requiring that an aftercare plan for an inmate include specified information; etc.
HB-142: Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit - Inmate Aftercare Plans
Sponsored by: Rep. Ana Gutierrez
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/15/2010
Public-Private Partnerships - Oversight [HB-1370]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring specified State agencies to submit a report concerning a proposed public-private partnership to the State Treasurer and specified committees of the General Assembly not less than 45 days prior to issuing a public notice of solicitation for the public- private partnership; requiring specified State agencies to submit an annual report concerning public-private partnerships that are under consideration to specified committees of the General Assembly; etc.
HB-1370: Public-Private Partnerships - Oversight
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Civil Litigation Funding [HB-1331]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing requirements for a contract for nonrecourse civil litigation funding; regulating fees assessed by a civil litigation funding company; establishing specified prohibitions; requiring each civil litigation funding company to be licensed by the Commissioner of Financial Regulation; providing that a nonrecourse civil litigation funding transaction under the Act may not be deemed to be a loan; etc.
HB-1331: Civil Litigation Funding
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/26/2010
Business Regulation - Home Improvement - Providing Services Without a License [HB-1327]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the penalty for acting or offering to act as a contractor or subcontractor or for selling or offering to sell a home improvement in the State without a contractor or subcontractor license; requiring an owner to determine whether or not a person holds a contractor license before the owner enters into a home improvement contract; prohibiting an owner from entering into a home improvement contract with a contractor who is required to be licensed but is not licensed; etc.
HB-1327: Business Regulation - Home Improvement - Providing Services Without a License
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/27/2010
Public Investment Protection Act [HB-1317]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Public Investment Protection Act; stating findings and declarations of the General Assembly; requiring that specified employers receiving specified State subsidies pay wages to employees, as specified; requiring employers to participate in an apprenticeship program, as specified; requiring employers to enter into labor agreements with labor organizations, as specified; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to publish wage rates, as specified; specifying penalties; etc.
HB-1317: Public Investment Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2010
Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Practice in Long-Term Care Facilities [HB-1302]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a dental hygienist to practice dental hygiene under the general supervision of a dentist in long-term care facilities under specified circumstances; requiring specified dental hygienists to have a specified written agreement; requiring the dental hygienists to ensure that the supervising dentist is available for consultation with the dental hygienist; requiring specified dental hygienists to consult with the supervising dentist or a treating physician under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-1302: Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Practice in Long-Term Care Facilities
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Common Interest Community Managers - Licensing and Regulation [HB-1300]
[Real Estate ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Creating the State Board of Common Interest Community Managers in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; providing for the composition of the Board and the appointment, terms, and expenses of the Board members; providing for the election of officers, size of a Board quorum, and for meetings of the Board; authorizing the Board to sue in the name of the State, with the approval of the Attorney General, to enjoin specified conduct; etc.
HB-1300: Common Interest Community Managers - Licensing and Regulation
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/27/2010
Living Wage - Nonprofit Organizations - Applicability [HB-1296]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Nonprofit ]
Providing that specified provisions regarding the living wage requirement for State contracts for services apply to contracts with nonprofit organizations.
HB-1296: Living Wage - Nonprofit Organizations - Applicability
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/24/2010
State Finance and Procurement - Public Works Contracts - Required Clause [HB-1293]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring specified public bodies to require specified public works contracts to include a clause covering the obligation of contractors to certify that not more than 10% of employees receive public assistance through the Maryland Medical Assistance Program.
HB-1293: State Finance and Procurement - Public Works Contracts - Required Clause
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/23/2010
Health Insurance Requirements - Public Work Contracts [HB-1238]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Construction ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring that as a condition of specified contracts for specified projects, contractors and subcontractors participate in specified health care programs; requiring that contractors and subcontractors provide specified proof of specified participation in health care programs to procuring agencies by a specified day; requiring contractors and subcontractors that are unable to participate in health care programs to make specified payments to the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; etc.
HB-1238: Health Insurance Requirements - Public Work Contracts
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 04/01/2010
Public Service Commission - Long-Term Power Purchasing Agreements - Renewable [HB-1224]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to direct specified electricity suppliers to enter into specified long-term power purchasing agreements according to a specified schedule; stating the findings of the General Assembly; authorizing the Commission to waive the requirement for an electricity supplier to enter into long-term power purchasing agreements under specified circumstances; requiring the Commission to consider specified factors when making a specified determination related to granting a waiver; etc.
HB-1224: Public Service Commission - Long-Term Power Purchasing Agreements - Renewable
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/23/2010
Consumer Protection - Cable Operators - Purchase of Cable Converter Box [HB-1203]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
Requiring a cable operator to provide specified options to subscribers concerning purchase of a cable converter box; providing that a cable operator may continue to offer specified options; prohibiting a cable operator from discriminating between specified subscribers based on whether a subscriber rents, leases, or owns a cable converter box; etc.
Business Regulation - Franchises - Copies of Documents to Franchisees [HB-1202]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Prohibiting a franchisor from selling a franchise in the State without first giving a prospective franchisee a copy of the offering prospectus and a copy of each proposed agreement that relates to the sale of the franchise at the earlier of specified times.
HB-1202: Business Regulation - Franchises - Copies of Documents to Franchisees
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Required Records [HB-1174]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering requirements for records that junk dealers and scrap metal processors must keep for each purchase of specified junk or scrap metal in the State; providing for the designation of primary law enforcement units; preempting specified rights and superseding specified laws of counties and municipalities; providing that provisions of law do not apply to specified transactions; requiring specified contracts to be open to inspection by a local law enforcement agency under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-1174: Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Required Records
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Credit Card Blacklisting Prevention Act [HB-116]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Prohibiting a person from including or enforcing specified provisions in specified consumer credit contracts; permitting specified information to be used to prevent or detect fraudulent activity; providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act and is subject to specified enforcement and penalty provisions; etc.
HB-116: Credit Card Blacklisting Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
First Reading Finance on 02/26/2010
Health Insurance - Clinically Integrated Organizations [HB-1093]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
Authorizing a contract between specified health insurance carriers and specified clinically integrated organizations to include specified payment provisions; authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to adopt specified regulations; requiring specified carriers to file a contract with the Commissioner; requiring the Commissioner to provide a specified copy of a specified contract to the executive director of the Maryland Health Care Commission; etc.
HB-1093: Health Insurance - Clinically Integrated Organizations
Sponsored by: Rep. John Donoghue
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Insurance - Coordination of Benefits - Health Insurance and Personal Injury [HB-1073]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting specified health maintenance organization contracts, health insurance policies, and policies of nonprofit health service plans from containing a provision requiring personal injury protection benefits to be paid before benefits under the policies and contracts.
HB-1073: Insurance - Coordination of Benefits - Health Insurance and Personal Injury
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010