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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program [SB-772]
Increasing to 25% the minimum percentage of a unit's total dollar value of contracts that are, to the extent practicable, to be made directly to small businesses; providing that certain preferences do not apply to certain procurement contracts; requiring a certain unit to apply a 5% percentage price preference on procurement contracts designated for the small business reserve under certain circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Education - Juvenile Services Education System - Establishment, Powers, and Duties [SB-798]
Repealing certain provisions of law regarding educational programs for juveniles in residential facilities; establishing a Juvenile Services Education System; establishing the Board of Education for the Juvenile Services Education System; requiring the Board to have the authority and responsibility for all functions relating to the juvenile services educations programs in the State beginning July 1, 2021; requiring each county board of education to pay to the Board a certain cost for certain juveniles; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Department of Labor – Electricians – State Licensing Workgroup [SB-994]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to convene a workgroup to study certain issues regarding the provision of electrical services and low-voltage electrical services in the State; requiring the workgroup to include certain representatives; requiring the Department to provide certain notice of certain meetings to certain persons; requiring the Department to submit a report on the findings of the workgroup to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 591 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Civil Action - Surety Insurance - Failure to Act in Good Faith [SB-801]
Authorizing the recovery of actual damages, expenses, litigation costs, and interest in obligee claims against surety insurance providers under certain circumstances; applying certain provisions of law on unfair claim settlement practices to surety insurance; requiring an obligee to comply with certain procedures before bringing a certain claim against a surety insurance provider; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Procurement - Major Information Technology Development Projects [SB-832]
Requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to conduct a certain risk assessment of certain major information technology development projects under certain circumstances; requiring the risk assessment to consider certain factors; authorizing the Secretary to recommend an increase in a certain limitation of liability amount under certain circumstances; requiring a certain recommendation to be made in a certain manner and include certain information; requiring the Chief Procurement Officer to review a certain recommendation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State and Local Procurement - Payment Practices [SB-933]
Altering a State policy to make a payment under a procurement contract or after receipt of a proper invoice in 15 days rather than the current policy of 30 days; requiring each county and municipality to adopt a certain policy; reducing the number of days from 45 to 15 following receipt of an invoice after which the State owes interest on unpaid amounts and interest begins to accrue on unpaid amounts; and repealing a requirement that a contractor submit an invoice within a certain amount of time in order to receive interest payments.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Baltimore City - P.R.O.T.E.C.T. (Public Resources Organizing to End Crime Together) Program [SB-929]
Authorizing certain employees of certain State law enforcement agencies to enforce certain motor vehicle laws within Baltimore City under a certain memorandum of understanding; establishing the P.R.O.T.E.C.T. (Public Resources Organizing to End Crime Together) Program to maximize the use of available resources to combat neighborhood decline and support strategies to reduce crime in Baltimore City and the State; requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to submit a certain report to certain committees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act [SB-835]
Authorizing a certain county or municipality, after giving 60 days written notice to the electric company and the Public Service Commission, to convert its street lighting service to a certain alternative-energy-only tariff, submit a request to acquire certain street lighting equipment from the electric company, and enter into an agreement to purchase electricity for a certain use from any available electricity supplier under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Education - Harford County - Liability of School Bus Contractors [SB-755]
Establishing that an entity operating a school bus under a contract with the Harford County Board of Education to provide student transportation services may not be held liable beyond the limits of the entity's insurance coverage under the contract with the Harford County Board of Education through the Maryland Association of Boards of Education in any suit that arises from a vehicular accident or an act or omission of an officer, a director, or an employee of the entity except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Consumer Protections [SB-872]
Authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to enforce certain provisions of law under certain applicable powers; requiring the Commissioner to adopt certain regulations under certain circumstances that are consistent with certain federal regulations, rules, and guidance; prohibiting certain carriers from excluding or limiting certain benefits or denying certain coverage because a certain health condition was present on a certain date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 621 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Apprenticeship Maryland 2030 [SB-868]
Establishing the Career and Technology Education Committee; requiring the Committee to establish certain statewide goals for career and technical education; stating the purpose of the Career and Technology Education Innovation Grant in fiscal years 2021 or 2022; requiring the Committee to administer the Career and Technology Education Innovation Grant; extending the termination date for a certain tax credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study Long-Term Care Medicaid Eligibility and Payments to Providers [SB-981]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Long-Term Care Medicaid Eligibility and Payments to Providers; providing for the composition, cochairs, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters; requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim and a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, respectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Procurement - Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses - Revisions [SB-782]
Requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority and the University System of Maryland, by regulation, to establish certain procedures for each bidder, contractor, or subcontractor that performs work on certain construction projects to certify that the bidder, contractor, or subcontractor pays certain employee health care expenses; authorizing a certain bidder, contractor, or subcontractor to demonstrate the payment of certain employee health care expenses in a certain manner on or before July 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Procurement and Correctional Facilities - Employment Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals [SB-858]
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: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 2/26 At 12:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement [SB-890]
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: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Image Repository System - Access [SB-836]
Requiring any agency that accesses the Maryland Image Repository System to produce and maintain a document with certain information; requiring agencies that use the system to make available certain documents to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services on request under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to conduct certain audits of agencies using the system; requiring a federal agency to enter into a certain agreement with the Department under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/25 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Immigration Detention - Prohibition (Dignity Not Detention Act) [SB-850]
Stating certain findings of the General Assembly; prohibiting certain governmental entities from entering into agreements facilitating immigration-related detention by private entities; prohibiting governmental entities from entering into certain agreements to house immigration-related detainees; requiring governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of immigration-related detainees not later than October 1, 2021; and making the provisions of the Act severable.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Insurance Administration - Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations - Regulation [SB-915]
Requiring, on or after July 1, 2021, pharmacy services administrative organizations to register with the Maryland Insurance Commissioner before providing certain services in the State; requiring certain applicants to file an application on a certain form and pay a certain fee; providing for the expiration and renewal of certain registration; prohibiting certain pharmacy services administrative organizations from entering into certain contracts; providing that a certain notice from the Commissioner constitutes a certain waiver; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 398 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases - Compact [SB-910]
Entering into the Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases Compact; establishing the Solemn Covenant of States Commission to administer the Compact; providing for the composition, voting procedures, operation, and powers and duties of the Commission; establishing certain procedures for the making of rules by the Commission; authorizing the Commission to establish a management committee; providing for the composition, operation, and powers and duties of the management committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing Canceled (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Federal Clean Water Act - Authority of State [SB-955]
Prohibiting the State from entering into an agreement that waives the State's authority under § 401 of the federal Clean Water Act as part of exercising the State's authority and carrying out the State's duties under the federal Clean Water Act and State law, including the State's authority and duties related to the federal relicensing of the Conowingo Dam.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing Canceled on 02/16/2020