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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024) [SB-760]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a merchant from selling a certain open- or closed-loop gift card to a consumer unless the merchant meets certain requirements; requiring a certain merchant to provide training to all employees of the merchant on identifying and responding to gift card fraud; requiring the Division of Consumer Protection to create a certain notice and issue certain guidelines regarding gift card fraud; requiring a certain third-party gift card reseller to record and maintain a copy of certain information for at least 3 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 463 on 05/09/2024
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Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity [SB-772]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity by requiring the voter to present a valid government-issued photo identification or a valid nongovernment-issued photo identification, and a current bill, statement, or check that states the voter's name and address as proof of identity; requiring a voter to vote a provisional ballot if the voter is unable to provide certain proof of identity; and prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully voting or attempting to vote under a false form of identification.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/16 At 9:00 A.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board, Stream Restoration Contractors, and Stream Restoration Project Requirements [SB-798]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board; requiring a person to be licensed as a stream restoration contractor or be employed by an individual or entity that is licensed as a stream restoration contractor before the person performs or solicits to perform stream restoration contractor services in the State, subject to a certain exception; requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Chesapeake Bay Trust, to develop a certain assessment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Internet–Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers – Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) [HB-772]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing Canceled on 02/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Handgun Qualification Licenses - Personally Identifying Information - Deletion and Destruction [HB-779]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Secretary of State Police to permanently delete or destroy certain personally identifying information relating to handgun qualification licenses under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 02/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Security Systems Technicians - Applicants - Authority to Practice [SB-713]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that an applicant for registration to provide security systems services may provide security system services and have access to circumventional information if the applicant applied for registration, received an application number confirming receipt, and the application was not rejected by the Secretary of Labor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol - Enforcement (Nick's Law) [HB-770]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
Altering the time period within which a court may prohibit a person convicted under certain circumstances of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol from operating a vessel on the waters of the State; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in coordination with the Natural Resources Police Force, to establish and maintain a database of persons prohibited from operating a vessel on the waters of the State due to a certain conviction for operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stuart Schmidt
Referred Rules on 04/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages – Retail Delivery – Local Delivery Service Permit [HB-808]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing a local delivery service permit that authorizes the holder to deliver alcoholic beverages from a retail license holder that is authorized to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in a certain jurisdiction under certain circumstances; authorizing retail license holders to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in a certain jurisdiction through a third-party contractor, an independent contractor, or an agent that holds a certain delivery service permit under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 774 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Formerly Incarcerated Individuals and Individuals on Probation - Re-Entry Services [SB-720]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing a program within the Division of Correction that provides formerly incarcerated individuals and individuals on probation with certain services; requiring the facility that administers the program to be located in Prince George's County; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter an appropriation of $3,000,000 for the program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Schools; English language learners; requirements. [SCR-1026]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Schools; English language learners; requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lela Alston
Introduced In Senate And Read First Time on 06/14/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Education; boating and water sports [SB-1433]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Recreation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Education; boating and water sports
Sponsored by: Sen. Lela Alston
Senate Read Second Time on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [SB-603]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain video lottery operators and certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; authorizing the Governor, on recommendation of the Commission, to enter into certain multijurisdictional Internet gaming agreements with certain other governments, subject to certain limitations; and submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - Alterations [SB-605]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
Altering automatic voter registration procedures at the Motor Vehicle Administration and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; establishing requirements regarding the transmission of automatic voter registration information by the Administration and the Exchange, the processing of the voter registration information by the State Board of Elections, and the sending of notices by the State Board and the Exchange; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Security Systems Technicians - Applicants - Authority to Practice [HB-679]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that an applicant for registration to provide security systems services may provide security system services and have access to circumventional information if the applicant applied for registration, received an application number confirming receipt, and the application was not rejected by the Secretary of Labor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Jackson
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) [SB-571]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a covered entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment on or before April 1, 2026, under certain circumstances; requiring certain privacy protections for certain online products; prohibiting certain data collection and sharing practices; authorizing certain monitoring practices to allow a child's parent or guardian to monitor the child's online activity or location without providing an obvious signal to the child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 460 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Court Personnel - Protection of Personal Information (Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson Judicial Security Act) [HB-664]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a certain protected individual or the Office of Information Privacy in the Administrative Office of the Courts to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the individual on the Internet, social media, or social networks or remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; authorizing certain relief for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 414 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages – Sale or Delivery for Off–Premises Consumption [HB-637]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering the scope of a certain provision prohibiting the retail delivery to a purchaser of alcoholic beverages under certain circumstances; providing that certain authorization for the holders of certain licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption in a certain manner applies only in a jurisdiction where the local licensing board had adopted certain regulations; authorizing the holders of certain licenses to sell certain alcoholic beverages in sealed containers for off-premises consumption or delivery; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Jackson
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Court Personnel - Protection of Personal Information (Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson Judicial Security Act) [SB-575]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a certain protected individual or the Office of Information Privacy in the Administrative Office of the Courts to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the protected individual on the Internet, social media, or social networks or remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; authorizing certain relief for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 415 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Recreational Catching of Oysters or Clams - Requirements [HB-613]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering certain authorizations to recreationally catch clams in the State; establishing a recreational oyster license; requiring an applicant for a recreational oyster license to be at least 16 years of age; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to use a part of the application fees collected to replenish public fishery oysters bars; requiring the Department to issue complimentary or discounted recreational oyster licenses; authorizing certain individuals to catch oysters without a license under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 518 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 [HB-567]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing generally the manner in which a controller or a processor may process a consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a controller of personal data to establish a method for a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 454 on 05/09/2024