Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime [SB-635]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from making or causing to be made a certain statement, report, or complaint to a certain governmental emergency report recipient with reckless disregard of causing bodily harm to an individual as a direct result of a response to the statement, report, or complaint; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; providing for the venue for a prosecution for a violation of the Act; providing that a person who violates the Act is civilly liable to a certain individual; etc.
SB-635: Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
Baltimore County - Foreclosure Proceedings - Affidavit That Property Is Vacant or Unfit for Human Habitation [SB-675]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person with a secured interest in residential property in Baltimore County, under certain circumstances, to file an order to docket or complaint to foreclose accompanied by an affidavit that the residential property is vacant or unfit for human habitation under certain housing codes; providing, with a certain exception, that the requirements of certain provisions of law do not apply to an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on the property for which the affidavit is issued; etc.
SB-675: Baltimore County - Foreclosure Proceedings - Affidavit That Property Is Vacant or Unfit for Human Habitation
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 2/25 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
Maryland Paint Stewardship Program [HB-890]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
Requiring certain producers or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment on or before January 1, 2021, and in accordance with certain requirements; requiring the Department to review and approve certain plans, including a certain assessment, submitted in accordance with the Paint Stewardship Program; prohibiting the sale of certain architectural paint under certain circumstances on a certain date; etc.
HB-890: Maryland Paint Stewardship Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Third Reading Passed (98-35) on 03/17/2020
Baltimore City - Civil Actions - Liability of Toxic Substance Manufacturers [HB-879]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that the Act applies only to an action against a certain manufacturer of a toxic substance for damages allegedly caused by the presence of paint or surface coatings containing the toxic substance in a residential building located in Baltimore City; defining "toxic substance" as a component used in paint or other surface coatings, including lead pigment, that is harmful to human health and the environment; providing that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Act be liberally construed by the courts; etc.
HB-879: Baltimore City - Civil Actions - Liability of Toxic Substance Manufacturers
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/18/2020
Public Health - Substance-Related Disorder Services (Maryland Patient Protection and Treatment Ethics Act) [SB-696]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Ethics ]
[Data Privacy ]
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.
SB-696: Public Health - Substance-Related Disorder Services (Maryland Patient Protection and Treatment Ethics Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
Consumer Protection - Online Privacy - Study [HB-784]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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.
HB-784: Consumer Protection - Online Privacy - Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/17/2020
Public Health - Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act [HB-793]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting, except when necessary to prevent a serious health risk to the pregnant woman, the performance of or the attempt to perform a dismemberment abortion that kills an unborn child on a pregnant woman; authorizing a certain individual to seek a hearing before the State Board of Physicians on a certain issue; providing that certain findings of the Board from a certain hearing are admissible on that issue at a certain trial; providing for the delay of a certain trial for a certain purpose for not more than 30 days; etc.
HB-793: Public Health - Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2020
Public and Nonpublic Schools – Bronchodilator Availability and Use – Policy
(Bronchodilator Rescue Inhaler Law) [HB-773]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring each county board of education and authorizing nonpublic schools in the State to establish a policy to authorize certain school personnel to administer bronchodilators to certain students under certain circumstances; prohibiting a school nurse or other school personnel from administering a bronchodilator to a prekindergarten student unless the student has received a certain diagnosis and has a certain prescription; requiring a certain policy to include certain information; etc.
HB-773: Public and Nonpublic Schools – Bronchodilator Availability and Use – Policy
(Bronchodilator Rescue Inhaler Law)
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
Public and Nonpublic Schools – Medical Cannabis – Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina’s Law) [SB-604]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a parent or legal guardian of a medical cannabis patient under the age of 18 years to designate not more than two additional adults to be a caregiver, in addition to the parent or legal guardian; specifying that the definition of "caregiver" does not include designated school personnel; authorizing a qualified patient under the age of 18 years to obtain medical cannabis from certain designated school personnel; exempting certain caregivers and school personnel from certain penalties related to the administration of cannabis; etc.
SB-604: Public and Nonpublic Schools – Medical Cannabis – Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina’s Law)
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 625 on 05/08/2020
You have voted SB-604: Public and Nonpublic Schools – Medical Cannabis – Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina’s Law).
Public Financing Act – Candidate and Matching Fund Revisions
(Maryland Fair Elections Act) [SB-613]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
Altering the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund to include candidates for Attorney General of the State and State Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute public contributions to a certain campaign finance entity established to receive public contributions for certain eligible candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to make a certain determination regarding the balance of the Fund on or before a certain date in certain years; etc.
SB-613: Public Financing Act – Candidate and Matching Fund Revisions
(Maryland Fair Elections Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/16/2020
Public Financing Act – Candidate and Matching Fund Revisions
(Maryland Fair Elections Act) [SB-613]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
Altering the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund to include candidates for Attorney General of the State and State Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute public contributions to a certain campaign finance entity established to receive public contributions for certain eligible candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to make a certain determination regarding the balance of the Fund on or before a certain date in certain years; etc.
SB-613: Public Financing Act – Candidate and Matching Fund Revisions
(Maryland Fair Elections Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/16/2020
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act) [HB-744]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring a landlord to make a certain disclosure to prospective tenants if the landlord uses a ratio utility billing system; requiring that a certain lease provision is unenforceable if a landlord fails to make a certain disclosure; requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with information to document a bill for certain utilities; providing that a tenant organization has the right of free assembly in certain areas within an apartment facility during reasonable hours and on reasonable notice to the landlord; etc.
HB-744: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2020
Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [HB-681]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to indemnify or hold harmless certain parties unless the design professional is at fault for causing the loss, damage, or expense indemnified; prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims; etc.
HB-681: Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2020
Education - Public Schools - Seizure Action Plans (Brynleigh Act) [SB-549]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a county board of education and authorizing a nonpublic school, beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, to require at least two school employees to be trained in recognizing the signs and symptoms of a seizure, administering first aid for a seizure, and administering or assisting with the administration of seizure medication and performing manual vagus nerve stimulation; etc.
Correctional Services - Immigration Detention - Prohibition (Dignity Not Detention Act) [HB-677]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Stating certain findings of the General Assembly; prohibiting certain governmental entities from entering into agreements facilitating immigration-related detention by private entities; prohibiting governmental entities from entering into certain agreements to house immigration-related detainees; requiring governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of immigration-related detainees not later than October 1, 2021; and making the provisions of the Act severable.
HB-1117: Repeal and revise certain provisions regarding riot, to establish the crime of incitement to riot, and to revise provisions regarding civil liability for riot and riot boosting.
Sponsored by: Rep. State Affairs
Signed By The Governor On March 23, 2020 H.j. 629 on 03/30/2020
You have voted HB-1117: Repeal and revise certain provisions regarding riot, to establish the crime of incitement to riot, and to revise provisions regarding civil liability for riot and riot boosting..
Baltimore County - Repossession - Disposition of Property [HB-626]
[Housing ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
Establishing that certain chattels and personal property remaining at the time a certain warrant of restitution is executed in Baltimore County are deemed abandoned; establishing that a landlord or a person acting on the landlord's behalf may not be liable for loss or damage to certain abandoned property; and authorizing a landlord to dispose of certain abandoned property by transportation to a licensed landfill or solid waste facility, donation to charity, or any other legal means.
HB-626: Baltimore County - Repossession - Disposition of Property
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/12/2020