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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Howard County Board of Education - Liquidated Damages - Policy and Requirements Ho. Co. 3-24 [HB-1383]
Requiring the Howard County Board of Education to publish a policy on or before January 1, 2025, concerning the inclusion and use of liquidated damages provisions in procurement contracts; requiring each student transportation procurement contract entered into by the Howard County Board of Education and valued at $1,000,000 or more to include a liquidated damages clause consistent with the policy, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain documentation of a decision not to pursue certain liquidated damages under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2024
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Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses for Veterinary and Health Care Professionals and Study of the Health Care Market [HB-1388]
Applying to certain veterinary and health care professionals certain provisions of law stating that certain noncompete and conflict of interest provisions in certain employment contracts are null and void as being against the public policy of the State; establishing certain prohibitions regarding noncompete and conflict of interest provisions for certain health care employment contracts and similar documents and agreements; and requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to study certain issues related to the health care market in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 378 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County – State’s Attorney’s Office Personnel – Application of County Personnel Laws and Collective Bargaining MC 12–24 [HB-1402]
Establishing the right of certain employees of the Office of the State's Attorney in Montgomery County to organize and collectively bargain in accordance with certain personnel law governing county employees; establishing that employees of the Office of the State's Attorney are subject to the county merit system law and personnel regulations; establishing certain requirements related to collective bargaining for employees of the Office; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 968 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [HB-1427]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority, subject to certain limitations; exempting the Authority from certain provisions of law; requiring the Authority to take certain actions regarding the finances of the Authority; exempting the Authority from certain taxation or assessments under certain circumstances; establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority Fund to be used for administrative purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 04/08/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to air ambulance memberships. [HB-489]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; prohibit the sale of air ambulance membership agreements to individuals enrolled in the state's Medical Assistance Program; require air ambulance membership organizations to make certain disclosures; permit Attorney General to investigate alleged violations and seek remedies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Deanna Frazier Gordon
To Banking & Insurance (h) on 02/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects [HB-1188]
Altering the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology related to modernization of information technology systems; renaming the Major Information Technology Development Fund to be the Information Technology Investment Fund; requiring a certain amount of the Fund to be set aside for certain projects each fiscal year; requiring the Board of Public Works to expedite the placement on an agenda and approval of certain contracts; and altering the name, duties, and membership of the Modernize Maryland Oversight Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment And Budget And Taxation on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024) [HB-1271]
Requiring each unit of State government to conduct certain inventories and assessments by December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter; prohibiting the Department of Information Technology from making certain information publicly available under certain circumstances; prohibiting a unit of State government from deploying or using a system that employs artificial intelligence under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Rules on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Event Ticket Sales [SB-1113]
Requiring an operator, a primary ticket seller, or a ticket resale marketplace for an entertainment event to grant a ticket purchaser a refund for the purchase of a ticket under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from engaging in certain practices relating to the sale of event tickets; prohibiting a contract that controls the distribution of event tickets from including certain provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Clean Water Commerce Account - Contracts for the Purchase of Environmental Outcomes [HB-1266]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in entering into a certain contract under the Clean Water Commerce Account for the purchase of an environmental outcome, to allow for nonuniform payment schedules for certain purposes; and authorizing the Department to require a certain payment or certain financial protections for contracts of a certain size to ensure certain outcomes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 502 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Interstate Highways – Interstate Speed Monitoring Systems [HB-1186]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to install and use at least one interstate speed monitoring system on each interstate highway; establishing procedures for implementing and using an interstate speed monitoring system; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the State Highway Administration to develop a training program on the oversight and administration of an interstate speed monitoring program, including a curriculum of best practices in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Predictable Scheduling Act [HB-1226]
Establishing certain requirements on food service establishments, hospitality establishments, and retail establishments regarding work schedules for employees, including requirements related to the provision of work schedules to employees, notifications regarding changes to the schedules, and payment of wages to employees whose work schedules are changed by the employer; authorizing certain employees to request an adjustment in a work schedule before beginning a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Estate Brokers - Brokerage Agreements - Requirements [HB-1239]
Requiring certain items to be included in a brokerage agreement between a real estate broker and a seller or lessor or a buyer or lessee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Boafo
Referred Rules on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation - Exemptions and Remedies [HB-1228]
Establishing that certain provisions of law that prohibit a person from making or causing to make a certain telephone solicitation that involves using a certain automated system or playing a recorded message do not apply to a noncommercial telephone solicitation for public opinion research; authorizing a certain called party who is aggrieved by a person who violates certain provisions of law to bring an action to enjoin further violations and to recover certain damages; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 214 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Works Contracts – Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) [HB-1276]
Altering certain apprenticeship requirements relating to public works contracts to require certain contractors and subcontractors to employ a certain number of qualified apprentices or journeymen necessary to meet a certain applicable percentage for the project; altering the dollar value for certain projects for the purpose of applying certain apprenticeship requirements to the project; repealing certain provisions of law that allowed contractors and subcontractors to make certain payments in lieu of employing certain apprentices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electricity – Tariffs, Distributed Energy Resources, and Electric Distribution System Support Services (Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act) [HB-1256]
Requiring a certain electric company to file certain time-of-use tariffs with the Public Service Commission by July 1, 2025; requiring a certain electric company to attempt to achieve a certain enrollment target for certain tariffs by January 1, 2028; authorizing the Commission to require the automatic enrollment of certain customers in a time-of-use tariff on an opt-out basis; requiring the Commission to certain adopt regulations on or before May 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 476 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property - Contracts of Sale - Title Report Requirement [HB-1196]
Requiring the seller of any real property to provide a title report to the buyer prior to closing; permitting a buyer to rescind a contract of sale for real property under certain circumstances; and providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to legal instruments. [HB-488]
Amends KRS 382.297 to establish when a county clerk shall admit any amendment, renewal, modification, or extension of a recorded mortgage to record, to establish when a county clerk shall admit affidavits of amendment prepared and executed by an attorney to record, and to establish recording requirements and construction of section; and amends KRS 413.100 to establish when a promise, acknowledgment, or payment of money operates as an extension of a lien in a recorded mortgage or deed, and to establish recording requirements for an extended lien.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Meredith
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 130) on 04/09/2024
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Alaska 33rd Legislature
Prior Auth Exempt For Health Providers [SB-219]
An Act relating to utilization review entities; exempting certain health care providers from making preauthorization requests for certain services; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
L&c Rpt Recd Await Transmittal Nxt on 04/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations – Resale Contracts – Notice Requirements [HB-1039]
Establishing that certain required notices in certain resale contracts may be provided to a purchaser's real estate agent; altering certain fees a council of unit owners or a homeowners association or its agent may charge for providing certain disclosures; and altering the time period from 5 to 7 days within which a purchaser may cancel a resale contract when required notices are not provided.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Courts - Unenforceable Indemnity and Costs of Defense Agreements [HB-1146]
Providing that certain indemnity agreements and agreements to pay the costs of defense made in connection with an agreement for the management or operation of a building, a structure, an appurtenance, or an appliance are against public policy and are void and unenforceable.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024