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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Credit Services Businesses - Authority to Charge and Receive Consideration [SB-893]
Limiting the circumstances under which a credit services business is prohibited from charging or receiving any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services that the credit services business has agreed to perform for or on behalf of the consumer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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President Jimmy Carter Cancer Treatment Access Act [SB-919]
Prohibiting a specified insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization from imposing a step therapy or fail-first protocol on an insured or an enrollee for a specified prescription drug used in the treatment of a specified cancer under specified circumstances; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after October 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 679 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicles - Security [SB-961]
Establishing that the owner of a rental vehicle may satisfy a specified insurance requirement by maintaining a specified security that is secondary to any other valid and collectible coverage; requiring a motor vehicle rental company to disclose specified information about a person that rents or is authorized to drive a rental vehicle to a specified person under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Maryland Higher Education Commission - Workgroup to Examine the Need for Dental Therapy [SB-1013]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to jointly convene a workgroup to examine the need for dental therapy in the State; requiring the workgroup to include specified stakeholders; and requiring the workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 4/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage - Tax Increment Financing Developments - Application [SB-870]
Altering the prevailing wage law to apply to specified structures or works constructed in tax increment financing developments established under State or local law; applying the Act only to a contract executed on or after July 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Regulation of Farm Labor Contractors and Foreign Labor Contractors [SB-1016]
Providing that an agreement by a foreign worker to waive specified rights is void as contrary to public policy; requiring an individual to be licensed by the Commissioner before the individual may perform a foreign labor contracting service in the State for consideration; providing that a specified license authorizes the licensee to perform foreign labor contracting services for consideration; requiring a licensee to take specified actions while performing a foreign labor contracting service in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Formulary Changes [SB-768]
Prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from making specified formulary changes during the plan year and the open enrollment period that precedes the plan year; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after October 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Prior Authorization for Drug Products to Treat an Opioid Use Disorder - Prohibition [HB-887]
Prohibiting specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from applying a preauthorization requirement for a prescription drug to be used for treatment of an opioid use disorder and that contains methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after the effective date of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 581 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Legal Advice to Corporations - Clarification [SB-794]
Altering an exception to the requirement that an individual be admitted to the Maryland Bar before the individual may practice law in the State by authorizing an individual who is admitted to the bar of any other state to provide legal advice to the individual's employer or the employer's organizational affiliates.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 508 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining [HB-871]
Establishing collective bargaining rights for community college employees; establishing procedures for the selection of an exclusive bargaining representative; establishing that a maximum number of six bargaining units may be designated; requiring specified contracts and agreements entered into before October 1, 2017, to remain in effect until the agreement or contract expires; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Coverage of Fertility Preservation Procedures for Iatrogenic Infertility [HB-876]
Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide specified benefits under specified insurance policies or contracts to provide coverage for specified fertility preservation procedures; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Procurement - Nondiscrimination Clauses and State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination [HB-919]
Altering the requirements for a specified nondiscrimination clause that prohibits specified discrimination by a contractor against an employee or applicant for employment; requiring a specified contract for procurement to include a specified nondiscrimination clause that prohibits specified discrimination by a contractor in the formation or composition of a specified board of directors; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2017
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Optional Retirement Program - Annuity Contract Providers [SB-752]
Repealing a default inclusion as an optional retirement program annuity contract provider of a company designated by a governing board of an employing institution on or before a specified date; altering the definition of "designated company" to mean one that is designated by the Board of Trustees; and providing the Board of Trustees may designate not more than five companies from which annuity contracts are to be purchased under the program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 275 on 04/18/2017
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Condominiums - Unenforceability of Certain Provisions of Governing Documents [SB-670]
Making unenforceable specified provisions of specified condominium governing documents relating to asserting specified claims; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Disclosure of Social Security Number - Prohibition [SB-647]
Prohibiting a person from requiring a consumer to disclose the consumer's Social Security number to the person as a condition for the purchase or lease of consumer goods or the purchase of consumer services; prohibiting a person from including a specified field or text box for a Social Security number on a specified contract or form; providing that the Act does not prohibit a person from requesting or requiring a consumer to disclose the consumer's Social Security number to apply for or obtain an extension of consumer credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2017
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Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Work Contracts - Suits by Employees [SB-626]
Authorizing specified employees to file an action if the employee is paid less than the prevailing wage rate; providing that a determination by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry does not preclude employees from filing actions; requiring a court to award treble damages and reasonable counsel fees and costs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Insurance - Short-Term Medical Insurance - Study [HB-774]
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to conduct a study to assess the need in the State for short-term medical insurance offered by nonadmitted insurers; establishing specified requirements for the study; requiring the Administration to solicit input from specified persons in conducting the study; requiring the Administration to submit a specified report to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 223 on 04/18/2017
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Providing Our Workers Education and Readiness (POWER) - Apprenticeship Act [SB-699]
Requiring a contractor or subcontractor awarded a specified contract for a specified construction project that receives specified funding from the State capital budget to be affiliated with, and to use apprentices from, an apprenticeship program that is registered with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation or the United States Department of Labor, or requiring the contractor or subcontractor to make specified payments to the State Apprenticeship Training Fund or to specified apprenticeship programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Second Reading Passed on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Election Law - Persons Doing Public Business - Reporting by Governmental Entities [SB-632]
Repealing the requirement that a governmental entity notify the State Board of Elections if a person doing public business with the governmental entity fails to file a specified statement; requiring a specified governmental entity to provide the State Board with specified information; authorizing the governmental entity to comply with a specified provision of the Act by sending a specified quarterly report to the State Board no later than 10 business days after the close of each calendar quarter; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 630 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining [SB-652]
Establishing collective bargaining rights for community college employees; establishing procedures for the selection of an exclusive bargaining representative; establishing that a maximum number of six bargaining units may be designated; requiring specified contracts and agreements entered into before October 1, 2017, to remain in effect until the agreement or contract expires; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2017