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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Courts - Documentary Evidence - Protective Order [HB-858]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a defendant in a malpractice claim against a licensed professional to move for a protective order to limit the disclosure of certain documentary evidence to protect the defendant from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense; requiring a court, on a certain motion by the defendant, to review the claimant's request for documentary evidence and authorizing the court to issue a certain protective order for good cause shown; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 347 on 05/08/2020
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State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement [SB-592]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State, for certain construction projects and major renovation projects proposed after December 31, 2020, to require that the project be designed, engineered, and constructed in a manner that allows the roof to withstand the weight of solar panels; requiring certain construction projects and major renovation projects to include the placement of the maximum number of solar panels for which the project was designed; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to provide certain recommendations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [HB-681]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to indemnify or hold harmless certain parties unless the design professional is at fault for causing the loss, damage, or expense indemnified; prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2020
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Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Heat Stress Standards [HB-722]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Agriculture ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board to develop and adopt regulations, on or before October 1, 2022, that require employers to protect employees from heat-related illness caused by heat stress; requiring Maryland Occupational Safety and Health to hold certain informational meetings before beginning a certain process; requiring the Commissioner to consider certain standards in developing regulations; requiring the Commissioner to make a certain report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 308 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act) [SB-424]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Governor to include certain appropriations in the State budget from the Transportation Trust Fund to the Maryland Transit Administration for the operating and capital needs of the Administration in certain fiscal years; requiring that certain capital appropriations to the Administration be in addition to any funds appropriated for the capital planning, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, or construction of the Purple Line; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit – Individuals Working in STEM Fields – Student Loan Payments [SB-413]
[Taxes ]
[Student Loans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a credit against the State income tax for certain individuals with outstanding student loan debt during the taxable year if the debt was incurred to attend an institution of higher education, an associate, bachelor's, graduate, or postgraduate degree was obtained, and the individual is employed full-time by a Maryland-based employer in a certain field; authorizing certain individuals, on or before December 1 each year, to apply for the credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Reserve Studies [SB-386]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the governing body of certain cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, and homeowners associations to have a study of reserves required for future major repairs and replacements conducted by a certain date and at certain 5-year intervals; requiring a certain reserve study to meet certain criteria; establishing that the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation or a homeowners association and the board of directors of a condominium have authority to increase a certain assessment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Heat Stress Standards [SB-434]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Agriculture ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to adopt regulations, on or before October 1, 2022, that include a certain standard establishing certain heat stress levels and to ensure that all employers comply with certain requirements with respect to occupational exposure to excessive heat; requiring certain employers to develop, implement, and maintain a certain excessive heat-related illness prevention plan for employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2020
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge Crossing - Affected Counties - Infrastructure Funding [HB-572]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
Requiring that, for any fiscal year that an appropriation is included in the State budget for a third bridge that crosses the Chesapeake Bay, the Governor include in the budget certain capital grants for each county in which the bridge originates or terminates; requiring that the capital grants equal 25% of the amount appropriated for certain purposes related to the bridge; requiring that a capital grant be used only for infrastructure improvements necessitated by or related to the construction of the bridge; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [SB-368]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to indemnify or hold harmless certain parties unless the design professional is at fault for causing the loss, damage, or expense indemnified; prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act) [HB-368]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Governor to include certain appropriations in the State budget from the Transportation Trust Fund to the Maryland Transit Administration for certain operating and capital needs of the Administration in certain fiscal years; authorizing the reduction of certain appropriations under certain circumstances; requiring the Administration to submit a report each year on the planning and use of capital funds for certain capital projects in the prior fiscal year; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Budget And Taxation on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Building Opportunity Act of 2020 [SB-276]
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[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority, on approval by the Board of Public Works, to issue bonds to finance the construction of or improvements to certain public school facilities; establishing the Building Opportunity Financing Fund and the Building Opportunity Facilities Fund; exempting certain public school construction projects that use alternative financing methods from certain requirements; expanding certain provisions relating to financing and funding public school construction projects to apply statewide; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Building Opportunity Act of 2020 [HB-338]
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[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority, on approval by the Board of Public Works, to issue bonds to finance the construction of or improvements to certain public school facilities; establishing the Building Opportunity Financing Fund and the Building Opportunity Facilities Fund; exempting certain public school construction projects that use alternative financing methods from certain requirements; expanding certain provisions relating to financing and funding public school construction projects to apply statewide; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Crossing - Affected Counties - Infrastructure Funding [SB-252]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
Requiring that, for any fiscal year that an appropriation is included in the State budget for a third bridge that crosses the Chesapeake Bay, the Governor include in the budget certain capital grants for each county in which the bridge originates or terminates; requiring that the capital grants equal 25% of the amount appropriated for certain purposes related to the bridge; requiring that a capital grant be used only for infrastructure improvements necessitated by or related to the construction of the bridge; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Reserve Studies PG 403-20 [HB-254]
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[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the governing body of certain cooperative housing corporations in Prince George's County to have a study conducted of the reserves needed for future major repairs and replacement of common elements of the cooperative housing corporation by a certain date and at certain intervals under certain circumstances; requiring the annual budget of a cooperative housing corporation in Prince George's County to provide reserve funds in the annual budget for the cooperative housing corporation in accordance with the reserve study; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 138 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Courts - Documentary Evidence - Protective Order [SB-249]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a defendant in a malpractice claim against a licensed professional to move for a protective order to limit the disclosure of certain documentary evidence to protect the defendant from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense; requiring a court, on a certain motion by the defendant, to review the claimant's request for documentary evidence and authorizing the court to issue a certain protective order for good cause shown; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 348 on 05/08/2020
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Baltimore City Community College - Procurement Authority [HB-207]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Exempting Baltimore City Community College from certain provisions of the State procurement law; requiring the Board of Trustees of the College, subject to review and approval by the Board of Public Works and the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, to develop certain policies and procedures governing procurement; requiring the Board of Trustees to develop an information technology plan that meets certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore City Community College - Procurement Authority [SB-159]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Exempting Baltimore City Community College from certain provisions of the State procurement law; requiring the Board of Trustees of the College, subject to review and approval by the Board of Public Works and the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, to develop certain policies and procedures governing procurement; requiring the Board of Trustees to develop an information technology plan that meets certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Referred Health And Government Operations on 02/28/2020
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Professional Engineers – Qualifications for Licensure – Experience Requirement [SB-12]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Repealing a provision of law that required a certain applicant for a license to practice engineering to have at least 5 years of work experience in responsible charge of other engineers.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 497 on 05/08/2020
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Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Reserve Studies [HB-58]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the governing body of certain cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, and homeowners associations to have a study of reserves required for future major repairs and replacements conducted by a certain date and at certain 5-year intervals; requiring a certain reserve study to meet certain criteria; establishing that the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation or a homeowners association and the board of directors of a condominium have authority to increase a certain assessment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/08/2020