Engineers
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County – Ethics – Contributions and Participation in Development Applications [HB-993]
[Ethics ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Elections ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Specifying that certain provisions of law may apply to certain campaign contributions to the County Executive or the members of the County Council of Anne Arundel County or candidates for election to those offices; authorizing the County Council of Anne Arundel County to enact a local law to regulate the participation of a member of the County Council or the County Executive of Anne Arundel County in any legislative action relevant to a zoning change or amendment or to a certain application under certain circumstances; etc.
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Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [HB-991]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the circumstances under which certain indemnity and defense liability contract or agreement language concerning the provision of certain construction-related services is void and unenforceable; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit Program [HB-886]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Investments ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for a certain percentage of an investment made in a qualified innovation business, not to exceed $50,000, or $100,000 for a qualified investor that is a married couple filing jointly or a pass-through entity; requiring a qualified investor to meet certain requirements in order to be eligible for the credit; applying the Act to certain taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - Vision Zero - Establishment [HB-885]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing Vision Zero; providing the purpose of the program is for planning and developing a State highway system that has zero vehicle-related deaths or serious injuries; requiring the Department of Transportation to designate a coordinator to oversee the implementation of Vision Zero; requiring the coordinator, in implementing Vision Zero, to collaborate with certain entities and include certain strategies; requiring that the funding for Vision Zero be as provided by the Governor in the State budget; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Courts - Documentary Evidence - Protective Order [HB-848]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
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 under certain circumstances; requiring a court, upon 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.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Speed Limits - Establishment [HB-780]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing Baltimore City to establish the maximum speed limit on a highway under its jurisdiction without performing an engineering and traffic study.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - State Highway Administration - Traffic Calming Devices [HB-560]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, in consultation with appropriate county and municipal authorities, to compile certain best practices for siting, constructing, and maintaining traffic calming devices that address engineering and design and the costs and benefits of the devices; requiring the Administration to coordinate and act as a clearinghouse for best practices, to publish and update information about best practices, and to include estimated costs of construction related to traffic calming devices; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Schools - State Aid for School Construction - Eligible Costs [HB-534]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to adopt regulations that include certain land acquisition and architectural, engineering, consulting, and other planning costs as eligible public school construction or capital improvement costs that may be funded or paid by the State under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Procurement Contracts - Architectural and Engineering Services - Indemnity Clauses [HB-452]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a procurement contract for architectural or engineering services from containing a certain indemnity clause unless a negligent performance standard is used for apportioning liability; and defining "negligent performance".
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability and Maryland Program Evaluation Act [HB-1113]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Renaming the Joint Audit Committee to be the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee and altering its powers and duties; establishing the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability in the Department of Legislative Services; requiring the Office to conduct certain performance evaluations of certain units of State government; requiring the Office to conduct certain investigations under certain circumstances; altering the manner in which certain governmental units are evaluated under the Maryland Program Evaluation Act; etc.
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Louisiana 2016 Regular Session
Provides for the qualifications of professional engineers. (gov sig) [SB-59]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
Provides for the qualifications of professional engineers. (gov sig)
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act - Application [SB-748]
[Agriculture ]
Extending the date to October 1, 2020, for a specified preliminary plan to be approved and consequently exempted from specified provisions of the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact - City of Annapolis [SB-426]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the City of Annapolis to participate in the Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact, the purpose of which is to provide for mutual assistance between the jurisdictions in managing an emergency.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Damage or Loss Related to Property Occurring After Completion of Improvement to Real Property [SB-237]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Property Tax ]
Replacing references to "injury" to real or personal property with "damage or loss" to real or personal property in specified provisions of law related to causes of action for specified injuries occurring after completion of specified improvements to real property.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Agreements to Defend or Pay the Cost of Defense - Void [SB-234]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that specified provisions in a contract or an agreement relating to architectural, engineering, inspecting, or surveying services that purport to require the promisor or indemnitor to defend or pay the costs of defending specified promisees or indemnitees against liability for specified damages are against public policy and are void and unenforceable under specified circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Professional Engineers - Engineering Documents Prepared at the Request of the State or Political Subdivision of the State - Signing and Sealing [SB-226]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring specified engineering documents prepared at the request of the State or a political subdivision of the State, where specified skills are required, to be signed, sealed, and dated by a certain professional engineer who prepared or approved the documents.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Damage or Loss Related to Property Occurring After Completion of Improvement to Real Property [HB-877]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Property Tax ]
Replacing references to "injury" to real or personal property with "damage or loss" to real or personal property in specified provisions of law related to causes of action for specified injuries occurring after completion of specified improvements to real property.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Agreements to Defend or Pay the Cost of Defense - Void [HB-871]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that specified provisions in a contract or an agreement relating to architectural, engineering, inspecting, or surveying services that purport to require the promisor or indemnitor to defend or pay the costs of defending specified promisees or indemnitees against liability for specified damages are against public policy and are void and unenforceable under specified circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Procurement - Preference for Resident Bidders or Offerors [HB-734]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring a unit of State government to give a resident bidder or offeror a specified preference on the procurement of goods and services under specified circumstances; and defining specified terms.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact - City of Annapolis [HB-383]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the City of Annapolis to participate in the Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact, the purpose of which is to provide for mutual assistance between the jurisdictions in managing an emergency.