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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation [HB-1300]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing, altering, and adding certain provisions of law to implement The Blueprint for Maryland's Future, which is intended to transform Maryland's education system to the levels of high-performing systems around the world; establishing a method for verifying certain synthesized or compiled school-level and school system data; requiring certain funds be distributed to certain workforce development boards; establishing the Teacher Quality and Diversity Program and the Teacher Quality and Diversity Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation [HB-1400]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing an exception to the existing prohibition on obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled dangerous substance or procuring or attempting to procure the administration of a controlled dangerous substance under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/10/2020
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Health - Abortions - Reporting Requirements [HB-1162]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain physicians, hospitals, facilities, and institutions to report certain abortions to the Maryland Department of Health; requiring that the report be made on a certain form, be transmitted annually to the Vital Statistics Administration within a certain period of time, and include certain information; providing that the report may not include certain identifying information; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; authorizing the State Board of Physicians to provide for certain disciplinary actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2020
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Criminal Procedure - Victims and Victims' Representatives - Plea Agreements (The Victim Empowerment in Plea Deals Act of 2020) [HB-1289]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland State's Attorney's Association to develop and distribute to each State's Attorney's Office in the State a certain certification form; requiring a prosecuting attorney to request that a victim or victim's representative certify that the victim or victim's representative has received a certain notice of the terms of any plea agreement; requiring a prosecuting attorney to retain a copy of the certification as part of the prosecuting attorney's case file; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/06/2020
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Education Savings Account Program - Established [HB-1552]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing an Education Savings Account program in the State; stating the purpose of the program; establishing the requirements for participation in the program; requiring a certain deposit into the account of certain students; establishing a process for calculating and depositing a certain amount; limiting the use of certain funds to certain educational purposes; establishing the autonomy of a participating private school; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 02/21/2020
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Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits [HB-1172]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring that the State Board of Elections conduct a certain automated software audit in collaboration with the local boards of elections; requiring the State Board, in collaboration with the local boards, to conduct a certain risk-limiting audit after each statewide election; repealing a requirement that the State Board conduct a certain manual audit after each statewide general election; repealing the authority of the State Board to conduct a certain manual audit after each statewide primary election; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Alcoholic Beverages - Retail License Holders - Alcohol Awareness Program [HB-1435]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that a certain individual who has completed training in an approved alcohol awareness program be present on a licensed premises at certain times; authorizing the trained individual to be absent from the licensed premises for up to 2 hours for certain reasons; requiring the local licensing board to require the license holder to keep a log book documenting certain details of the absence in a certain form; altering certain penalties related to alcohol awareness training; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/06/2020
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Home Builder Registration and Home Improvement Licenses - Professional Education Requirements [HB-1453]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring a registered home builder and a registered sales representative to complete certain professional education requirements to qualify for renewal of a registration or a registration certificate; requiring the Home Builder and Home Builder Registration Unit to waive a certain requirement under certain circumstances; requiring a licensed contractor and a licensed salesperson to complete certain professional education requirements to qualify for renewal of a certain license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/02/2020
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Education - Students With Traumatic Brain Injury - Reports [HB-1383]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Mental Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring each county board of education to include certain questions regarding a student's history of brain injury or neurologic insult on a certain form; requiring certain questions to be developed by the State Department of Education in consultation with the State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board; requiring public schools to report certain information to the county board or county health department each year; requiring each county board to report certain information to the Maryland Department of Health each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 02/21/2020
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Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities [HB-1314]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring each voter to use a ballot marking device that is accessible to voters with disabilities to vote at early voting centers and election day polling places to ensure that access is provided to voters with disabilities in accordance with a certain provision of law; applying the Act to all elections beginning with the statewide primary election held under a certain provision of law in 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation [SB-1000]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing, altering, and adding certain provisions of law to implement The Blueprint for Maryland's Future, which is intended to transform Maryland's early childhood, primary, and secondary education system to the levels of high-performing systems around the world; requiring the State and each county to distribute to county boards of education certain amounts of education aid under certain programs in certain fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/17 At 12:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/11/2020
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Income Tax - Theatrical Production Tax Credit [HB-1192]
[Taxes ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Film Production ]
[Economic Development ]
Allowing certain theatrical production entities to claim a credit against the State income tax for certain costs incurred for certain theatrical productions in the State; making the credit refundable under certain circumstances; requiring an entity to apply to the Department of Commerce to be a qualified theatrical production entity; requiring that to qualify for the credit certain estimated costs incurred in the State must exceed $100,000; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Election Law - Candidate Defeated in Primary Election - Write-In Candidacy in General Election Prohibited [HB-1158]
[Elections ]
Prohibiting a candidate who is defeated for the nomination for a public office from filing a certificate of candidacy as a write-in candidate at the next succeeding general election as a candidate for any office.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/10/2020
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Maryland Center for School Safety - School Employee Injury Reporting and Study [HB-1235]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to conduct a study on injuries to teachers, paraprofessionals, and staff members that occur in each local school system; requiring the Center to develop a certain guidance document and data collection template; requiring each public school to provide the designated school safety coordinator for the local school system with a report documenting certain injuries and requiring each school safety coordinator to submit the reports to the Center every 3 months throughout the school year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
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Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program and Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund - Establishment [HB-1488]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Office for the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program in the Department of Agriculture; establishing the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program in the Office to encourage certain units to try to achieve an overall percentage goal of 20% of the unit's total dollar value of procurement contracts for food from certain certified local farm enterprises; establishing a Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Income Tax - 529 College Investment Plans - Elementary and Secondary Education Expenses [HB-1066]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring an addition modification for certain distributions made under certain college investment accounts that are used for certain elementary and secondary education expenses; requiring certain account holders to report to the Comptroller in a certain manner whether certain distributions were used for certain education expenses; excluding from a subtraction modification certain contributions to and distributions from a certain college investment plan that is used for certain elementary and secondary education expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing [HB-1040]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the State Board of Physicians to license genetic counselors; providing that provisions of the Act do not limit the right of certain individuals to practice certain occupations; establishing the Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee within the Board; requiring individuals, on or after October 1, 2022, to be licensed by the Board as genetic counselors before practicing genetic counseling in the State except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge [HB-989]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a hospital to provide certain instructions to the parent or legal guardian of an infant before the hospital discharges the infant into the care of the parent or legal guardian; requiring a hospital before discharging an infant to inquire as to whether a parent or legal guardian is able to provide the infant with a certain environment and a certain item, inform a parent or legal guardian of certain matters, and provide each parent or legal guardian with a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Health Facilities - Hospitals - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees (Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act) [HB-915]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain hospitals to provide each patient with a certain written notice related to outpatient facility fees that are charged for services provided at the hospital that is in a certain form; requiring that certain notices be provided to certain patients in certain manners and at certain times; requiring certain hospitals to determine a certain range of fees and fee estimates; requiring each hospital that charges an outpatient facility fee to use a certain range of fees and fee estimates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 365 on 05/08/2020
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Environment - Business Recycling Reporting Requirements [HB-988]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a certain business to submit a certain recycling report to a certain county on or before March 1 each year; specifying the contents of the recycling report; establishing a certain penalty for a violation of the Act; providing for the enforcement of the Act; and providing for the distribution of certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/06/2020