Emergencies
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Crisis Resolution and Crisis Prevention Services - Funding and Reporting [SB-475]
[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: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - 9-1-1 Director's Council (Carl Henn's Law) [SB-466]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing the 9-1-1 Director's Council to work with a specified Board and specified organizations to identify, plan for, coordinate, and make recommendations regarding the call-taking and dispatch operations of public safety answering points in the State; requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to work with the Maryland Association of Counties to secure specified staff and support; requiring the Council to report its recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/08/2017
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [HB-547]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting, except in specified circumstances, the performance or inducement or attempted performance or inducement of an abortion unless a specified determination as to the probable age of the unborn child is made by a specified physician; providing that the failure of a physician to perform specified actions is deemed "unprofessional conduct"; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2017
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An Act To Mandate the Reporting of a Planned Act of Terrorism by a Person with Knowledge of That Plan [SB-721]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act To Mandate the Reporting of a Planned Act of Terrorism by a Person with Knowledge of That Plan
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeffrey L. Timberlake
Ld 721 In Senate, August 2, 2017, This Bill, Having Been Returned By The Governor, Together With Objections To The Same Pursuant To The Provisions Of The Constitution Of The State Of Maine, After Reconsideration, The Senate Proceeded To Vote On The Question: "shall This Bill Become A Law Notwithstanding The Objections Of The Governor?" 27 In Favor And 7 Against, Accordingly It Was The Vote Of The Senate That The Bill Become Law And The Veto Was Overridden. on 08/02/2017
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Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems - Automated External Defibrillators - Study (The Joe Sheya Act) [HB-522]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to conduct a study regarding the location of automated external defibrillators, the costs associated with owning, using, and training individuals to use automated external defibrillators, and potential liability issues; requiring the study to include any relevant data available for calendar years 2015, 2016, and 2017; requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to report its findings to the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 35 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems - Automated External Defibrillators - Study (The Joe Sheya Act) [SB-427]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to conduct a study regarding the most beneficial locations for automated external defibrillators, the costs associated with installation of and training on the specified defibrillators and to summarize the immunity from liability provisions in State law related to use of the defibrillators; requiring the Institute to report its findings and recommendations to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 34 on 04/11/2017
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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Connection Pipe Emergency Replacement Loan Program MC/PG 109-17 [HB-320]
[Water ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to establish a Connection Pipe Emergency Replacement Loan Program to provide loans to residential customers to finance the replacement of malfunctioning pipes; requiring the Program to include a requirement regarding notification or certification of an active leak; requiring that the replacement of specified pipes be performed by a plumber licensed by the Commission; requiring the Program to provide loans on a first- come, first-served basis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Montgomery County Delegation
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/04/2017
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Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-251]
[Finance ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $25,000,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of specified public facilities in Carroll County, including water and sewer projects, to finance loans for fire or emergency-related equipment, buildings, and other facilities of volunteer fire departments in the County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carroll County Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 435 on 05/04/2017
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Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [SB-323]
[Finance ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $25,000,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of specified public facilities in Carroll County, including water and sewer projects, to finance loans for fire or emergency-related equipment, buildings, and other facilities of volunteer fire departments in the County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carroll County Senators
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2018
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Housing Navigator and Aftercare Program [HB-269]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[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 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. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 637 on 05/25/2017
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Cownose Ray Fishery Management Plan and Moratorium on Contests [SB-268]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to prepare a specified fishery management plan for the cownose ray species; requiring the Department to prepare a specified fishery management plan for the cownose ray species on or before December 31, 2018, subject to available funding; prohibiting a person from sponsoring, conducting, or participating in a specified cownose ray fishing contest in State waters until July 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 399 on 05/04/2017
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Property Tax Credit - Residential Property Damaged by Natural Disaster [SB-261]
[Property Tax ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering a specified property tax credit authorized against the county or municipal corporation property tax for specified residential real property damaged by flooding to include damage caused by a natural disaster; and applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 745 on 05/25/2017
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Environment - Water Service - Shutoff Notice Disclosures and Vulnerable Population Protection [HB-228]
[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: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2017
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Baltimore County - Public Schools - Active Assailant Event Training and Drills [HB-193]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Baltimore County Superintendent of Schools to conduct active assailant event training for Baltimore County school personnel each school year; requiring the Baltimore County Superintendent to require Baltimore County public schools to hold an active assailant event drill three times each school year; requiring specified training and drills to comply with guidelines established by the Maryland State Police; requiring each Baltimore County public school to keep records of the drills held; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2017
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Health - Cost of Emergency Room Visits to Treat Dental Conditions and Coverage of Dental Services Under Medicaid - Study [SB-169]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Maryland Dental Action Coalition to conduct a study to determine the annual cost of emergency room visits to treat dental conditions of specified adults and whether it is advisable to expand benefits for dental services for specified adults under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; authorizing the Coalition to report to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the General Assembly the findings of the study by December 1, 2017 and distribute the report to specified stakeholders; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 721 on 05/25/2017
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Environment - Emergency Action Plans for Dams [HB-125]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requiring specified dam owners to prepare and submit to the Department of the Environment an emergency action plan that contains specified information by August 1, 2017; requiring specified dam owners to test an emergency action plan at least once every 5 years and to report the results in the annual update to the emergency action plan submitted in the same year; establishing the intent of the General Assembly to require the Department to work with specified owners and consider establishing a specified dam safety repair and removal program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 377 on 05/04/2017
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Public Schools - Length of School Year Adjustment - State of Emergency [SB-153]
[Education ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a county board of education to adjust the length of the school year for up to 5 school days without applying for a specified waiver if normal school attendance is prevented because of conditions that require the Governor to declare a state of emergency; and prohibiting education funding from specified sources from being reduced under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2017