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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation [HB-1300]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing, altering, and adding certain provisions of law to implement The Blueprint for Maryland's Future, which is intended to transform Maryland's education system to the levels of high-performing systems around the world; establishing a method for verifying certain synthesized or compiled school-level and school system data; requiring certain funds be distributed to certain workforce development boards; establishing the Teacher Quality and Diversity Program and the Teacher Quality and Diversity Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement [HB-1349]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing a clean energy attribute credit standard for certain purposes; repealing certain provisions relating to the renewable energy portfolio standard; stating certain findings of the General Assembly; stating certain policies of the State regarding certain energy sources and markets; requiring the Public Service Commission to appoint an independent administrator for certain purposes with certain qualifications and certain duties; providing for the term and reappointment of the independent administrator; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
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Environment - Synthetic Turf and Turf Infill - Producer Responsibility [HB-1547]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Requiring a producer of synthetic turf and turf infill, on or before January 1, 2021, to individually or as part of a stewardship organization submit a synthetic turf and turf infill stewardship plan to the Department of the Environment for review and approval; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/25/2020
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Wicomico County – Alcoholic Beverages – Board of License Commissioners [HB-1319]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Governor to appoint five members of the Board of License Commissioners for Wicomico County; requiring that members of the Board be nominated in a certain manner; requiring that three members of the Board be residents of the City of Salisbury, nominated jointly by the County Executive and the Mayor of Salisbury; staggering the terms of member of the Board in a certain manner; and specifying the expiration of the terms of certain members of the Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 459 on 05/08/2020
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Financial Institutions - State Banks - Investing in For-Profit Correctional Facilities - Prohibited [HB-1403]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting certain State banks and credit unions from providing financing for or investing in certain securities of an institution, a company, or a subsidiary that owns a private correctional facility or contracts as a private contractor or vendor for the ownership, operation, or management of a State correctional facility, local correctional facility, or county detention center.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
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Education Savings Account Program - Established [HB-1552]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing an Education Savings Account program in the State; stating the purpose of the program; establishing the requirements for participation in the program; requiring a certain deposit into the account of certain students; establishing a process for calculating and depositing a certain amount; limiting the use of certain funds to certain educational purposes; establishing the autonomy of a participating private school; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 02/21/2020
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Electricity and Gas – Energy Suppliers – Assisted Customers [HB-1224]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a retail electricity or natural gas supplier from knowingly enrolling a certain residential customer with or submitting an enrollment to change the customer's electricity or natural gas supplier to a competitive supplier if the customer had received certain financial assistance in the preceding 12 months; requiring an electric or natural gas company to confirm certain matters in its records at a certain time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
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Procurement and Correctional Facilities - Employment Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals [HB-1524]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring, beginning on January 1, 2021, certain invitations to bid and certain requests for proposals to require bidders and offerors to provide certain documentation; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and county departments of corrections to give a preference to certain bidders and offerors based on the number of formerly incarcerated individuals the bidder or offeror employs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation [SB-1000]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing, altering, and adding certain provisions of law to implement The Blueprint for Maryland's Future, which is intended to transform Maryland's early childhood, primary, and secondary education system to the levels of high-performing systems around the world; requiring the State and each county to distribute to county boards of education certain amounts of education aid under certain programs in certain fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/17 At 12:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/11/2020
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School Bus Purchasing – Zero–Emission Vehicle – Requirement [HB-1451]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, beginning on October 1, 2023, that each school bus purchased by a county board of education be a zero-emission vehicle; requiring, beginning on October 1, 2026, that each school bus purchased by a certain person for use under a certain contract with a county board be a zero-emission vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/11/2020
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Health Insurance - Requirements for Establishing Step Therapy Protocol and Requesting Exceptions [HB-1359]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing certain prohibitions on certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations regarding the imposition of step therapy or fail-first protocols; requiring a step therapy protocol to be established by using certain criteria based on certain guidelines; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, or health maintenance organizations to establish a certain process for requesting an exception step therapy protocol; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Health Insurance - Requirements for Establishing Step Therapy Protocol and Requesting Exceptions [HB-1359]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing certain prohibitions on certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations regarding the imposition of step therapy or fail-first protocols; requiring a step therapy protocol to be established by using certain criteria based on certain guidelines; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, or health maintenance organizations to establish a certain process for requesting an exception step therapy protocol; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Calvert County - Procurement - Contract Renewal [HB-1556]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
Limiting the number of times certain contracts entered into by Calvert County that require the payment of funds from appropriations of more than one fiscal year may be renewed.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 486 on 05/08/2020
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State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Electric Vehicles [HB-1233]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Climate Change ]
Prohibiting, beginning in fiscal year 2022, a State unit from entering into a contract to purchase or lease a vehicle for the State vehicle fleet that is not a zero-emission electric vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Town of Mount Airy (Carroll County and Frederick County) - Urban Renewal Authority [HB-1385]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the Town of Mount Airy, Carroll County and Frederick County, to undertake and carry out certain urban renewal projects for slum clearance and redevelopment; prohibiting certain land or property from being taken for certain purposes without just compensation first being paid to the party entitled to the compensation; declaring that certain land or property taken in connection with certain urban renewal powers is needed for public uses or purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 03/17/2020
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Health Insurance - Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Cost-Sharing Requirements - Calculation [HB-1360]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, to the extent authorized under federal law, certain entities to include payments made by certain persons when calculating certain contributions to an out-of-pocket maximum or a cost-sharing requirement for an insured, a subscriber, or a member; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Howard County - Sales of Residential Real Property - Notice of School District Boundary Changes Ho. Co. 04-20 [HB-1521]
[Real Estate ]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring a contract for the sale of residential real property in Howard County to contain a certain notice concerning school district boundary changes.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/11/2020
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State Retirement and Pension System - Investment Management Fees [HB-1254]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Investments ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering a requirement that the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System provide a quarterly estimate of certain external investment management services; prohibiting the Board of Trustees from incurring fees for external investment management services that exceed 0.2% of the market value of invested assets as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year; exempting from the prohibition certain fees incurred under a contract entered into on or before June 30, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Consumer Protection - Home Improvement Contractors - Home Improvement Contracts [HB-1290]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing certain home improvement contractors to obtain the full contract price of a home improvement contract by posting an irrevocable letter of credit in an amount equal to $100,000 per home improvement contract but not exceeding $2,000,000; authorizing certain owners to file a complaint with the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General under certain circumstances; requiring the Division to notify the contractor, investigate a certain complaint, and make certain determinations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
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Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program and Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund - Establishment [HB-1488]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Office for the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program in the Department of Agriculture; establishing the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program in the Office to encourage certain units to try to achieve an overall percentage goal of 20% of the unit's total dollar value of procurement contracts for food from certain certified local farm enterprises; establishing a Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020