AN ACT relating to performance-based incentives for jails and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-128]
Amend KRS 197.045 on felony sentence credits to award funds to local jails which offer programming that results in credit for state inmates; create a new section of KRS Chapter 441 to allow local jails to classify state inmates who have not been classified by the Department of Corrections within 30 days of the date of conviction; amend KRS 532.100 to increase the state inmate per diem paid to local jails offering approved evidence-based programming; create a new section of KRS Chapter 441 to create a negotiated contract option for jails meeting
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SB-128: AN ACT relating to performance-based incentives for jails and making an appropriation therefor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jimmy Higdon
To Judiciary (s) on 02/03/2020
Insurance - Product and Service Offerings [SB-556]
Providing that certain provisions of law do not prohibit insurers, nonprofit health service plans, or health maintenance organizations from offering products or services at no charge or at a discounted price for certain purposes; prohibiting an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, or a health maintenance organization from discontinuing a certain service or product during the term of the policy or contract except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to make certain determinations by regulation; etc.
SB-556: Insurance - Product and Service Offerings
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Referred Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [HB-681]
Prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to indemnify or hold harmless certain parties unless the design professional is at fault for causing the loss, damage, or expense indemnified; prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims; etc.
HB-681: Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2020
Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020) [SB-540]
Establishing a process for a cooperative to operate as a member-regulated cooperative in a certain area; specifying that the Public Service Commission does not have jurisdiction over a member-regulated cooperative, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting a member-regulated cooperative from exercising a certain power of condemnation for the sole purpose of providing broadband Internet service; specifying certain provisions of law that apply to a member-regulated cooperative; etc.
SB-540: Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
Higher Education – Council on the Fair Treatment of Student Athletes
(Jordan McNair Safe and Fair Play Act) [SB-518]
Establishing the Council on the Fair Treatment of Student Athletes; requiring the Council to study the use of images of student athletes, rule changes by a certain collegiate association, health-related issues, including resources for prevention of sports-related injuries, and other issues related to student athletes; requiring the Council to report its findings and recommendations to the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland and the Board of Regents of Morgan State University; etc.
SB-518: Higher Education – Council on the Fair Treatment of Student Athletes
(Jordan McNair Safe and Fair Play Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
Pharmacists - Administration of Self-Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications [SB-545]
Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of certain regulations to administer a maintenance injectable medication to a patient under certain circumstances; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, on or before September 1, 2021, and in consultation with the State Board of Physicians and the State Board of Nursing, to adopt certain regulations for pharmacists requiring pharmacists to complete a certain training program in order to administer a maintenance injectable medication; etc.
SB-545: Pharmacists - Administration of Self-Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 01/31/2020
Correctional Services - Immigration Detention - Prohibition (Dignity Not Detention Act) [HB-677]
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.
Commercial Law – Automobile Financing Charges – Required Dealer Disclosures [HB-655]
Requiring a dealer who participates in finance charges associated with a contract for the sale of a vehicle to disclose certain information to a buyer in writing on a document that is separate from the financing agreement before executing a financing agreement on a contract for the sale of a vehicle; etc.
Telehealth – Mental Health and Chronic Condition Management Services – Coverage and Pilot Program [SB-502]
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide, subject to a certain limitation, mental health services appropriately delivered through telehealth to a patient in the patient's home setting; altering the definition of telehealth as it applies to certain entities; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for an amendment to certain waivers to implement a pilot program to provide telehealth services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; etc.
SB-502: Telehealth – Mental Health and Chronic Condition Management Services – Coverage and Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 18 on 04/03/2020
Bay Restoration Fund - Use of Funds - Municipal Wastewater Facilities [SB-495]
Expanding the authorized uses of the Bay Restoration Fund to include certain costs associated with the connection of a property using an on-site sewage disposal system to an existing municipal wastewater facility that has signed a funding agreement with the Department of the Environment and is under construction to achieve enhanced nutrient removal or biological nutrient removal level treatment; specifying that these costs may be provided only if certain conditions are met; etc.
SB-495: Bay Restoration Fund - Use of Funds - Municipal Wastewater Facilities
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Referred Environment And Transportation on 02/21/2020
Department of General Services - Energy Consumption Goals and Energy Performance Contracts [HB-662]
Repealing a requirement that the Department of General Services cooperate with the Maryland Energy Administration when projecting certain costs and performing a certain analysis during a certain phase of the renovation or construction of certain State buildings; repealing a requirement that the Department cooperate with the Administration in setting standards for certain energy performance indices; etc.
HB-662: Department of General Services - Energy Consumption Goals and Energy Performance Contracts
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 289 on 05/08/2020
Criminal Law - Unruly Social Gatherings - Civil Penalties [HB-654]
Prohibiting a person responsible for any premises from conducting, causing, permitting, or aiding an unruly social gathering; authorizing certain law enforcement officers to issue a citation for certain violations of the Act; specifying who may be issued a citation for certain violations; excluding a certain type of party or gathering from the prohibitions in the Act; providing certain circumstances constituting a certain defense; requiring that a citation include certain information; etc.
HB-654: Criminal Law - Unruly Social Gatherings - Civil Penalties
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Bartlett
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
Pharmacists – Administration of Self–Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications
(The Christopher King Access to Treatment Act) [HB-656]
Authorizing a pharmacist who meets certain requirements to administer a maintenance injectable medication to a patient under certain circumstances; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, by September 1, 2021, and in consultation with the State Board of Physicians and the State Board of Nursing, to adopt regulations establishing standard procedures for approving classes of maintenance injectable medications and requiring pharmacists to complete a certain training program in order to administer a maintenance injectable medication; etc.
HB-656: Pharmacists – Administration of Self–Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications
(The Christopher King Access to Treatment Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs Finance on 03/09/2020
You have voted HB-656: Pharmacists – Administration of Self–Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications
(The Christopher King Access to Treatment Act).
End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act) [HB-643]
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.
HB-643: End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
First Reading Health And Government Operations And Judiciary on 01/29/2020
Carroll County - Contracts and Purchases [HB-610]
Increasing to $35,000 the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment for which the County Commissioners of Carroll County may enter into a contract; requiring that when the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment in Carroll County exceeds $35,000 under certain conditions, the Chief of the Bureau of Purchasing for the County Commissioners shall advertise for bids for a certain amount of time in a media accessible to the general public.
HB-610: Carroll County - Contracts and Purchases
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/15/2020
Historic Revitalization Tax Credit – Certified Historic Structure and Single–Family, Owner–Occupied Residence – Definitions [HB-640]
Altering the definitions of "certified historic structure" and "single-family, owner-occupied residence" to include a structure that is located on property that is owned by the Department of Natural Resources or one of its units and occupied by a person under an agreement with the Department by which the person pays for rehabilitation of the structure as a condition of occupancy; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
Collective Bargaining – Chancellor of the University System of Maryland – Negotiations [HB-641]
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.
HB-641: Collective Bargaining – Chancellor of the University System of Maryland – Negotiations
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
Health Insurance - Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders - Coverage [SB-475]
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, beginning January 1, 2021, to provide services for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome under certain circumstances and subject to a certain provision of the Act; requiring carriers to provide coverage for diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; providing that the Act provides coverage for Rituximab only under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-475: Health Insurance - Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders - Coverage
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 560 on 05/08/2020