Gifts
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Veterinary Care of Retired Law Enforcement K-9s Act [SB-156]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
Requiring certain State and local law enforcement agencies to reimburse individuals who take possession of dogs formerly used in law enforcement work under certain circumstances for reasonable and necessary veterinary treatment; specifying that the reimbursement may be only for certain veterinary treatment and may not exceed $2,500 during a calendar year and $10,000 over the life of the dog; authorizing certain State law enforcement agencies to accept public donations for the payment of certain veterinary expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 1/19 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Campaign Finance - For-Profit Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Providers - Disclosure of Contributions [SB-332]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Altering the definition of "contract" for purposes of certain provisions of law requiring disclosure of campaign contributions by persons doing public business to include a certain Medicaid reimbursement contract with a for-profit substance abuse and mental health treatment provider; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 2/04 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/19/2021
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Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund [SB-241]
[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
Establishing an income tax checkoff for voluntary contributions to the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund; requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on the individual income tax return; requiring the Comptroller to collect and account for contributions made through the checkoff and to credit the proceeds to the Fund after deducting the amount necessary to administer the checkoff; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters
Hearing 1/20 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/22/2021
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Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program [HB-396]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Crime ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program by a community-based organization to provide a place for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and provide certain other services; providing that the Maryland Department of Health may approve not more than six programs, with two in urban areas, two in suburban areas, and two in rural areas, that operate at a single location in an area with a high incidence of drug use; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline A Pena-Melnyk
Hearing 3/11 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/16/2021
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Venison Donation Expenses - Income Tax Credit and Grant Program [HB-7]
[Taxes ]
[Animals ]
[Food ]
[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
Expanding eligibility for a certain credit against the State income tax for certain deer donation expenses to include an individual who hunts and harvests an antlerless deer in Montgomery County and donates the deer carcass or processed deer meat to the Montgomery County Deer Donation Program; establishing a Venison Donation Grant Program to provide grants to defray the costs of butchering and processing deer that are donated to venison donation programs in the State; requiring the Department to approve applications in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund [HB-358]
[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
Establishing an income tax checkoff for voluntary contributions to the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund; requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on the individual income tax return; requiring the Comptroller to collect and account for contributions made through the checkoff and to credit the proceeds to the Fund after deducting the amount necessary to administer the checkoff; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 1/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Public Ethics - Gifts and Lobbyist Registration (Public Integrity Act of 2021) [HB-292]
[Ethics ]
[Nonprofit ]
Limiting the value of certain food or beverages, to no more than $50, that an official of the Legislative Branch or member of the General Assembly may accept; increasing the fee required to accompany a certain lobbyist registration form from $100 to $300; and requiring the Commission to reduce a certain fee that a nonprofit entity is required to pay under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Estates and Trusts - Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act - Revisions [HB-301]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing a person who chooses to be an organ donor on or after July 1, 2022, to designate if the anatomical gift is to be used for certain purposes; requiring the Organ Procurement Organization or its designee to produce and provide to each Motor Vehicle Administration location educational materials that include definitions of anatomical gift, research and education, and transplantation and therapy; requiring that a gift registered before July 1, 2022, may be used only for transplantation or therapy; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/11 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Election Law - Campaign Contributions - Alterations and Prohibition on Sports and Event Wagering Business Entities [HB-136]
[Elections ]
[Gaming ]
[Sports ]
Prohibiting certain sports and event wagering business entities and certain individuals employed by a sports and event wagering business entity or video lottery operator from directly or indirectly making contributions to campaign finance entities; making the Act contingent on the enactment of legislation implementing sports and event wagering in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon S Cardin
Hearing 1/19 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Interstate Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact [SB-139]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Entering into the Interstate Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; stating the purpose of the Compact; requiring a state to meet certain requirements to participate in the Compact; establishing certain duties of member states; authorizing a certain state to charge a certain fee for granting a certain compact privilege; requiring certain occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants to meet certain eligibility requirements to receive certain licensure and exercise a certain privilege; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 94 on 04/13/2021
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Public Ethics - Officials and Employees - Acceptance of Gifts and Prohibited Retaliation [SB-4]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an official or a State employee from accepting a gift from an association, or any entity acting on behalf of an association, that is engaged only in representing counties or municipal corporations; and prohibiting an official or employee from retaliating against an individual for reporting or participating in an investigation of a potential violation of the Maryland Public Ethics Law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 254 on 05/18/2021
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General Provisions – Historical State Song [SB-790]
[Arts and Culture ]
Altering the State song to be the historical State song.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/09/2018
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Insurance - Contracts and Policies - Educational and Promotional Materials and Articles of Merchandise [SB-673]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
Increasing to $50 the maximum cost of educational and promotional materials and articles of merchandise that a person may offer, promise, or give as valuable consideration not specified in a contract of life insurance or health insurance or in an annuity contract; prohibiting a person from making receipt of any educational materials, promotional materials, or articles of merchandise under certain provisions of law contingent on the sale or purchase of insurance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 486 on 05/08/2018
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Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections [SB-374]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Ethics ]
Establishing a system of public financing of campaigns for certain General Assembly candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to administer the system; requiring the Comptroller to credit to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund money collected under certain provisions of the Act and to distribute public contributions to the campaign finance entities of certain candidates; specifying procedures, requirements, and conditions participating candidates must meet to receive a distribution from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
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Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Per Diem Licenses [SB-322]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Repealing certain per diem licenses in Washington County; altering the requirements for a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license so that the license may be issued to a certain corporation, society, organization, association, or other entity that does not have a certain annual on-sale license; altering the privileges of the license to authorize the holder to sell or serve beer, wine, or liquor for on-premises consumption during an event that requires an admission fee, a ticket, or a donation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Washington County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 98 on 04/10/2018
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Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Security Screening Checkpoint - Charitable Donations [SB-320]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Executive Director of the Maryland Aviation Administration to place donation boxes at the entrance to each security screening checkpoint at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; requiring that money deposited in the donation boxes be appropriated for the benefit of a certain Rental Allowance Program and be used to supplement, but not supplant, certain other funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2018
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Frederick County - Ethics and Campaign Activity - Governing Body, County Board and Commission Members, and Board of License Commissioners [SB-289]
[Ethics ]
[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: Sen. Ronald N Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 272 on 04/24/2018
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Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Supervised Drug Consumption Facility Program [SB-288]
[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: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 02/26/2018
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Anne Arundel County - Personal Property - Possession and Release [SB-265]
[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: Sen. Anne Arundel County Senators
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/26/2018
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State Personnel - Maryland Hatch Act [SB-246]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Providing that a State employee may take part in political management or in political campaigns, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain employees of the State Board of Elections or a local board of elections from requesting from, receiving from, or giving to certain individuals a political contribution; prohibiting certain employees of certain government agencies from holding certain leadership positions in a campaign finance entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen M. Waugh
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018