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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Substance-Related Disorder Services (Maryland Patient Protection and Treatment Ethics Act) [SB-696]
Requiring any marketing or advertising materials published or provided by a behavioral health program to provide certain information about treatment services provided by the behavioral health program; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly and willfully making certain statements or providing certain information; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly making false or misleading statements; requiring a certain behavioral health program to include a certain statement in any advertising; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020) [SB-647]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to maintain a page on its website that includes clear information about voter registration and voting by students enrolled in institutions of higher education, including links to information on voting by absentee ballot for students outside the State; requiring a public institution of higher education to designate a staff member as the student voting coordinator; requiring the student voting coordinator to develop and implement a plan to increase student voter registration; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/02/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Business Regulation – Retail Pet Stores – Modifications (No More Puppy– and Kitten–Mills Act of 2020) [SB-625]
Altering the definition of "retail pet store" to include a broker that transfers dogs for resale by another person for purposes of certain provisions of law regulating retail pet stores; clarifying a certain prohibition on the sale of cats or dogs by retail pet stores; repealing a certain statement of intent of the General Assembly; and altering a certain definition.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Favorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Online Privacy - Study [HB-784]
Requiring the Maryland Cybersecurity Council to review certain practices and methods of collection, use, storage, and disclosure of consumers' personally identifiable information and personal information by certain entities; and requiring the Council to submit to the General Assembly by November 1, 2020 a report on its findings and recommendations for providing increased consumer protection regarding online privacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Scooter and Electric Low Speed Scooter Sharing Companies – Nonvisual Access [SB-607]
Requiring that motor scooter and electric low speed scooter sharing companies include on each motor scooter or electric low speed scooter made available to the public an embossed tactile display with contact information through which an individual who is blind or visually impaired may contact the company; requiring that motor scooter and electric low speed sharing companies provide individuals with disabilities nonvisual access to their websites and mobile applications in a way that is consistent with federal standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 253 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Revisions [SB-590]
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a certain policy of proactive disclosure; requiring each official custodian to publish a certain annual report on a certain website, to the extent practicable; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants and applicants' designated representatives; requiring the Board to receive and review complaints from any custodian alleging that an applicant's request or pattern of requests is frivolous or vexatious; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information - University System of Maryland [SB-588]
Excluding the University System of Maryland from certain provisions of law governing protection of information by government agencies; requiring the University System of Maryland to review and designate certain systems as systems of record based on certain criteria and to develop and adopt a certain privacy governance program to govern each system of record; requiring the University to develop and adopt a certain information security and risk management program for the protection of personally identifiable information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information - University System of Maryland [SB-588]
Excluding the University System of Maryland from certain provisions of law governing protection of information by government agencies; requiring the University System of Maryland to review and designate certain systems as systems of record based on certain criteria and to develop and adopt a certain privacy governance program to govern each system of record; requiring the University to develop and adopt a certain information security and risk management program for the protection of personally identifiable information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Schools - Flexible Instructional Days - Policy Requirements [SB-562]
Authorizing a county board of education to apply to the State Board of Education to implement a policy for the use up to 5 flexible instructional days during the school year; defining "flexible instructional day" as one in which a public school provides remote academic instruction because a natural or civil disaster or severe weather conditions prevented schools from opening; requiring the State Board to adopt certain guidelines and a certain model policy and to approve or deny a certain application; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
General Assembly - Legislative Newsletters - Publication Expenses and Links to Social Media Accounts [SB-537]
Providing that publication expenses related to unofficial legislative newsletters may be paid by an authorized candidate campaign committee, rather than a campaign account of a campaign finance entity, of an incumbent under certain circumstances; providing that an official electronic legislative newsletter may include a link to a social media account only under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 563 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
General Assembly - Legislative Newsletters - Publication Expenses and Links to Social Media Accounts [HB-701]
Providing that publication expenses related to unofficial legislative newsletters may be paid by an authorized candidate campaign committee, rather than a campaign account of a campaign finance entity, of an incumbent under certain circumstances; providing that an official electronic legislative newsletter may include a link to a social media account only under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/24 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Transportation - Private Sector Transportation Projects Ombudsman - Established [HB-733]
Establishing the Private Sector Transportation Projects Ombudsman within the Department of Transportation; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to designate an Ombudsman to respond to concerns, complaints, and inquiries from residents, local government officials, and other entities regarding private sector transportation projects being developed or tested within the State; requiring the Department to provide the Ombudsman with sufficient resources to respond to all inquiries in an accurate and timely manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Transportation - Private Sector Transportation Projects Ombudsman - Established [SB-526]
Establishing the Private Sector Transportation Projects Ombudsman within the Department of Transportation; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to designate an Ombudsman to respond to concerns, complaints, and inquiries from residents, local government officials, and other entities regarding private sector transportation projects being developed or tested within the State; requiring the Department to provide the Ombudsman with sufficient resources to respond to all inquiries in an accurate and timely manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Education - Public Charter Schools - Virtual Learning Programs [HB-724]
Altering the definition of "public charter school" to include a virtual learning program; defining "virtual learning program" as a program of instruction that provides a significant portion of its curriculum and delivers a significant portion of its instruction to its students by teachers in an interactive learning environment through the Internet; and requiring a virtual learning program of a public charter school to employ a teacher with the same certification required by professional staff of other public schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020) [SB-540]
Establishing a process for a cooperative to operate as a member-regulated cooperative in a certain area; specifying that the Public Service Commission does not have jurisdiction over a member-regulated cooperative, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting a member-regulated cooperative from exercising a certain power of condemnation for the sole purpose of providing broadband Internet service; specifying certain provisions of law that apply to a member-regulated cooperative; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Discrimination in Employment - Reasonable Accommodations for Applicants With Disabilities [SB-473]
Prohibiting an employer from failing or refusing to make a reasonable accommodation for the known disability of an otherwise qualified applicant for employment; and expanding a certain undue hardship exception for employers regarding provision of a certain reasonable accommodation to include certain qualified disabled applicants for employment.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/09/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman - Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act) [HB-614]
Establishing the Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to have the ability to analyze environmental and natural resource-related data and communicate effectively with State agencies and the public; providing for the appointment, qualifications, term, and salary of the Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to receive and process complaints involving suspected environmental and natural resources violations in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Condominium Associations and Homeowners Associations – Adopted Annual Budget – Submission to Unit Owners and Lot Owners [SB-472]
Requiring the council of unit owners or other governing body of a condominium association to submit the adopted annual budget to the unit owners not more than 30 days after the meeting at which the budget was adopted; authorizing the adopted annual budget to be submitted to each unit owner by electronic transmission, by posting on the condominium association's home page, or by inclusion in the homeowners association's newsletter; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 559 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Facial Recognition Privacy Protection Act [SB-476]
Expressing the sense of the General Assembly that facial recognition technology can present certain risks as well as provide a variety of benefits and that safeguards are necessary to allow the use of the technology in ways that benefit society; establishing certain requirements and certain prohibited actions relating to provision of facial recognition services by certain persons; prohibiting certain governmental units from using facial recognition services under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to broadband service. [HB-332]
Amend KRS 154.15-010 to add definitions for "broadband service", "eligible entity", "unserved area", "wholesale network access"; amend KRS 154.15-020 to require the Kentucky Communications Network Authority to offer wholesale access to the excess capacity on KentuckyWired only in unserved areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Phillip Pratt
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/18/2020