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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Business Regulation - Micro Markets - Licensure [SB-758] [Consumer Protection ] [Food ] [Small Business ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Providing that the owner or operator of a micro market is not required to have a person in charge present during the hours of operation under certain circumstances; establishing the requirements for certain food sold at a micro market; requiring the owner or operator of a micro market to post a certain sign that is clearly visible to the consumer; requiring certain video surveillance recordings to be maintained for 14 days and to be made available for inspection by the Comptroller or certain other agencies within 24 hours of a certain request; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly Approved By The Governor - Chapter 339 on 04/24/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Use, Possession, Cultivation, and Sale [SB-1039] [Cannabis ]
Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that, subject to certain exceptions, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old may under State law use cannabis, possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis, cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants, and share a certain amount of cannabis; providing that the amendment does not require or prohibit certain employment policies, authorize certain driving conduct, or change certain existing laws, with a certain exception; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Use, Possession, Cultivation, and Sale [HB-1264] [Cannabis ]
Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that, subject to certain exceptions, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old may under State law use cannabis, possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis, cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants, and share a certain amount of cannabis; providing that the amendment does not require or prohibit certain employment policies, authorize certain driving conduct, or change certain existing laws, with a certain exception; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Business Regulation - Micro Markets - Licensure [HB-1087] [Consumer Protection ] [Food ] [Small Business ] [Public Safety ]
Providing that the owner or operator of a micro market is not required to have a person in charge present during the hours of operation under certain circumstances; establishing the requirements for certain food sold at a micro market; requiring the owner or operator of a micro market to post a certain sign that is clearly visible to the consumer; requiring certain video surveillance recordings to be maintained for 14 days and to be made available for inspection by the Comptroller or certain other agencies within 24 hours of a certain request; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson Approved By The Governor - Chapter 338 on 04/24/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Consumer Protection - Cleaning Product Right-to-Know Act [HB-1080] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Requiring a manufacturer of a certain product to disclose certain information on the label of the product and on the website of the manufacturer under certain circumstances beginning January 1, 2021; requiring a manufacturer of a certain product to make certain information available in a certain format; providing that a manufacturer of a certain product may protect and is not required to disclose certain information; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2018

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation [SB-935] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Energy ] [Consumer Protection ]
Establishing certain classes of electric bicycles; establishing that electric bicycles may be operated in any place where bicycles are allowed to travel, subject to certain restrictions; prohibiting a person under the age of 16 years from operating a Class 3 electric bicycle on a public highway; requiring manufacturers of electric bicycles to apply a certain label in a certain manner to each electric bicycle beginning January 1, 2020; requiring electric bicycles to comply with certain federal regulations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher Approved By The Governor - Chapter 64 on 04/18/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Public Health – Milk – Labeling [SB-922] [Public Health ] [Food ]
Prohibiting a person from stating on a label of a food product that the product is milk unless the product meets a certain definition; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish and implement a plan to enforce a certain prohibition, including notice of the Department's intent to implement a ban on all products that do not meet certain requirements; requiring the Department to track certain legislation and notify the Department of Legislative Services of a certain occurrence within a certain period of time; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey Approved By The Governor - Chapter 530 on 05/13/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation [SB-771] [Cannabis ] [Taxes ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a Cannabis Regulation Division in the Office of the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller to employ certain officers and employees; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith Hearing 2/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Health - Prescription Drug Affordability Board [SB-759] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Establishing the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to protect State residents, State and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the State, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products; providing for the membership of the Board and the disclosure of certain conflicts of interest; requiring the Board to identify certain prescription drug products with certain costs; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam Favorable With Amendments Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/08/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Medical Cannabis - Pesticide Use - Labeling and Study [SB-749] [Cannabis ] [Agriculture ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a certain dispensary or dispensary agent to ensure that medical cannabis grown using a pesticide and products containing medical cannabis grown using a pesticide have a label affixed at the time of sale stating that the medical cannabis was grown using pesticides; requiring the Department of Agriculture to study the health impacts of smoking medical cannabis that was grown using pesticides or being in close proximity to smoke from the burning of medical cannabis that was grown using pesticides; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Motor Fuel Commission [SB-703] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Motor Fuel Commission with certain powers and duties; transferring certain responsibilities of the Comptroller to the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Motor Fuel Commission; requiring the Commission to perform certain functions; requiring the Governor to appoint an Executive Director of the Commission; requiring the Executive Director to adopt certain regulations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Law Enforcement and Dispensaries [SB-383] [Cannabis ] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Establishing the Law Enforcement Purchases Account within the Compassionate Use Fund; authorizing a law enforcement representative to obtain a certain amount of medical cannabis and medical cannabis concentrate from a licensed dispensary at no cost for use during a certain training program; requiring a dispensary or dispensary agent to ensure that all medical cannabis and products containing medical cannabis have a label affixed to the product that warns against the operation of an automobile or machinery while using the product; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/13/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Security Screening Checkpoint - Charitable Donations [SB-368] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Housing ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Executive Director of the Maryland Aviation Administration to place donation boxes at the entrance to each security screening checkpoint at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; and requiring that money deposited in the donation boxes be appropriated to the Department of Disabilities to be used only to support transitional housing programs for individuals with disabilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/02/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Election Law - Election Calendar and Processes - Revisions [SB-1004] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
Altering the date by which the Clerk of the Court of Appeals and the Clerk of the Court of Special Appeals must provide a certain notice to the State Board of Elections; repealing the requirement that the Anne Arundel County Board of Education provide a certain notice to the State Board; altering the deadline for the filing of a certain certificate of candidacy; altering the deadline for the filing of a certain petition to challenge a certain candidate's residency; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 770 on 05/25/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Carbon Monoxide Safety (Matthew's Law) [SB-1001] [Environmental ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to require that a course of instruction in boating safety education include certain information relating to carbon monoxide poisoning; requiring the Department to adopt regulations requiring certain warning labels to be affixed to certain used vessels sold within the State; prohibiting a dealer from selling a certain used vessel in the State unless the dealer ensures that a certain warning label has been affixed to the vessel in accordance with certain regulations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation [HB-939] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Energy ] [Consumer Protection ]
Establishing certain classes of electric bicycles; establishing that electric bicycles may be operated in any place where bicycles are allowed to travel, subject to certain restrictions; prohibiting a person under the age of 16 years from operating a Class 3 electric bicycle on a public highway; requiring manufacturers of electric bicycles to apply a certain label in a certain manner to each electric bicycle beginning January 1, 2020; requiring electric bicycles to comply with federal regulations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes Approved By The Governor - Chapter 63 on 04/18/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Public Health – Milk – Labeling [HB-815] [Public Health ] [Food ] [Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a person from stating on a label of a food product that the product is milk unless the product meets a certain definition; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish and implement a plan to enforce a certain prohibition, including notice of the Department's intent to implement a ban on all products that do not meet certain requirements, including plant-based products mislabeled as milk; and requiring the Department to notify the Department of Legislative Services within 10 days of a certain occurrence.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti Third Reading Passed (107-32) on 04/08/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Health - Prescription Drug Affordability Board [HB-768] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Establishing the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to protect State residents and certain stakeholders from the high costs of prescription drug products; requiring the Board to collect data and identify prescription drug products that may cause affordability challenges; authorizing the Board to meet in closed session when discussing trade secrets; authorizing the Board to set an upper payment limit for certain drug products; creating a Stakeholder Council to assist the Board with certain reporting requirements; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 692 on 05/25/2019

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Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation [HB-656] [Cannabis ] [Taxes ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a Cannabis Regulation Division in the Office of the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller to employ certain officers and employees; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke Hearing Canceled (judiciary) on 02/14/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Use, Possession, Cultivation, and Sale [HB-632] [Cannabis ]
Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that, subject to certain exceptions, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old may under State law use cannabis, possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis, cultivate up to six cannabis plants, and share a certain amount of cannabis; providing that the amendment does not require or prohibit certain employment policies, authorize certain driving conduct, or change certain existing laws with a certain exception; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2019

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