Judicial Review
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Alcoholic Beverages Article [SB-724]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Adding a new article to the Annotated Code of Maryland, to be designated and known as the "Alcoholic Beverages Article", to revise, restate, and recodify the laws of the State relating to the regulation and control of the manufacture, sale, distribution, transportation, and storage of alcoholic beverages by the State and specified jurisdictions in the State, the establishment of boards of license commissioners in specified jurisdictions, and the establishment of liquor control boards and departments of liquor control; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 41 on 04/12/2016
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Fair Scheduling, Wages, and Benefits Act [SB-664]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer to provide specified employees with specified estimates and work schedules within specified time periods and notify employees of specified changes; prohibiting an employer, except under specified circumstances, from requiring an employee to work specified hours; authorizing an employer to make specified changes to a scheduled shift within a specified period of time; requiring an employer, except under specified circumstances, to pay specified predictability pay under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/24/2016
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Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [SB-656]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer or a first responder under specified circumstances constitutes aggravating circumstances that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2016
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Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Catastrophic Injury [SB-574]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Insurance ]
Altering the maximum amount of noneconomic damages that may be recovered in health care malpractice and other civil actions for a catastrophic injury under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor R. Ramirez
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2016
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Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund [SB-513]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a system for adjudication of a claim involving a birth-related neurological injury; providing equitable compensation, on no-fault basis, for a limited class of catastrophic injuries that result in unusually high costs for custodial care and rehabilitation; establishing the Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund to provide compensation and benefits to eligible claimants; providing for specified premiums and insurance surcharges to be used to finance and administer the Fund; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/25/2016
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Guardianship and Child in Need of Assistance Proceedings - Jurisdiction and Authority of Juvenile Court [SB-448]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the juvenile court to direct the provision of specified services to a specified child during a specified disposition hearing; requiring the juvenile court to direct the provision of specified services to a specified child during a permanency planning hearing or guardianship hearing; providing that, if the juvenile court enters an order directing the provision of specified services to a specified child, the juvenile court shall retain jurisdiction over the child for a specified period of time and for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (141-0) on 04/11/2016
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Interstate Medical Licensure Compact [SB-446]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Enacting, with specified other member states, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to strengthen access to health care by providing a streamlined process allowing physicians to become licensed in multiple states; establishing specified eligibility requirements for physicians; requiring physicians to designate a specified state as the state of principal license; establishing the Interstate Commission to administer the Compact; requiring the Commission to establish a database of specified physicians and applicants; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/17/2016
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Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections [SB-428]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Ethics ]
Establishing a system of public financing of campaigns for specified 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 specified provisions of the Act and to distribute public contributions to the campaign finance entities of specified candidates; specifying procedures, requirements, and conditions participating candidates must meet to receive a distribution from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul G Pinsky
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2016
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Land Use Actions - Legislative Bodies - Judicial Review [SB-166]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a specified person, who has been aggrieved by a land use decision, who is a taxpayer, or is an officer or unit of a local jurisdiction, to file a request for judicial review by a circuit court of a land use action of a legislative body; specifying persons that have standing to bring and maintain a specified action in a circuit court to allow judicial review of a land use action of a legislative body; and applying a provision of law to a charter county and to Baltimore City.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2016
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Maryland Higher Education Commission - Religious Educational Institutions - Authority to Operate [SB-128]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
Repealing a condition under which a religious educational institution may operate without a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission and may enroll specified students in a specified online distance education program without a registration from the Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew A Serafini
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 161 on 04/26/2016
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Election Law - Change in Administrative Policy Affecting Voting Rights - Notice and Judicial Review [SB-1021]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections or a local board of elections that adopts a change in an administrative policy affecting voting rights to provide specified public notice of the change; providing for the form, content, and timing of the public notice; providing that an individual's right to vote may not be denied or abridged because the individual failed to comply with a change in an administrative policy affecting voting rights if the State Board or local board did not provide public notice of the change; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine E Pugh
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/18/2016
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Oyster Poaching - Administrative Penalties - Gear Violations [HB-918]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the offense of taking oysters with gear that is prohibited in that area that is subject to specified enhanced administrative penalties; and establishing the offense of taking oysters with a power dredge or other dredge gear in an area reserved for another type of gear that is subject to specified enhanced administrative penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2016
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Maryland Higher Education Commission - Religious Educational Institutions - Authority to Operate [HB-878]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
Repealing a condition under which a religious educational institution may operate without a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission and may enroll specified students in a specified online distance education program without a registration from the Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil C Parrott
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 162 on 04/26/2016
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Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Catastrophic Injury [HB-869]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Insurance ]
Altering the maximum amount of noneconomic damages that may be recovered in health care malpractice and other civil actions for a catastrophic injury under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2016
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Guardianship and Child in Need of Assistance Proceedings - Jurisdiction and Authority of Juvenile Court [HB-683]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the juvenile court to direct the provision of specified services to a specified child during a specified disposition hearing; requiring the juvenile court to direct the provision of specified services to a specified child during a permanency planning hearing or guardianship hearing; providing that, if the juvenile court enters an order directing the provision of specified services to a specified child, the juvenile court retains jurisdiction for a specified period of time and for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Third Reading Passed (140-0) on 04/11/2016
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Election Law - Change in Administrative Policy Affecting Voting Rights - Notice and Judicial Review [HB-645]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections or a local board of elections that adopts a change in an administrative policy affecting voting rights to provide specified public notice of the change; providing for the form, content, and timing of the public notice; providing that an individual's right to vote may not be denied or abridged because the individual failed to comply with a change in an administrative policy affecting voting rights if the State Board or local board did not provide public notice of the change; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/30/2016
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Frederick County - Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements - Administrative Appeals [HB-605]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing, in Frederick County, a person aggrieved by a development rights and responsibilities agreement to file an administrative appeal; providing that if an agreement was entered into before July 1, 2016, a person aggrieved by an amendment to the agreement may not file an administrative appeal and may seek direct judicial review under specified circumstances; providing that a party may appeal to the Court of Special Appeals and thereafter may petition the Court of Appeals for a writ of certiorari under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frederick County Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 443 on 05/10/2016
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Privileged Communications - Critical Incident Stress Management Services [HB-419]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a critical incident stress management team member from disclosing specified communications or information acquired from a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, or an emergency responder in the course of providing critical incident stress management services; prohibiting a critical incident stress management team member from being compelled to testify in specified proceedings or investigations; establishing exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2016
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Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund [HB-377]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a system for adjudication of a claim involving a birth-related neurological injury; providing equitable compensation, on a no-fault basis, for a limited class of catastrophic injuries that result in unusually high costs for custodial care and rehabilitation; establishing the Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund to provide compensation and benefits to eligible claimants; providing for specified premiums and insurance surcharges to be used to finance and administer the Fund; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations And Judiciary) on 02/12/2016
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Land Use Actions - Legislative Bodies - Judicial Review [HB-243]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a specified person who has been aggrieved by a land use decision, who is a taxpayer, or is an officer or unit of a local jurisdiction to file a request for judicial review by a circuit court of a land use action of a legislative body; specifying persons that have standing to bring and maintain a specified action in a circuit court to allow judicial review of a land use action of a legislative body; and applying a provision of law to a charter county and to Baltimore City.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2016