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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Office of the Attorney General - Securities Commissioner - Asset Recovery for Exploited Seniors [HB-1506]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing the Securities Commissioner of the Division of Securities of the Office of the Attorney General to bring a civil action for damages against a certain person that violates certain provisions of law on behalf of a certain person; authorizing the Commissioner to recover certain damages; authorizing the Commissioner to recover certain costs under certain circumstances; providing that a certain criminal conviction is not a prerequisite for maintenance of an action under the Act; and applying the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 794 on 05/15/2018
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Carroll County and Montgomery County – Gaming – Bingo Games MC 13–18 [HB-143]
[Gaming ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Allowing, in Carroll County and Montgomery County, an individual who is at least 21 years of age to conduct a bingo game involving cash prizes if the game is conducted at a certain residential property that is restricted to residents who are at least 55 years of age and is conducted in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Montgomery County Delegation
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/27/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Health – Emergency Evaluees and Involuntarily Admitted or Committed Individuals – Procedures [HB-1392]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a health care provider to disclose certain medical and legal records without the authorization of an individual to a public defender who states in writing that the Office of the Public Defender represents the individual; requiring that only those records needed by the public defender to represent the individual shall be disclosed; requiring the records to be provided within 24 hours of a certain request; prohibiting a hearing officer from ordering the release of a certain individual on certain grounds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/25/2018
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Public Safety – Missing Persons – Information (Eula and Danny’s Law) [HB-1209]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency, with regard to a missing person, to enter all necessary and available information into the National Crime Information Center computer network within 2 hours after receipt of the minimum information necessary to make the entry; and requiring the Department of State Police to place a direct link to the Internet site of the Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons on the home page of the Department's website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 502 on 05/08/2018
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Property Tax Credit - Education Tax Relief for Elderly Individuals [HB-120]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the portion of the county property tax that is used to fund the county board of education and is imposed on real property that is owned by and used as the principal residence of an individual who is at least 65 years old; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to provide for certain matters relating to the tax credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Knotts
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 02/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Rockville Senior Center [HB-1188]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $200,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Rockville for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Rockville Senior Center, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018
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Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - City of District Heights Senior Day Facility Expansion [HB-1058]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $500,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of District Heights for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the City of District Heights Senior Day Facility, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Carroll County - Gaming - Home Games - Bingo [SB-892]
[Gaming ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Adding bingo in Carroll County to the list of home games that an individual may conduct in a common area of a residential property that is restricted to residents who are at least 55 years old.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carroll County Senators
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2019
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Workplace Harassment - Prohibitions, Liability, and Enforcement [SB-872]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Prohibiting certain individuals granted special access to the State legislative complex from unlawfully harassing or discriminating against certain individuals; requiring the Department of General Services, if requested by a certain individual, to revoke access granted to a person who violates certain provisions of the Act or a regulated lobbyist who violates a certain provision of law; altering the definition of "employee" for the purposes of certain laws governing discrimination in employment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2019
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Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [SB-871]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Providing that the General Assembly finds that all State residents have a right to health care; providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to establish a comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage program and a health care cost control system; establishing Healthy Maryland as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every State resident; requiring Healthy Maryland to provide certain services for residents of the State by January 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2019
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Food Supplement Program - Restaurant Meals Program [SB-752]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the food stamp program to be the food supplement program; establishing a Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) within the food supplement program in the Department of Human Services to expand food access to certain individuals; providing that a certain household is eligible to participate in the RMP if the household is eligible for certain State and federal benefits and lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes certain persons; requiring a restaurant to meet certain requirements to participate; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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State Employees and Teachers - Cash Balance Plan [SB-735]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Establishing a cash balance plan under the State Retirement and Pension System; providing that certain individuals are not eligible to participate in the Employees' Pension System or the Teachers' Pension System if they elect to participate in the cash balance plan; providing that certain individuals are not eligible to participate in the optional retirement program if they elect to participate in the cash balance plan; authorizing participation in the cash balance plan for certain individuals hired on or after July 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew A Serafini
Hearing Canceled on 02/18/2019
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Maryland Legal Services Corporation - End-of-Life Legal Services Pilot Program [SB-658]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Legal Services Corporation, in consultation with Civil Justice, Inc., to establish the End-of-Life Legal Services Pilot Program to provide low- and moderate-income seniors with the preparation of legal documents, legal assistance in civil proceedings, and other matters; specifying eligibility requirements for participation in the Program; requiring the Program to establish a certain intake method, establish a certain outreach method, and provide for the services of at least one full-time attorney; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Property Tax Credit - Elderly Individuals - Eligibility [SB-654]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipality to provide, by law, the minimum number of years, not to exceed 40 years, that an elderly individual must live in the same dwelling in order to be eligible for a certain statewide optional property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 333 on 04/30/2019
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Correctional Services - Elderly Inmates - Compassionate Release [SB-604]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing compassionate release as a form of release from incarceration for inmates over the age of 60 years who have served at least 30 years imprisonment or have a chronic disease or condition; establishing a means of initiating consideration by the Maryland Parole Commission of the appropriateness of granting compassionate release; requiring the Commission to provide for a compassionate release hearing on receipt of a certain request; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 2/21 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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State Government - Legislative and Executive Branches - Workplace Bullying [SB-556]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each manager and supervisor in the Legislative and Executive branches of State government to immediately report to the appointing authority or head of the principal unit certain incidents of workplace bullying; providing that it is the intent of the State to educate all employees about bullying, ensure that bullying is not tolerated, and deal appropriately with bullying in the workplace; requiring certain human resources departments to collect and share data on complaints and reports; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council - Revisions [SB-522]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the membership of the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council; repealing the requirement that the Secretary of Health and the Secretary of Aging, or their designees, cochair the Council; requiring the members of the Council to select the chair; requiring the Council to update a certain plan, examine the needs of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and identify methods to meet those needs, provide certain advice to the Governor and the General Assembly, and develop and promote certain strategies; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 411 on 05/13/2019
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Office of the Attorney General – Senior and Vulnerable Adult Asset Recovery Unit [SB-475]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Senior and Vulnerable Adult Asset Recovery Unit in the Office of the Attorney General for the purpose of protecting seniors and vulnerable adults from financial crimes under § 8-801 of the Criminal Law Article; authorizing the Unit to bring civil actions for damages against certain persons; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2021, to appropriate at least $450,000 for the Unit; requiring the Unit to use the funds to hire new staff and investigate and assist prosecution by the Unit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019
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Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland [SB-431]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland to study access to dental services for all State residents, identify areas lacking in dental services for a significant number of people, identify barriers to receiving services, analyze the impact of barriers, assess options to eliminate barriers, and make recommendations on methods to increase access to dental services; requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report by May 1, 2020, and a final report by December 1, 2020, to certain committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2019
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Education - Curriculum - Holocaust and Genocide Unit (Lessons of the Holocaust and Genocide Act) [SB-416]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Declaring the intent of the General Assembly regarding instruction on the Holocaust and genocide to Maryland students to ensure these tragedies are not forgotten and to gain an understanding of ways to prevent such events in the future; requiring public middle schools and high schools and certain nonpublic middle schools and high schools to include in the curriculum a unit of instruction on the Holocaust and genocide that is consistent with certain guidelines; requiring the State Board to develop certain guidelines by January 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2019