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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting - Statewide Authorization [SB-1061]
Repealing provisions of law that authorize Sunday deer hunting on private property in specified counties during specified times of the year under specified circumstances; and authorizing a person to hunt deer on a Sunday, with specified exceptions, on private property during deer firearms season and deer muzzleloader season from one half hour before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Unfavorable Report By Senate Rules on 03/23/2016
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Kent County - Alcoholic Beverages - Limited Distillery License [HB-925]
Authorizing a Class 9 limited distillery license in Kent County; authorizing a Class 9 limited distillery license to be issued to a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license as well as a holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2016
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Kent County - Prospective Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check [HB-358]
Authorizing the Director of Human Resources of Kent County to request from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective county employee or volunteer; requiring that the Director submit sets of fingerprints and fees to the Central Repository as part of the application for a criminal history records check; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 77 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Kent County - Fisheries - Use of Haul Seines [HB-318]
Authorizing in Kent County a person to catch gizzard shad, also known as mud shad, carp, or catfish with a haul seine during the period from Friday midnight until sunrise on Monday under specified circumstances; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 259 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Freestanding Medical Facilities - Certificate of Need, Rates, and Definition [HB-1350]
Exempting from the certificate of need requirements for change of scope or capital expenditures the conversion of a licensed general hospital to a freestanding medical facility, in accordance with specified requirements; increasing from 45 to 90 the number of days before the proposed closing of a health care facility for the filing of the notice of the proposed closing; establishing the workgroup on rural health care delivery to study health care needs in five specified counties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Recommitted To Finance (senator Middleton) on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Income Tax Refunds - Eastern Shore Counties - Warrant Intercept Program [HB-1097]
Altering the requirement for the Comptroller to withhold Maryland income tax refunds of specified individuals with outstanding warrants to include residents of the Eastern Shore counties or individuals who have outstanding warrants from an Eastern Shore county; making nonsubstantive changes to specified termination provisions; making conforming changes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Land-Based Wind Generating Stations in Kent County [SB-938]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from taking final action on an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a specified land-based wind generating station that will be wholly or partly located in Kent County until the County Commissioners of Kent County have approved the construction of the generating station.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 4/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/07/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Kent County - Prospective Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check [SB-912]
Authorizing the Director of Human Resources of Kent County to request from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective county employee or volunteer; requiring that the Director submit sets of fingerprints and fees to the Central Repository as part of the application for a criminal history records check; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/06/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Income Tax Refunds - Eastern Shore Counties - Warrant Intercept Program [SB-855]
Altering the requirement for the Comptroller to withhold Maryland income tax refunds of specified individuals with outstanding warrants to include residents of the Eastern Shore counties or individuals who have outstanding warrants from an Eastern Shore county; making nonsubstantive changes to specified termination provisions; making conforming changes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Eastern Shore Eastern Shore
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Kent County - Board of Elections - Membership [SB-20]
Altering the number of regular members of the Kent County Board of Elections; requiring three regular members of the local board to be of the majority party, and two regular members to be of the principal minority party; requiring that a vacancy on the local board be filled in a specified manner; and making a conforming change.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Economic Development - Rural Economic Development Program and One Maryland Tax Credit [SB-196]
Establishing the Rural Economic Development Program to encourage businesses to locate and expand in the rural counties of the State; providing that for 10 taxable years after a business is designated as a qualified business under the Program, the business is eligible for a specified property tax exemption, income tax subtraction modification, and sales and use tax exemption; establishing the Rural Economic Development Program Infrastructure Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to be used to make grants to specified counties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2015
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Kent County - Tobacco Products Offenses - Citations Issued by Alcoholic Beverages Inspectors [SB-140]
Authorizing an alcoholic beverages inspector for Kent County to issue a citation if the inspector has probable cause to believe that specified offenses involving the distribution of tobacco products or paraphernalia or the possession of tobacco products are being committed or have been committed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/26/2015
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Kent County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B Wine Shop and Lounge License [SB-139]
Establishing a Class B wine shop and lounge license in Kent County; specifying that the license authorizes the holder to sell wine for consumption on and off the premises and to sell or serve specified foods; providing that the license holder is not subject to any requirement regarding the percentage of average daily receipts derived from the sale of food; allowing an individual under the legal drinking age to enter the licensed premises; providing for an annual license fee of $300; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Kent County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B Wine Shop and Lounge License [HB-877]
Establishing a Class B wine shop and lounge license in Kent County; specifying that the license authorizes the holder to sell wine for consumption on and off the premises and to sell or serve specified foods; providing that the license holder is not subject to any requirement regarding the percentage of average daily receipts derived from the sale of food; allowing an individual under the legal drinking age to enter the licensed premises; providing for an annual license fee of $300; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 285 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Kent County - Tobacco Products Offenses - Citations Issued by Alcoholic Beverages Inspectors [HB-865]
Authorizing an alcoholic beverages inspector for Kent County to issue a citation if the inspector has probable cause to believe that specified offenses involving the distribution of tobacco products or paraphernalia or the possession of tobacco products are being committed or have been committed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Kent County - Board of Elections - Membership [HB-864]
Altering the number of regular members of the Kent County Board of Elections; requiring three regular members of the local board to be of the majority party, and two regular members to be of the principal minority party; requiring that a vacancy on the local board be filled in a specified manner; and making a conforming change.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 109 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Income Tax Refunds - Eastern Shore Counties - Warrant Intercept Program [HB-841]
Altering the requirement for the Comptroller to withhold Maryland income tax refunds of specified individuals with outstanding warrants to include residents of the Eastern Shore counties or individuals who have outstanding warrants from an Eastern Shore county; making nonsubstantive changes to specified termination provisions; making conforming changes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2015
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Natural Resources - Oysters - Shell Seeding, Shell Replenishment, and Rotational Harvest [HB-638]
Authorizing a person to use a power dredge to harvest oysters from any natural oyster bar in the State during a specified time period, subject to specified requirements and exceptions; authorizing the licensed oyster harvesters of each county to elect a county commercial oyster committee; requiring an oyster committee to develop and submit to the Department of Natural Resources a specified rotational harvest plan on or before August 1 of each year, beginning in 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/10/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Kent County - Fisheries - Use of Haul Seines [HB-1174]
Authorizing in Kent County a person to catch gizzard shad, also known as mud shad, under specified circumstances with a haul seine during the period from Friday midnight until sunrise on Monday; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/23/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Economic Development - Rural Economic Development Program and One Maryland Tax Credit [HB-1089]
Establishing the Rural Economic Development Program to encourage businesses to locate and expand in the rural counties of the State; providing that for 10 taxable years after a business is designated as a qualified business under the Program, the business is eligible for a specified property tax exemption, income tax subtraction modification, and sales and use tax exemption; establishing the Rural Economic Development Program Infrastructure Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to be used to make grants to specified counties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 03/11/2015