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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Physicians - Licensure - Grounds for Discipline and Interstate Medical Licensure Compact [SB-234]
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[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
Entering into the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; providing the purpose of the Compact is to strengthen access to health care by developing a process to complement existing licensing and provide a streamlined method to allow physicians to become licensed in multiple states; requiring the State Board of Physicians to set fees for issuance and renewal of licenses under the Compact; requiring a compact physician to submit certain information to the Board within 30 days after receiving the request from the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 470 on 05/08/2018
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Natural Resources - Electronic Licensing - Recreational License Donation Fund - Donations [SB-183]
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[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to create an opportunity for a person directly purchasing an angler's license, a Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license, or a hunting license and corresponding stamps through the electronic system to make a voluntary monetary donation to the Recreational License Donation Fund; requiring the Department to collect donations and deposit them into the Fund; expanding the contents of the Fund to include donations made only electronically under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Favorable Report Adopted on 04/03/2018
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Natural Resources - Electronic Licensing - Voluntary Donations [SB-149]
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[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a process through which an individual who purchases a license, permit, or registration through the electronic licensing system may make a voluntary monetary donation to the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund at the time the license, permit, or registration is purchased; requiring the Department to collect the donations made electronically under the Act and distribute the proceeds in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 434 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Preservation and Conservation Easements - Credit Transfer [SB-1235]
[Taxes ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Finance ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing a grantor of certain preservation and conservation easements to transfer a tax credit allowed against the State income tax for the conveyance of the easements under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Environmental Trust to issue certain tax credit certificates; authorizing the holder of the certificate to transfer the certificate; authorizing the Comptroller to assess a certain fee on the transferee of a certificate; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/04/2018
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Higher Education - Endowed University System of Maryland Scholarship Program - Established [SB-1049]
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[Grants ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Endowed University System of Maryland Scholarship Program; authorizing the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland to transfer up $50,000,000 from the non-State supported fund balance to a certain quasi-endowment fund; establishing the Endowed University System of Maryland Scholarship Fund as a quasi-endowment fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund is to provide scholarships to certain low-income Maryland residents; requiring the Board to administer the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 03/07/2018
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Health - Drug Cost Review Commission [SB-1023]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Drug Cost Review Commission; providing for the purpose of the Commission; providing for the membership of the Commission; requiring certain conflicts of interest to be disclosed and considered when appointing members to the Commission; specifying the terms of the initial members of the Commission; providing for the election of the chair of the Commission and requiring the chair to hire certain staff; requiring that the staff of the Commission receive a certain salary; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2018
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Higher Education - Endowed University System of Maryland Scholarship Program - Established [HB-841]
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[Grants ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Endowed University System of Maryland Scholarship Program; authorizing the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland to transfer up to $50,000,000 from the non-State supported fund balance to a certain quasi-endowment fund; establishing the Endowed University System of Maryland Scholarship Fund as a quasi-endowment fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund is to provide scholarships to certain low-income Maryland residents; requiring the Board to administer the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Small Donor Incentive Act [HB-785]
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[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing a system of public financing of campaigns for candidates for election to the General Assembly; establishing certain powers and duties of the Division of Candidacy and Campaign Finance in the State Board of Elections; requiring a candidate who seeks to qualify for public financing to file a certain notice, establish a certain campaign account, collect certain qualifying contributions, and submit certain information to the Division; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James J. Tarlau
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2018
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Campaign Finance Reports - Business Contributors - Registration Status [HB-763]
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[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to electronically transmit the names of all businesses that are registered with the Department to the State Board of Elections in a certain manner; requiring the State Board to electronically cross-reference the names of businesses listed as contributors on campaign finance reports with the names of businesses transmitted by the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2018
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Election Law – Campaign Finance Entities – Limit on Cash Contributions [HB-759]
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[Finance ]
Increasing the maximum amount of a contribution of money from $100 to $400 that can be made by cash to a campaign finance entity during an election cycle.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2018
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Campaign Finance – Contributions in Name of Another – Fair Campaign Financing Fund [HB-755]
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[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting a campaign finance entity that receives a contribution in violation of a certain prohibition on contributions in the name of another person from using the contribution; requiring the campaign finance entity to remit the illegal contribution to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund; requiring the Comptroller to credit the illegal contribution to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 460 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Feed the Hungry Organizations [HB-7]
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[Food ]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
Allowing an individual to claim a credit against the State income tax for certain qualified expenses if the individual harvests an antlerless deer and donates the deer meat to a venison donation program administered by a federally tax-exempt organization; requiring the Comptroller to report to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the tax credit, including the number of deer donated and the total cost of the tax credit; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, but before January 1, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 172 on 04/24/2018
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Frederick County – Ethics and Campaign Activity – Governing Body, County Board and Commission Members, and Board of License Commissioners [HB-630]
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[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Prohibiting an agent of a certain applicant from making a contribution to a member of the governing body of Frederick County during the pendency of a certain application; requiring certain members of the Frederick County Board of Zoning Appeals, Ethics Commission, or Planning Commission or the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County who establish an authorized candidate campaign committee to vacate office no more than 48 hours after opening a campaign account through a campaign finance entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frederick County Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 273 on 04/24/2018
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Physicians - Licensure - Grounds for Discipline and Interstate Medical Licensure Compact [HB-596]
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[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Entering into the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; providing the purpose of the Compact is to strengthen access to health care by developing a process to complement existing licensing authority and provide a streamlined method for physicians to be licensed in multiple states; requiring a physician to meet certain eligibility requirements to receive an initial expedited license; establishing an Interstate Commission to administer the Compact and develop certain rules; establishing requirements for certain disciplinary actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/09/2018
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Anne Arundel County - Personal Property - Possession and Release [HB-429]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing, in Anne Arundel County, a law enforcement agency to retain, donate, or dispose of certain personal property under certain circumstances; and providing that if certain property is retained or donated, the certificate of the local law enforcement agency that the personal property has been retained or donated is sufficient evidence of title for certain purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Arundel County Delegation
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Campaign Finance Entities - Solicitation Disclosures - Expenditures [HB-383]
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[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Requiring a solicitation by or for certain political action committees to contain a disclosure statement; requiring the disclosure statement to satisfy certain requirements and contain certain information; providing that certain political action committees that receive a contribution as a result of a violation of the Act must refund the contribution and may be assessed a civil penalty by the State Board of Elections; providing for the assessment process, maximum amount, and distribution of a civil penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2018
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Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Supervised Drug Consumption Facility Program [HB-326]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Supervised Drug Consumption Facility Program by a community-based organization to provide a place for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid as needed, and provide certain other services; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with the local health department, to make a certain determination on a certain application based on certain criteria and within a certain period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2018
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Campaign Finance - Disclosure of Contributions and Expenditures - Preelection Period [HB-260]
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[Finance ]
[Funding ]
Requiring a political committee to file a contribution report within 48 hours after receiving a single contribution, transfer, or loan of $1,000 or more; requiring a political committee to file an expenditure report within 48 hours after making a single expenditure of $10,000 or more; requiring contribution reports to include certain information; requiring expenditure reports to include certain information; applying the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2018
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Election Law - Fund-Raising and Donations in Connection With a Campaign - Prohibition on Firearms [HB-1805]
[Elections ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting candidates and certain persons associated with candidates from receiving certain contributions through, conducting fund-raising events using, and soliciting certain contributions through the sale of prohibited firearms; prohibiting candidates and certain persons associated with candidates from giving away or donating prohibited firearms in connection with a campaign; authorizing the State Board of Elections to impose a civil penalty for a violation of the Act by a campaign finance entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen W Lafferty
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/05/2018
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Income Tax Credit - Endowments of Maryland Historically Black Colleges and Universities [HB-1665]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for a certain amount of donations to certain qualified permanent endowment funds at certain institutions of higher education; providing for the carryforward of the credit; requiring the Comptroller, on application of a taxpayer, to issue a tax credit certificate; requiring the application to contain certain information; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2018