Emergencies
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Public Safety. [SB-241]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibits public establishments from denying shelter to any person when an emergency alert advises the public to immediately seek shelter during the establishments' normal business hours, under certain conditions. Clarifies that remuneration or expectation of remuneration paid to owners of private property for goods or services other than emergency access to land, shelter, or subsistence, including services or incidental commodities to the emergency access, does not void the exemption from civil liability afforded to these owners except where owners
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jarrett K. Keohokalole
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Unemployment Insurance - Charge of Benefits - Waiver Due to Natural Disaster [SB-1169]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to waive the charge of benefits against the earned rating record of an employing unit if the benefits are paid to a claimant during a specified period of unemployment because the employing unit shut down due to a natural disaster and the Governor declared a state of emergency due to the natural disaster; and providing that the waiver may be in effect only for a specified period.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 733 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance - Charge of Benefits - Waiver Due to Natural Disaster [HB-1642]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to waive the charge of benefits against the earned rating record of an employing unit if the benefits are paid to a claimant during a specified period of unemployment because the employing unit shut down due to a natural disaster and the Governor declared a state of emergency due to the natural disaster; and providing that the waiver may be in effect only for a specified period.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bob Flanagan
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/03/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Volunteer Emergency Responders - Benefits Under Blanket Policies and Contracts [SB-1130]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Excluding, from specified provisions of State insurance laws, specified blanket health insurance policies and contracts that provide health insurance benefits to specified volunteer emergency responders; providing that the blanket health insurance policies and contracts are subject to specified provisions of State insurance laws; requiring the blanket health insurance policies and contracts to disclose that the policies and contracts do not provide comprehensive health coverage; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/23/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Termination of Electric or Gas Service - Prohibition [HB-1533]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a public service company from terminating, under specified circumstances, electric or gas service to a residential customer during a severe weather period for a severe weather event and on specified days; prohibiting a public service company, on receipt of a specified request or subsequent request, from terminating, under specified circumstances, electric or gas service to a residential customer for 30 days beyond a scheduled termination of service date under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana M. Fennell
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations; Withdrawn on 03/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Entry Into Public Roadways - Regulations by Municipal Corporations [HB-1356]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the governing body of a municipal corporation to adopt regulations concerning the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's entry into or use of specified public roadways; requiring that the regulations be adopted after consultation with the Commission; authorizing the regulations to contain specified provisions relating to the review and approval of specified required permits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/21/2017
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Idaho 2017 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to provide for first informer broadcasters in the Idaho Emergency Operations Plan and to provide for training. [HB-278]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
EMERGENCIES -- Adds to existing law to provide for first informer broadcasters in the Idaho Emergency Operations Plan and to provide for training.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ways and Means Committee
Received From The House Passed; Filed For First Reading on 03/17/2017
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Idaho 2017 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to provide for first informer broadcasters in the Idaho Emergency Operations Plan and to provide for training. [HB-236]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
EMERGENCIES -- Adds to existing law to provide for first informer broadcasters in the Idaho Emergency Operations Plan and to provide for training.
Sponsored by: Rep. Education Committee
U.c. To Be Returned To Education Committee on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Education - Emergency and Evacuation Plans - Individuals With Disabilities [HB-1061]
[Disabilities ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, on or before December 1, 2017, in consultation with disability advocacy groups, to update specified guidelines to accommodate, safeguard, and evacuate students, staff, and visitors with disabilities on public school grounds; requiring each local school system, on or before July, 2018, to update the local school system's emergency plan based on a specified update of the Department's guidelines and regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 327 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Covered Employees - Performance of Essential Services During State of Emergency [HB-995]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Healthcare ]
Clarifying that an individual who is employed by a unit of State government or a political subdivision in the State and provides, under specified circumstances, specified essential services for the safety, care, and welfare of the people during a specified emergency is a covered employee for workers' compensation while traveling to and from the performance of specified essential services during the emergency; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Crisis Resolution and Crisis Prevention Services - Funding and Reporting [HB-984]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a specified report on the Waiting List Equity Fund to include information regarding individuals in the crisis resolution category of the waiting list for developmental disabilities services; establishing mandated appropriations for developmental disabilities community services; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that an individual, after receiving services provided with specified funds, continue to receive uninterrupted developmental disabilities services in accordance with the individual's needs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna P Gaines
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health - Standards for Involuntary Admissions and Petitions for Emergency Evaluation - Modification [HB-1009]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
Modifying specified standards for the involuntary admission of specified individuals who have experienced a drug overdose to specified facilities or a Veterans' Administration hospital to include an individual who has a mental disorder or is not a minor, has experienced a drug overdose, and has health insurance coverage as a dependent on the parent's health insurance plan; modifying specified standards for petitions for the emergency evaluation of specified individuals who have experienced a drug overdose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Auto-Injectable Epinephrine - Certification for Emergency Administration [SB-965]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Establishing requirements for an authorized entity to obtain and store a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine; prohibiting an authorized entity from obtaining and storing auto-injectable epinephrine unless the authorized entity has at least two employees who are certificate holders or specified affiliated individuals; requiring an authorized entity to maintain a copy of a specified certificate issued to a specified individual; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health and Aging Programs - Establishment and Funding Requirements [SB-903]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Mental Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Administrative Care Coordination Unit Program and the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the purposes of the Programs; requiring the Department to develop and use specified formulas to allocate funding under the Programs; establishing a mandated minimum appropriation to increase funding for specified programs over specified established funding levels; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Termination of Electric or Gas Service - Prohibition [SB-658]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a public service company from terminating, under specified circumstances, electric or gas service to a residential customer during a severe weather period for a severe weather event and on specified days; prohibiting a public service company, on receipt of a specified request or subsequent request, from terminating, under specified circumstances, electric or gas service to a residential customer for 30 days beyond a scheduled termination of service date under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Co-Prescribing Naloxone Saves Lives Act of 2017 [HB-856]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish specified guidelines for the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs that are applicable to all licensed health care providers in the State who are authorized to prescribe monitored prescription drugs; requiring the guidelines to address the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs for specified patients; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Co-Prescribing Naloxone Saves Lives Act of 2017 [SB-693]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish specified guidelines for the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs that are applicable to all licensed health care providers in the State who are authorized to prescribe monitored prescription drugs; requiring the guidelines to address the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs for specified patients; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Water Service - Shutoff Notice Disclosures and Vulnerable Population Protection [SB-546]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing a provider of water or sewerage system service to temporarily shut off service for reasons of health or safety or in a State or national emergency; requiring a provider to mail a specified notice when temporarily shutting off service; prohibiting a provider from shutting off service unless the provider provides specified notices at the premises within specified time periods; prohibiting a provider from shutting off service for specified reasons; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Occupations Boards - Regulations and Policy Interpretations - Notice and Public Meeting Requirements [HB-668]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring specified health occupations boards to comply with specified provisions of the Act before submitting a proposed regulation to the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review or adopting a new policy interpretation of an existing regulation; providing that the Act does not apply to emergency regulations; requiring each health occupations board to send a proposed regulation or new policy interpretation to each licensee or certificate holder of the board by specified means and to a specified address; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Housing Navigator and Aftercare Program [SB-531]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Establishing the Housing Navigator and Aftercare Program to assist families and individuals who are experiencing, or who are in imminent danger of, a housing crisis in obtaining and maintaining permanent housing; requiring the Governor, subject to the limitations of the State budget, to include an appropriation for the Program of $516,828 in the annual budget each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 638 on 05/25/2017