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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials [SB-222]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve a single producer responsibility organization to represent the interests of producers by October 1, 2023; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing and implementing a producer responsibility program in the State for packaging materials; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 465 on 05/08/2023
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Procurement – Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreements – Required Notice and Reporting [HB-199]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring the Department of General Services, before it enters into or renews an intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement that could reduce to a single contractor or reduce by more than 50% the number of current contractors under the procurement, to advertise the solicitation on eMaryland Marketplace for at least 21 days.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Currency - Campaign Finance Prohibitions - Disclosures by Financial Institutions [HB-192]
[Finance ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Prohibiting certain persons subject to campaign finance regulation from making or accepting monetary contributions or monetary donations using any currency other than United States currency; prohibiting a campaign finance entity or a person acting on behalf of a campaign finance entity from making a monetary expenditure using any currency other than United States currency; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections or the Administrator's designee to investigate certain potential violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 166 on 04/24/2023
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
Study Ecom. Dlvr. Fee/Xfer Rev for Transport [SB-793]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
Study Ecom. Dlvr. Fee/Xfer Rev for Transport
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Moses McInnis
Passed 1st Reading on 05/26/2022
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
Organized Retail Theft [SB-766]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Organized Retail Theft
Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Earl Britt
Ch. Sl 2022-30 on 06/30/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Health – State Designated Exchange – Health Data Utility [SB-984]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State designated exchange to operate as a health data utility for the collection and analysis of health information and data to assist in the evaluation of public health interventions and health equity; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, dispensers, certain nursing homes, and electronic health networks to provide certain medication data to the State designated exchange; and requiring dispensers to submit prescription information to the exchange for purposes of patient treatment and care coordination.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing Canceled on 03/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Transportation - Electronic Toll Collection Backlog - Fee Prohibition [HB-1435]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting the Maryland Transportation Authority from charging an administrative fee or a civil penalty for failure to pay video tolls for which processing or billing was delayed due to COVID-19 related-factors until 180 days after the Authority has eliminated the toll charge backlog; requiring the Authority to reimburse the registered owner of a motor vehicle that incurred a certain video toll the amount of any administrative fees or civil penalties paid; and applying the Act to certain video tolls incurred on or after March 5, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Infrastructure Grants - Federal Infrastructure Investment and Coordination Unit - Established [HB-1425]
[Infrastructure ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing a Federal Infrastructure Investment and Coordination Unit in the Governor's Grants Office for the purpose of tracking federal infrastructure grants and assisting State agencies in the award of the grants under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Transportation - Electronic Toll Collection Backlog - Fee Prohibition [SB-947]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting the Maryland Transportation Authority from charging an administrative fee or a civil penalty for failure to pay video tolls for which processing or billing was delayed due to COVID-19 related-factors until 180 days after the Authority has eliminated the toll charge backlog; requiring the Authority to reimburse the registered owner of a motor vehicle that incurred a certain video toll the amount of any administrative fees or civil penalties paid; and applying the Act to certain video tolls incurred on or after March 5, 2020.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Health - State Designated Exchange - Health Data Utility [HB-1127]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the State designated exchange to operate as a health data utility for the State for certain purposes; requiring dispensers to provide certain medication data to the State designated exchange; requiring dispensers to submit certain prescription information to the State designated exchange; and requiring the State designated exchange to establish a consumer advisory council to bring the perspective of individuals and organizations with an interest in protecting consumers into the delivery of services provided by the exchange.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 296 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Insurance - Comprehensive Coverage and Collision Damage Waiver [HB-1229]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that the lessor of certain vehicles under a rental agreement or a loaner agreement containing a collision damage waiver provide the waiver in a specified form; requiring motor vehicle insurance policies that include collision or comprehensive coverage to include coverage for certain Class E vehicles, vehicles used as replacement vehicles, and vehicles rented under a peer-to-peer car sharing agreement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis - Regulation - Delta-8- and Delta-10-Tetrahydrocannabinol [HB-1078]
[Cannabis ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Science ]
Prohibiting a certain person from distributing, purchasing for sale, or selling products containing delta-8- or delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol to an individual under the age of 21 years; requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, in consultation with the State Department of Agriculture and other stakeholders, to study and make recommendations on the classification and regulation of tetrahydrocannabinols, other than delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and certain other manufactured products; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 511 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Infrastructure Grants - Federal Infrastructure Investment and Coordination Unit - Established [SB-755]
[Infrastructure ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing a Federal Infrastructure Investment and Coordination Unit in the Governor's Grants Office for the purpose of tracking federal infrastructure grants and assisting State agencies in the award of the grants under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/23/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Insurance - Comprehensive Coverage and Collision Damage Waiver [SB-835]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that the lessor of certain vehicles under a rental agreement or a loaner agreement containing a collision damage waiver provide the waiver in a specified form; requiring motor vehicle insurance policies that include collision or comprehensive coverage to include coverage for certain Class E vehicles, vehicles used as replacement vehicles, and vehicles rented under a peer-to-peer car sharing agreement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis - Regulation - Delta-8- and Delta-10-Tetrahydrocannabinol [SB-788]
[Cannabis ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Science ]
Prohibiting a certain person from distributing, purchasing for sale, or selling products containing delta-8- or delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol to an individual under the age of 21 years; requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, in consultation with the State Department of Agriculture and other stakeholders, to study and make recommendations on the classification and regulation of tetrahydrocannabinols, other than delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and certain other manufactured products; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 512 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Repeal the Netflix Tax Act of 2022 [SB-735]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing the application of the sales and use tax to certain digital codes and digital products.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax - Digital Product - Definition [SB-723]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definition of "digital product" for purposes of the application of the sales and use tax to exclude certain products where the purchaser has a certain property interest and certain types of computer software.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 535 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Procedures and Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers [HB-723]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Manufacturing ]
Renaming the Pricing and Selection Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and the Employment Works Program to be the Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers; requiring that Maryland Correctional Enterprises provide the proposed prevailing average market price of certain goods and services that are available from Maryland Correctional Enterprises to the Pricing and Selection Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 527 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax – Digital Product – Definition [HB-791]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definition of "digital product" for purposes of the application of the sales and use tax to exclude certain products where the purchaser has a certain property interest and certain types of computer software.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 534 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Online Marketplace Disclosure Requirements (INFORM Consumers Act of 2022) [SB-610]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing certain requirements related to the disclosure of bank account, contact, and other information by high-volume third-party sellers to and on online marketplaces; and prohibiting a political subdivision from requiring an online marketplace to verify information from a high-volume third-party seller or disclose any information to a consumer.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2022