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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Prescription Of Opioids; Database [HB-242] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
An Act relating to the prescription of opioids; relating to the practice of dentistry; relating to the practice of medicine; relating to the practice of podiatry; relating to the practice of osteopathy; relating to the practice of nursing; relating to the practice of optometry; relating to the practice of pharmacy; relating to the practice of veterinary medicine; relating to the state medical examiner; relating to the controlled substance prescription database; relating to the duties of the Board of Pharmacy; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew L. Josephson Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/07/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems, Speed Monitoring Systems, and Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Citation Responses [HB-1154] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Altering a certain warning on a citation issued for a violation recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring system, or a work zone speed control system to state that a person alleged to be liable must pay the civil penalty or contest liability within 60 days after the date of issuance of the citation in order to avoid an automatic admission of liability.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/13/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Commissioner of Labor and Industry - Classification of Employees and Independent Contractors - Guidelines [HB-1448] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to develop certain guidelines relating to the classification and treatment of employees and independent contractors; requiring the guidelines to be updated in a certain manner on an annual basis; requiring that a certain report on personal property required to be submitted to the State Department of Assessment and Taxation contain a certain certification by the individual filing the report; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Credentialing and Reimbursement [HB-1307] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from requiring a certain pharmacy or pharmacist to obtain certain credentialing as a condition for participating in a certain network with certain frequency or charging a pharmacy or pharmacist a certain fee; repealing certain circumstances under which a pharmacy benefits manager or purchaser is authorized to charge certain fees or hold certain pharmacies responsible for certain reimbursement that the pharmacy benefits manager or purchaser is otherwise prohibited from doing; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 455 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Health - Abortions - Modifications [HB-1299] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ]
Prohibiting certain physicians from having a financial relationship with each other; repealing a provision of law providing that a physician is not liable for certain damages or subject to a certain penalty under certain circumstances; prohibiting a physician from performing or inducing or attempting to perform or induce an abortion before making a certain determination; requiring a physician to use a certain method for detecting a certain heartbeat; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/11/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Health - Abortions - Modifications [HB-1299] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ]
Prohibiting certain physicians from having a financial relationship with each other; repealing a provision of law providing that a physician is not liable for certain damages or subject to a certain penalty under certain circumstances; prohibiting a physician from performing or inducing or attempting to perform or induce an abortion before making a certain determination; requiring a physician to use a certain method for detecting a certain heartbeat; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/11/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Health – Maryland Infant Lifetime Care Trust Funded by HSCRC and Maryland Patient Safety Center Duties [HB-1563] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Establishing certain requirements and procedures regarding certain settlement agreements for claims arising out of a birth-related neurological injury subject to certain provisions of the Act; requiring the Commission to assess a certain fee on certain hospitals; requiring the Maryland Patient Safety Center to convene a certain Perinatal Clinical Advisory Committee; establishing the Maryland Infant Lifetime Care Trust; providing for the governance, administration, and purposes of the Trust; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie L Cullison Hearing 3/09 At 2:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 03/02/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Vulnerable Adult Abuse Registry [HB-1282] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ] [Criminal Justice ]
Establishing a vulnerable adult abuse registry; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish and maintain a registry containing the names of certain individuals who have been found by a State agency to have abused, neglected or exploited a vulnerable adult; requiring that names and information contained in the registry be available for public inspection; requiring a State agency that makes a certain finding to notify the Department in a certain manner; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Youth Sports Programs - Registrations, Personnel, and Policy Information - Requirements [HB-1345] [Sports ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ]
Altering the circumstances under which certain students or youth athletes may return to play; requiring a youth sports program to maintain and update a certain registry of youth sports program personnel; requiring the registry to include certain items for certain individuals; requiring youth sports program personnel to complete a certain registration each year before participating in a certain athletic event or activity; requiring youth sports program personnel to display certain proof of registration in a certain manner; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Replacement Parts for Damaged Motor Vehicles [HB-1418] [Insurance ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an insurer that issues or delivers in the State a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance that provides coverage for the repair of physical damage to the insured motor vehicle to provide in the policy that the insured has the option of requiring repairs to be made to the insured motor vehicle using genuine crash parts, certified aftermarket crash parts, or aftermarket crash parts; authorizing the insured to consent in a certain manner to the use of certain aftermarket crash parts; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/14/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Transportation - Magnetic Levitation Projects - Requirements [HB-1238] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Construction ]
Prohibiting the construction of a certain transportation project involving a magnetic levitation propulsion system without a certain informed consent of a majority of the governing bodies of the affected counties; requiring a project owner to provide to each governing body of an affected county a bond that is subject to certain requirements; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Natural Resources – Tree Expert License – Eligibility Criteria [HB-1311] [Environmental ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the eligibility criteria for an applicant for a tree expert license to be issued a license.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 456 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Opioids - Distribution Causing Death of Minor [HB-1378] [Crime ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Health ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting the distribution of a certain opioid or opioid analogue, the use of which causes the death of a minor; establishing a penalty of up to 30 years imprisonment for a violation of the Act; clarifying that certain conduct constitutes distribution under the Act; providing that certain conduct does not establish a defense under the Act; providing a certain defense under the Act; providing immunity for certain conduct under the Act; providing that a sentence imposed under the Act shall be consecutive to a certain other sentence; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020

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State (South Dakota)
South Dakota 2020 Regular Session

Revise the liability of a guarantor. [HB-1283] [Consumer Protection ]
Revise the liability of a guarantor.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shawn L. Bordeaux Scheduled For Hearing on 02/21/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Maryland Electricians Act of 2020 [HB-1127] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Construction ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ]
Altering the composition, powers, and duties of the State Board of Master Electricians; changing the name of the State Board of Master Electricians to the State Board of Electricians; establishing a low-voltage electrician license as a State license to be awarded to qualifying electricians; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations to establish the education requirements and qualifications for a State apprentice electrician license and a State-registered apprentice electrician license; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection [HB-1081] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a hospital to annually submit a report to the Health Services Cost Review Commission on the total number of patients by race or ethnicity, gender, and zip code against whom the hospital has filed an action to collect a debt, or to whom the hospital has and has not reported or classified a bad debt, and the total amount of costs owed but not collected; requiring that a certain policy provide a mechanism to a patient to modify a payment plan and prohibit the hospital from collecting a certain debt for a certain patient; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Diana M. Fennell Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/09/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [HB-1139] [Public Safety ] [Military ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [National Security ] [Crime ]
Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [HB-1139] [Public Safety ] [Military ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [National Security ] [Crime ]
Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Health - Substance-Related Disorder Services (Maryland Patient Protection and Treatment Ethics Act) [HB-1071] [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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Health - Substance-Related Disorder Services (Maryland Patient Protection and Treatment Ethics Act) [HB-1071] [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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020

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