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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Health - Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives [SB-837]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to coordinate the implementation of advance care planning programs in the State; requiring each health insurance carrier to offer electronic advance directives to its members and enrollees during open enrollment and periodically thereafter; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to submit a certain report to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 4/01 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/29/2021
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Tobacco Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Out-of-State Sales of Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking Devices [SB-883]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "other tobacco products" to exclude a certain item; requiring a person located outside the State to have a certain license in order to sell premium cigars or pipe tobacco to a consumer in the State; requiring the Executive Director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to issue a certain license; authorizing the holder of a remote tobacco seller license to sell premium cigars and pipe tobacco to consumers in the State; establishing the requirements for an applicant for a remote tobacco seller license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 768 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Procurement - Transparency and Application to County Contracts [HB-1214]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Secretary of General Services annually to review and evaluate all contracts that were executed in the prior year using State funds or contracts for the benefit of the State, a unit of the State, or State officials or employees; requiring the Secretary to report each year on the contract review to certain committees of the General Assembly; altering the definition of "unit" for the purposes of applying certain provisions of law governing procurement to certain county procurement contracts using State funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing - Alterations [HB-1209]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing the termination of certain provisions of law making sales and charges related to peer-to-peer car sharing subject to a certain sales and use tax rate; altering the definition of "marketplace facilitator" to include certain peer-to-peer car sharing programs for purposes of a requirement to collect certain sales and use taxes; altering, under certain circumstances, the sales and use tax rate imposed on shared motor vehicles used for peer-to-peer car sharing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Exemption and Restriction [HB-1200]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Exempting, from a certain tax on certain annual gross revenues derived from certain digital advertising services in the State, advertisement services on digital interfaces owned or operated by or operated on behalf of a broadcast entity and news media entity; prohibiting a person who derives gross revenues from digital advertising services in the State from passing on the cost of the tax to a certain customer in a certain manner; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Hearing 2/26 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/09/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Tobacco Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Out-of-State Sales of Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking Devices [HB-1324]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "other tobacco products" to exclude a certain item; requiring a person located outside the State to have a certain license in order to sell premium cigars or pipe tobacco to a consumer in the State; requiring the Executive Director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to issue a certain license; authorizing the holder of a remote tobacco seller license to sell premium cigars and pipe tobacco to consumers in the State; establishing the requirements for an applicant for a remote tobacco seller license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pat Young
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 767 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Entertainment Events and Ticketing Practices [HB-1235]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Requiring an entertainment event ticketing system to allow a purchaser to buy and transfer a ticket without additional fees or the consent of a certain person; requiring an entertainment event ticketing system to give a purchaser the option to remove any personal information from the purchaser's ticket; prohibiting a certain entertainment event or venue from denying a certain person admission to an event based on the fact that the ticket has been resold; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues, Income, Sales and Use, and Tobacco Taxes - Alterations and Implementation [SB-787]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
Exempting, from a certain tax on annual gross revenues derived from digital advertising services in the State, advertisement services on digital interfaces owned or operated by or operated on behalf of a broadcast entity and news media entity; prohibiting a person who derives gross revenues from digital advertising in the State from passing on the cost to a certain customer; allowing, for a certain taxable year, a subtraction under the Maryland income tax for certain utility arrearages forgiven during that taxable year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 669 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax – Rate Reduction [HB-1057]
[Taxes ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering the maximum rate of the admissions and amusement tax that a county or municipal corporation may set for gross receipts that are also subject to the State sales and use tax; altering the rate of the sales and use tax; altering the percentage of gross receipts from vending machine sales to which the sales and use tax rate is applied; altering the rate of the sales and use tax applied to certain charges made in connection with sales of alcoholic beverages and sales of dyed diesel fuel; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing 2/25 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/08/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Gaming - Regulation of Fantasy Gaming Competitions and Implementation of Sports Wagering - Supplementary Appropriation [HB-940]
[Gaming ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing sports wagering license holders to accept wagers on sporting events by certain methods and in certain locations; requiring certain fantasy competition operators to register with the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission before offering fantasy competition or services; authorizing the Commission to impose a fee for the registration of an operator; establishing the Small, Minority-Owned, and Women-Owned Business Sports Wagering Assistance Fund to assist certain businesses entering the sports wagering market; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 356 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Lottery Tickets - Prohibition on Internet Sales - Repeal [HB-553]
[Gaming ]
Repealing a provision of law that prohibits the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency from allowing a person to purchase a State lottery ticket through an electronic device that connects to the Internet, such as a personal computer or mobile device.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/20/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Licensing of Nondepository Institutions - Elimination of Paper License Requirements [SB-251]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing for the elimination of certain paper licenses for collection agencies, credit services, lenders, installment lenders, mortgage lenders, mortgage loan originators, sales finance companies, check cashing services, money transmission businesses, and debt management services; providing for the licensing of certain persons for certain activities through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS); requiring that certain licenses provided for through NMLS include certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Hearing 1/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Financial Institutions – Commissioner of Financial Regulation – Money Transmissions [SB-219]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing licensing requirements for certain money transmission locations; altering certain net worth requirements for certain applicants for a license to engage in money transmission; requiring an applicant for a license to engage in money transmission to provide the address of each self-service financial kiosk in a certain application; specifying a $500 licensing fee that an applicant for a branch location license is required to pay; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Hearing 1/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Procurement Improvement Council - Duties and Report on eMaryland Marketplace [HB-137]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Procurement Improvement Council to provide a forum to discuss the use of eMaryland Marketplace and compliance with certain provisions of law; and requiring the Council to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 22, 2022 regarding guidelines on how to identify entities required to publish procurement information on the eMaryland Marketplace, how to identify entities that do not comply with the requirement to publish on the eMaryland Marketplace, and recommendations on enforcement mechanisms.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 1/28 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Licenses – Modifications [SB-90]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the holder of an electronic nicotine delivery systems retailer license to make sales to consumers through the mail, a computer network, a telephonic network, or another electronic network; repealing an authorization relating to electronic nicotine delivery systems storage warehouses; authorizing the holder of an electronic nicotine delivery systems wholesaler distributor license or an electronic nicotine delivery systems wholesaler importer license to sell electronic nicotine delivery systems to vape shop vendors; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 200 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act - Revisions [SB-866]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Finance ]
Providing that a certain consumer shall be deemed not to have agreed to enter into a certain consumer contract by electronic means or in electronic form under certain circumstances; providing the provisions of the Act do not apply to a consumer contract for a banking product or service that is subject to regulatory oversight by a state or federal financial regulatory authority; and defining certain terms.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Ticket Website Domain Names [SB-693]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Prohibiting a person who owns, operates, or controls a ticket website from using in the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the ticket website certain lower-level domain names that contain the name of the venue for which the tickets grant admission, the name of certain entertainment events, or certain other names; providing for the application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 826 on 05/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Property and Casualty Insurance - Travel Insurance - Regulation [SB-652]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Specifying that a certain insurer that offers or sells a travel insurance policy is required to pay a certain premium tax on certain premiums paid by certain persons; requiring travel insurance to be classified and filed as inland marine insurance; specifying the state of residence for different types of policies; providing that eligibility and underwriting standards for travel insurance may be developed and provided based on certain travel protection plans and certain applicable provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 198 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Electronic Licensing - Voluntary Donations [SB-149]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a process through which an individual who purchases a license, permit, or registration through the electronic licensing system may make a voluntary monetary donation to the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund at the time the license, permit, or registration is purchased; requiring the Department to collect the donations made electronically under the Act and distribute the proceeds in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 434 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Limited Residential Lodging [SB-1081]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring innkeepers and hosting platform operators offering certain types of limited residential lodging to operate in a certain manner; requiring that certain records be made available to the Comptroller, the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, a law enforcement agency, a county, or a municipality; authorizing certain entities to order an innkeeper to cease and desist from offering certain lodging; providing that a hosting platform operator may not facilitate booking transactions except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/04/2018