Economic Development - Business Diversity Incubator Program and Fund - Established [SB-765]
Establishing the Business Diversity Incubator Program and Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide grants to certain business entities to establish diverse and effective business incubators in the State; authorizing the Governor in each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Business Diversity Incubator Fund; etc.
SB-765: Economic Development - Business Diversity Incubator Program and Fund - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing Canceled on 03/28/2024
AN ACT relating to the Uniform Commercial Code. [SB-155]
Amends sections of Articles 1, 2, 2A, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9 of KRS Chapter 355 to make definitional revisions and conforming amendments; amends sections of Articles 2, 2A, 4A, and 9 of KRS Chapter 355 to remove writing requirements; repeals and reenacts KRS 355.2-102 to establish transactions subject to provisions of article; amends KRS 355.2A-102 to establish when article applies to hybrid leases; amends definition of “negotiable instrument” in KRS 355.3-104; amends KRS 355.3-105 and 355.3-604 to accommodate electronic transactions; amends KRS 355.3-417
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SB-155: AN ACT relating to the Uniform Commercial Code.
Sponsored by: Sen. Whitney Westerfield
Signed By Governor (acts Ch.10) on 03/26/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 16; Title 47 and Title 67, relative to personal seat licenses. [HB-2646]
As introduced, requires that contracts entered into between a personal seat license (PSL) holder of 10 or more years and a professional sports franchise for the purchase of a subsequent PSL with an upgraded or improved seating classification include a provision that enables the PSL holder to purchase the subsequent PSL for the same price as the previous PSL; applies to all contracts for subsequent PSL purchases entered into for seating at stadiums in certain counties on or after July 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9; Title 16; Title 47 and
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HB-2646: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 16; Title 47 and Title 67, relative to personal seat licenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Miller
Withdrawn. on 03/18/2024
You have voted HB-2646: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 16; Title 47 and Title 67, relative to personal seat licenses..
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 16; Title 47 and Title 67, relative to personal seat licenses. [SB-2505]
As introduced, requires that contracts entered into between a personal seat license (PSL) holder of 10 or more years and a professional sports franchise for the purchase of a subsequent PSL with an upgraded or improved seating classification include a provision that enables the PSL holder to purchase the subsequent PSL for the same price as the previous PSL; applies to all contracts for subsequent PSL purchases entered into for seating at stadiums in certain counties on or after July 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9; Title 16; Title 47 and
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SB-2505: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 16; Title 47 and Title 67, relative to personal seat licenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Kyle
Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Commerce And Labor Committee on 03/13/2024
You have voted SB-2505: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 16; Title 47 and Title 67, relative to personal seat licenses..
Internet–Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers – Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) [HB-772]
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.
HB-772: Internet–Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers – Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing Canceled on 02/02/2024
You have voted HB-772: Internet–Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers – Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act).
Common Ownership Communities and Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Limitations [HB-831]
Prohibiting a provision in certain documents of a cooperative housing corporation from prohibiting or restricting the establishment or operation of certain family child care homes; prohibiting a provision in certain documents of a cooperative housing corporation from limiting the number of children for which certain family child care homes provide family child care below a certain number; repealing the authority of condominium and homeowners associations to prohibit the establishment or operation of certain family child care homes; etc.
HB-831: Common Ownership Communities and Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Limitations
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond [HB-796]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County to borrow not more than $29,800,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Carroll County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
HB-796: Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 684 on 05/09/2024
Carroll County - Contracts and Purchasing [HB-839]
Increasing from $25,000 to $50,000 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; and requiring that when the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment in Carroll County exceeds $50,000 under certain conditions, the Procurement Officer for the County Commissioner shall advertise for bids for at least 1 week in a media accessible to the general public.
HB-839: Carroll County - Contracts and Purchasing
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 685 on 05/09/2024
Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Liens - Means of Advertising [HB-824]
Authorizing an operator or a manager of a self-service storage facility to advertise via e-mail, website, or newspaper of general circulation the sale of the personal property in a self-service storage unit to satisfy a certain lien, without the occupant's prior written authorization in the storage agreement; and altering a certain statement that must be contained in a self-service storage facility rental agreement.
HB-824: Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Liens - Means of Advertising
Sponsored by: Rep. Andre Johnson
Rereferred To Finance on 04/05/2024
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Authority [HB-776]
Authorizing the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, subject to a written agreement, to provide certain outside entities administrative services or support and to receive compensation for providing the services or support.
HB-776: Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Authority
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 627 on 05/09/2024
Alcoholic Beverages – Retail Delivery – Local Delivery Service Permit [HB-808]
Establishing a local delivery service permit that authorizes the holder to deliver alcoholic beverages from a retail license holder that is authorized to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in a certain jurisdiction under certain circumstances; authorizing retail license holders to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in a certain jurisdiction through a third-party contractor, an independent contractor, or an agent that holds a certain delivery service permit under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-808: Alcoholic Beverages – Retail Delivery – Local Delivery Service Permit
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 774 on 05/16/2024
State and Private Construction Contracts and State Procurement Contracts – Prompt Payment and Interest Requirements [SB-715]
Requiring a private construction contract to include a provision requiring the owner to pay the contractor within 45 days after the receipt of a proper invoice following completion of the work or, if the owner withholds all or part of an amount invoiced, to send a certain notification to the contractor; requiring a contract between a contractor and a subcontractor on a private or State construction contract to include a provision requiring the contractor to pay the subcontractor within 7 days after receipt of payment; etc.
SB-715: State and Private Construction Contracts and State Procurement Contracts – Prompt Payment and Interest Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Education - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Powers and Notifications [HB-746]
Providing that the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education is a state educational authority under a certain federal law; providing that the Office is the State unit authorized to audit or evaluate certain education programs; prohibiting the Inspector General for Education from serving more than two full terms; requiring the Governor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer to provide the Inspector General with a certain notice and opportunity for a hearing before removing the Inspector General; etc.
HB-746: Education - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Powers and Notifications
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2024
AN ACT relating to nonrecourse consumer legal funding. [SB-148]
Establish Subtitle 13 of KRS Chapter 286 and create sections thereof to define terms; provide exemptions to the new subtitle on nonrecourse consumer legal funding; prohibit engaging in the business of nonrecourse consumer legal funding transactions without a license; establish licensing requirements; provide that nonrecourse consumer legal funding transactions are not loans and exempt them from statute relating to interest; establish requirements for nonrecourse consumer legal funding transaction contracts; prohibit certain actions by nonrecourse
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SB-148: AN ACT relating to nonrecourse consumer legal funding.
Sponsored by: Sen. Phillip Wheeler
To Banking & Insurance (s) on 02/01/2024
Energy Generation Projects - Labor and Minority Business Enterprise Requirements [SB-696]
Requiring the developer of a covered project, on the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line or approval for the construction of a certain generating station, to meet certain labor standards and reporting requirements; establishing certain labor standards and certain certification, reporting, and record-keeping requirements related to the construction of a covered project; etc.
SB-696: Energy Generation Projects - Labor and Minority Business Enterprise Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024