Foreign Ownership
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Insurance - Standard Valuation Law and Reserve and Nonforfeiture Requirements [HB-770]
Establishing requirements relating to the reserves and opinions relating to the reserves for specified life insurance policies, accident and health insurance contracts, and deposit-type contracts issued by specified companies on or after the operative date of a specified valuation manual; authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to exempt a domestic company from specified reserve requirements and specified information submission requirements under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Personal Property Reports - Exemption and Affidavit [HB-651]
Exempting a person who does not own or did not own during the preceding calendar year property that is subject to property tax from filing a specified annual report on personal property to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; requiring the person to submit a specified affidavit to the Department on or before April 15; specifying the form and contents of the affidavit; providing that the affidavit may be submitted electronically to the Department; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Corporations and Associations - Limited Liability Companies - Company Representative [HB-351]
Requiring a limited liability company to have a company representative; requiring the articles of organization, articles of cancellation, and articles of reinstatement of a limited liability company to include the name and street address of the company representative; applying to a company representative specified provisions of law relating to a change of a resident agent, a change of address of a resident agent, or a resignation of a resident agent of a limited liability company; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Corporate Contributions and Independent Expenditures - Determination of Stockholder Preference [SB-772]
Prohibiting a Maryland corporation or a foreign corporation doing business in the State from making a contribution to a campaign finance entity or an independent expenditure unless a specified condition is met; authorizing a stockholder alleging a violation of specified provisions of the Act to bring an action directly against the directors of the corporation; prohibiting a campaign finance entity from receiving a contribution made in violation of a specified provision of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Corporations and Associations - Conversions [SB-697]
Authorizing specified entities to convert to other entities; establishing the manner of and procedures for conversions; requiring articles of conversion to be filed for record with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; specifying the contents of articles of conversion; providing for the effects of a conversion; providing for the timing of the effectiveness of articles of conversion and the effective time for the completion of a conversion; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 527 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Corporations and Associations - Limited Liability Companies - Company Representative [HB-881]
Requiring a limited liability company to have a company representative; establishing a specified fee for processing a notice of change of name, street address, telephone number, or electronic mail address of a company representative; requiring the articles of organization, articles of cancellation, and articles of reinstatement of a limited liability company to include the name, street address, telephone number, and electronic mail address of the company representative; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Search Warrants - Foreign Entities [HB-540]
Requiring a specified foreign entity that is served with a search warrant authorizing the seizure of documents or records to provide the documents or records in compliance with the search warrant; providing that, for purposes of the Act, service is effective if the service is made in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Rules governing service of process; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/04/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Corporations and Associations - Conversions [HB-1140]
Authorizing specified entities to convert into other entities; establishing the manner of and procedures for conversions; requiring articles of conversion to be filed for record with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; specifying the contents of articles of conversion; providing for the effects of a conversion; providing for the timing of the effectiveness of articles of conversion and the effective time for the completion of a conversion; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 528 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Foreign Corporation Campaign Disclaimer Act [HB-1087]
Requiring a business entity that publishes or distributes campaign material and that is a subsidiary of a foreign-owned business entity to state prominently in the authority line on the campaign material in 1-inch font the country where the foreign-owned business entity is located.
Sponsored by: Rep. Saqib Ali
Hearing 3/9 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/22/2010
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Queen Anne's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Applications [HB-1398]
Repealing a certain residency requirement for an applicant for certain alcoholic beverages licenses in Queen Anne's County; and providing that an individual may not be issued a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license on behalf of a corporation or limited liability company unless the corporation or limited liability company is a Maryland entity in good standing or a foreign entity registered to do business in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 463 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Corporations and Associations - Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships - Series - Conversion [HB-983]
Providing that, under certain circumstances, the personal representative or guardian of the last remaining member of a limited liability company shall automatically be admitted as a new member, unless a certain action is taken; authorizing certain persons to wind up the affairs of a limited liability company in certain circumstances; authorizing a court to wind up the affairs of a limited liability company on the application of certain persons under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 400 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Corporations and Associations - Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships - Series - Conversion [SB-888]
Providing that, under certain circumstances, the personal representative or guardian of the last remaining member of a limited liability company shall automatically be admitted as a new member, unless a certain action is taken; authorizing certain persons to wind up the affairs of a limited liability company under certain circumstances; authorizing a court to wind up the affairs of a limited liability company on the application of certain persons under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 401 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Foreign Corporations - Resident Agents - State Department of Assessments and Taxation [HB-891]
Authorizing a foreign corporation to certify that the State Department of Assessments and Taxation is the corporation's resident agent when registering or qualifying with the Department; authorizing the Department to act as a resident agent for a foreign corporation that does business in the State without a resident agent or with a resident agent who cannot be found or served with the exercise of reasonable diligence; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Referred Rules on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Fair Recruitment and Transparency Act [SB-742]
Providing that an agreement by a foreign worker to waive certain rights is void as contrary to public policy; requiring an individual to be licensed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry before the individual may perform a foreign labor contracting service in the State for consideration; providing that a certain license authorizes the licensee to perform foreign labor contracting services for consideration; establishing a Workgroup to Study the International Exchange Visitor Workers in Maryland; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Small Business Fairness Act [SB-24]
Requiring affiliated retail trade and food services corporations with multiple locations to compute Maryland taxable income using a combined reporting method; requiring, subject to regulations, certain groups of retail trade and food services corporations to file income tax returns reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all the members of the group; requiring the Comptroller to report to the General Assembly by March 31 each year an estimate of the total additional tax revenue resulting from the combined reporting method; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 1/09 At 2:00 P.m. on 12/19/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Annual and Personal Property Reports - Submission [SB-115]
Altering the reference to a certain report that certain entities are required to file each year with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation from a report on personal property to an annual report; altering the reference to a certain report the Department may require certain entities to file to the report on personal property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/09 At 2:00 P.m. on 12/19/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions [HB-744]
Altering specified requirements for the resident agent of a Maryland corporation, a limited partnership, and a Maryland statutory trust; prohibiting the charter or bylaws of a corporation from imposing liability on a specified stockholder for the attorney's fees or expenses of the corporation or any other party in connection with an internal corporate claim; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 674 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions [SB-481]
Altering specified requirements for the resident agent of a Maryland corporation, a limited partnership, and a Maryland statutory trust; prohibiting the charter or bylaws of a corporation with capital stock from imposing liability on a specified stockholder for the attorney's fees or expenses of the corporation or any other party in connection with an internal corporate claim; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2018