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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Revisions [SB-616]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund to be the third-party administrator for the State's Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Program for State Employees under a contract with the State; authorizing the Fund to use nonsupervisory employees of the Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company; authorizing nonsupervisory employees of the Company to be assigned to perform certain functions under a certain contract; altering the membership of the Board for the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 53 on 05/08/2020
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End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act) [SB-701]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; prohibiting another individual from requesting aid in dying on behalf of an individual; requiring a certain request to be made in a certain manner; requiring a written request for aid in dying to meet certain requirements; establishing certain requirements for witnesses to a written request for aid in dying; requiring a written request for aid in dying to be in a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Health Insurance - Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Cost-Sharing Requirements - Calculation [SB-623]
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: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Health Insurance – Prostate Cancer Screening Services – Prohibiting Cost–Sharing [HB-852]
Prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from applying a deductible, a copayment, or coinsurance to coverage for certain preventive care screening services for prostate cancer; 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 343 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electricity Suppliers and Gas Suppliers - Consumer Protections [SB-681]
Authorizing the Office of People's Counsel to investigate and request certain documents from an electricity supplier or a gas supplier under certain circumstances; requiring the Office of People's Counsel to have a reasonable basis before initiating a certain investigation; requiring an electricity supplier or a gas supplier to provide certain written responses and documents to the Office of People's Counsel under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Electricity and Gas - Energy Suppliers - Assisted Customers [SB-685]
Prohibiting, with a certain exception, 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 supplier to a competitive supplier if the customer had received certain financial assistance in the preceding 12 months; requiring an electric company to confirm certain matters in its records at a certain time; requiring an electric company to verify a customer's status at a certain time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Referred Economic Matters on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Prostate Cancer Screening Services - Prohibiting Cost-Sharing [SB-661]
Prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from applying a deductible, a copayment, or coinsurance to coverage for certain preventive care screening services for prostate cancer; applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 344 on 05/08/2020
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Collective Bargaining - Chancellor of the University System of Maryland - Negotiations [SB-660]
Requiring the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland to act on behalf of the University System of Maryland and certain system institutions for the purpose of collective bargaining; providing for the negotiation of a certain consolidated memorandum of understanding under certain circumstances; making conforming changes; repealing a provision of law authorizing certain presidents of certain system institutions to cooperate for the purpose of collective bargaining; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Family Law - Minors - Emancipation (Emancipation of Minors Act) [SB-680]
Extending the jurisdiction of the equity court to include a petition for the emancipation of a minor; authorizing a minor to file a petition for emancipation in the minor's own name subject to certain requirements; prohibiting a parent from filing a petition for the emancipation of a minor; requiring that a certain petition for the emancipation of a minor contain certain information; requiring a court to appoint a certain attorney to represent the petitioner on the filing of a petition for the emancipation of a minor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/25 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Public Health - Substance-Related Disorder Services (Maryland Patient Protection and Treatment Ethics Act) [SB-696]
Requiring any marketing or advertising materials published or provided by a behavioral health program to provide certain information about treatment services provided by the behavioral health program; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly and willfully making certain statements or providing certain information; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly making false or misleading statements; requiring a certain behavioral health program to include a certain statement in any advertising; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Montgomery County - Housing Opportunities Commission - Alterations MC 02-20 [HB-800]
Requiring the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County to prepare written minutes of each meeting, stream live video of its open meetings, publish certain information on financial reports and audits on its website before December 15 each year, and develop and operate a searchable website under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 330 on 05/08/2020
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Montgomery County - Residential Property Advertisements and Sales - School District Information MC 20-20 [HB-825]
Prohibiting a certain real estate broker, associate real estate broker, or real estate salesperson from including the name of the school district in which the residential property is located in an advertisement for the sale or rental of a residential property in Montgomery County; providing that certain provisions of law do not prohibit a certain real estate broker, associate real estate broker, or real estate salesperson from including the name of a certain school district in a certain written communication: etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/11/2020
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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
Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits [HB-770]
Increasing from one-third to one-half the maximum portion of a home improvement contract price that a person may receive as a deposit before or at the time of execution of the home improvement contract.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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State and Local Procurement - Payment Practices [HB-747]
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: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Police Officers – Mental Health – Employee Assistance Programs [SB-565]
Requiring each law enforcement agency to develop and implement an employee assistance program to protect the mental health of police officers and provide police officers access to confidential low- or no-cost mental health services; establishing certain requirements for a certain program; requiring each law enforcement agency to develop standards for annual assessments of the employee assistance program to identify deficiencies and areas for improvement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/31/2020
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Home Builders and Home Improvement Contractors - Contract Requirements - Consumer Protection Information [HB-776]
Requiring a registered home builder or a registered sales representative to include in any initial contract for the initial sale of a new home a copy of the most recent edition of "Buying a New Home: Consumer Rights and Remedies Under Maryland Law"; requiring a contract for the initial sale of a new home to contain a certain acknowledgment that the purchaser received certain consumer protection information; requiring a certain acknowledgment to be independently initialed by the purchaser; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/02/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Procurement - Retainage Proceeds [HB-763]
Requiring that undisputed retainage proceeds retained by a unit or a certain contractor under a State procurement contract be paid within 90 days after the date of substantial completion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information - University System of Maryland [SB-588]
Excluding the University System of Maryland from certain provisions of law governing protection of information by government agencies; requiring the University System of Maryland to review and designate certain systems as systems of record based on certain criteria and to develop and adopt a certain privacy governance program to govern each system of record; requiring the University to develop and adopt a certain information security and risk management program for the protection of personally identifiable information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information - University System of Maryland [SB-588]
Excluding the University System of Maryland from certain provisions of law governing protection of information by government agencies; requiring the University System of Maryland to review and designate certain systems as systems of record based on certain criteria and to develop and adopt a certain privacy governance program to govern each system of record; requiring the University to develop and adopt a certain information security and risk management program for the protection of personally identifiable information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/31/2020