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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Food Fish and Shellfish - Labeling and Identification Requirements (Maryland Seafood Authenticity Act) [SB-557]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from selling or offering for sale within the State specified food fish or shellfish unless the person identifies the species of food fish or shellfish in a specified manner; prohibiting a person from knowingly misidentifying the species of specified food fish or shellfish on a label, sign, or menu; prohibiting a person from knowingly selling or offering for sale within the State specified crab products identified as "blue crab" except under specified conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2015
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Marijuana Control and Revenue Act of 2015 [SB-531]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing specified criminal and civil prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing specified exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing marijuana under specified circumstances; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, marijuana product manufacturers, marijuana cultivation facilities, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; establishing a specified affirmative defense; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 03/04/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Public Schools - Nutrition Standards - Vending Machines and Marketing [SB-504]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a county board of education to develop and implement a policy that requires that all foods and beverages sold from a vending machine in an area of a public school that is accessible to students at any time during the day comply with specified nutrition standards and a wellness policy; requiring a county board of education to develop and implement a policy that requires that all oral, written, and visual marketing on a public school campus for foods and beverages comply with specified nutrition standards and a wellness policy; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agriculture - Antibiotic Drug Usage - Food-Producing Animals [SB-470]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Prohibiting a person from administering an antibiotic drug to a food-producing animal in the absence of any clinical sign of disease and without a prescription from a licensed veterinarian; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to establish by regulation a specified program; requiring regulations adopted by the Department to include specified provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Tobacco Taxes - Healthy Maryland Initiative [SB-37]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering specified fees for licenses for tobacco manufacturers, retailers, and storage warehouses; altering specified fees for licenses for other tobacco products manufacturers, retailers, tobacconists, and storage warehouses; requiring a specified level of funding for the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program; altering the tobacco tax rates on cigarettes and other tobacco products; requiring a person to obtain specified permits before selling and shipping directly to a consumer in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/04/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Charles County and Queen Anne's County [SB-354]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing refillable container permits for draft beer in Charles County and Queen Anne's County; authorizing the Charles County Board of License Commissioners and the Queen Anne's County Board of License Commissioners to issue the permits to holders of specified licenses under specified circumstances and conditions; specifying that the permit authorizes the permit holders to sell draft beer for consumption off the licensed premises in a refillable container under specified circumstances and conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Refillable Wine Container Permits [SB-299]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a refillable wine container permit in Harford County; authorizing the Harford County Liquor Control Board to issue a refillable container permit for wine to a holder of a specified license under specified circumstances and conditions; specifying that the Act applies in the County to wine; providing that the permit authorizes the permit holder to sell wine for off-premises consumption in a refillable container under specified circumstances and conditions; providing for an annual permit fee of $50; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 158 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Public Schools - Health and Safety - Food Transparency [SB-278]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring specified local school systems to create specified dining menus; requiring a specified dining menu to include specified information under specified circumstances; requiring specified local school systems to post specified information on the local school system's Web site; requiring specified public schools to provide a specified link on the public school's Web site under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Favorable With Amendments {204136/1 on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agriculture - Neonicotinoid Pesticide - Labeling Requirement (Pollinator Protection Act of 2015) [SB-163]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from selling in the State specified seeds, material, and plants that have been treated with a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the seeds, material, and plants bear a label with a specified statement; prohibiting a person from selling in the State, on or after January 1, 2016, a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person also sells a restricted-use pesticide; prohibiting a person, except specified individuals, from using a neonicotinoid pesticide on or after January 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Redeemable Beverage Container and Litter Reduction Program [HB-982]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing the Maryland Redeemable Beverage Container and Litter Reduction Program; stating the purpose of the Program; establishing the Maryland Beverage Recycling Organization; establishing the structure and purpose of the Organization; specifying the membership of the Organization; establishing a Board of Directors for the Organization; specifying the composition of the Board; specifying the election, duration of term, and term limits of members of the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 03/04/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Registered Nurses - Local Health Departments - Requirements for Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices [HB-945]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Requiring specified registered nurses who personally prepare and dispense specified drugs and devices in local health departments in accordance with specified provisions of law or to specified patients to comply with a specified formulary and specified requirements; establishing the Committee on Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices by Registered Nurses in Local Health Departments; providing for the composition, terms, chair, and staffing of the Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Marijuana Control and Revenue Act of 2015 [HB-911]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing specified criminal and civil prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing specified exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing marijuana under specified circumstances; providing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, marijuana product manufacturers, marijuana cultivation facilities, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; establishing a specified affirmative defense; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Refillable Wine Containers MC 19-15 [HB-88]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Making specified provisions of law relating to refillable containers applicable with respect to wine in Montgomery County; establishing a refillable wine container permit in Montgomery County; authorizing the Montgomery County Board of License Commissioners to issue the permit to a holder of a license that entitles the holder to sell wine for off-premises consumption under specified circumstances; specifying the permit authorizes the permit holder to sell wine for consumption off the licensed premises in a refillable container; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 61 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Washington County - Refillable Container Permit [HB-835]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a refillable container permit in Washington County; authorizing the Washington County Board of License Commissioners to issue a refillable container permit to the holders of specified licenses for specified fees and subject to specified requirements; specifying permit fees; specifying that the hours of sale for the permit begin at the same time as those for the license already held by the person to whom the refillable container permit is issued; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 105 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Food Fish and Shellfish - Labeling and Identification Requirements (Maryland Seafood Authenticity Act) [HB-760]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from selling or offering for sale within the State specified food fish or shellfish unless the person identifies the species of food fish or shellfish in a specified manner; prohibiting a person from knowingly misidentifying the species of specified food fish or shellfish on a label, sign, or menu; prohibiting a person from knowingly selling or offering for sale within the State specified crab products identified as "blue crab" except under specified conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 04/06/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Charles County and Queen Anne's County [HB-756]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing refillable container permits for draft beer in Charles County and Queen Anne's County; authorizing the Charles County Board of License Commissioners and the Queen Anne's County Board of License Commissioners to issue the permits to holders of specified licenses under specified circumstances and conditions; specifying that the permit authorizes the permit holders to sell draft beer for consumption off the licensed premises in a refillable container under specified circumstances and conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 273 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Public Health - Cottage Food Businesses - Revisions [HB-693]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the limit from $25,000 to $40,000 on the amount of annual revenue that is used for the purpose of defining "cottage food business"; prohibiting counties and municipal corporations from limiting cottage food businesses to selling cottage food products only at farmers markets; requiring counties and municipal corporations, under specified circumstances, to accept a State cottage food business permit in lieu of a specified license or permit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
First Reading Health And Government Operations on 02/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Oysters - Shell Seeding, Shell Replenishment, and Rotational Harvest [HB-638]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
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
Agriculture - Neonicotinoid Pesticide - Labeling Requirement (Pollinator Protection Act of 2015) [HB-605]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from selling in the State specified seeds, material, and plants that have been treated with a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the seeds, material, and plants bear a label with a specified statement; prohibiting a person from selling in the State, on or after January 1, 2016, a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person also sells a restricted-use pesticide; prohibiting a person, except specified individuals, from using a neonicotinoid pesticide on or after January 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Refillable Wine Container Permits [HB-475]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a refillable wine container permit in Harford County; authorizing the Harford County Liquor Control Board to issue a refillable container permit for wine to a holder of a specified license under specified circumstances and conditions; providing that the permit authorizes the permit holder to sell wine for off-premises consumption in a refillable container under specified circumstances and conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015