Museums

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum [SB-255] [Arts and Culture ] [Consumer Protection ] [Property Tax ]
Authorizing certain museums to claim title to certain property in the possession of the museum; requiring a museum, before taking title to certain property, to provide notice by certified mail; authorizing a museum, under certain circumstances, to provide notice by publication; requiring a lender to assert ownership of certain property within 60 days of a certain notice; authorizing, under certain circumstances, a museum to apply certain conservation measures to certain property; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes Favorable With Amendments Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Property Tax - Exemptions - Nonprofit Charitable Museums [HB-432] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ] [Arts and Culture ] [Nonprofit ]
Providing that real property owned by a nonprofit museum that is open to the public and does not charge an admission fee is not subject to a certain limitation concerning the exemption of certain charitable or educational properties from the property tax; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2019.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais Approved By The Governor - Chapter 433 on 05/13/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Maryland Arts and Culture Capital Grant Program [HB-1391] [Arts and Culture ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Maryland Arts and Culture Capital Grant Program; requiring the Maryland State Arts Council to hire at least one full-time coordinator for the Program; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2021 through 2026, to include at least $12,000,000 for the Program in the budget; establishing certain criteria by which certain organizations may apply for a grant from the Program; providing that in any fiscal year an eligible organization may not receive a grant for a single project that exceeds $1,000,000; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Prior Authorizations of State Debt – Alterations [HB-1347] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Amending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to alter the requirement that certain grantees provide certain matching funds; extending the deadline for certain grantees to present certain evidence that a matching fund will be presented; extending the termination date of certain grants; changing the locations of certain capital projects; altering the purposes of certain grants; changing the names of certain grantees; altering the authorized uses of certain grants; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 737 on 05/25/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum [HB-1302] [Arts and Culture ] [Consumer Protection ] [Property Tax ]
Authorizing certain museums to claim title to property that is on permanent loan or that was loaned for a specified term that has expired by giving notice that the museum is terminating the loan of the property; authorizing a museum to take possession of certain property if the lender fails to respond to a notice provided by certified mail within 60 days; authorizing a museum to acquire a certain lien for the costs of the certain conservation measures taken on the property; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jon S Cardin Favorable With Amendments Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2019

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2016 Regular Session

Removes the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum from the jurisdiction of the Department of State.(gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note) [SB-63] [Military ] [Arts and Culture ]
Removes the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum from the jurisdiction of the Department of State.(gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Walsworth Signed By The Governor. Becomes Act No. 14. on 05/09/2016

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2016 Regular Session

Removes the Germantown Colony Museum from the jurisdiction of the Department of State. (2/1/17) (EG -$13,345 GF EX See Note) [SB-250] [Arts and Culture ]
Removes the Germantown Colony Museum from the jurisdiction of the Department of State. (2/1/17) (EG -$13,345 GF EX See Note)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Eric LaFleur Read By Title And Returned To The Calendar, Subject To Call. on 03/29/2016

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2016 Regular Session

Transfers jurisdiction of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum from the Dept. of State to the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. (gov sig) [SB-249] [Arts and Culture ] [Tourism ]
Transfers jurisdiction of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum from the Dept. of State to the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. (gov sig)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Eric LaFleur Introduced In The Senate; Read By Title. Rules Suspended. Read Second Time And Referred To The Committee On Education. on 03/14/2016

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2016 Regular Session

Removes certain museums from the jurisdiction of the Department of State. (gov sig) (EG -$328,532 GF EX See Note) [SB-248] [Arts and Culture ]
Removes certain museums from the jurisdiction of the Department of State. (gov sig) (EG -$328,532 GF EX See Note)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Eric LaFleur Read By Title, Under The Rules, Referred To The Committee On Municipal, Parochial And Cultural Affairs. on 03/30/2016

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2016 Regular Session

Transfers the jurisdiction of the Mansfield Female College Museum from the Department of State to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note) [SB-247] [Arts and Culture ] [Tourism ]
Transfers the jurisdiction of the Mansfield Female College Museum from the Department of State to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Eric LaFleur Introduced In The Senate; Read By Title. Rules Suspended. Read Second Time And Referred To The Committee On Education. on 03/14/2016

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2016 Regular Session

Transfers the Eddie G. Robinson Museum from the jurisdiction of the Department of State to the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) [SB-246] [Arts and Culture ] [Education ]
Transfers the Eddie G. Robinson Museum from the jurisdiction of the Department of State to the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Eric LaFleur Read By Title And Returned To The Calendar, Subject To Call. on 03/29/2016

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2016 Regular Session

Removes the Schepis Museum from the jurisdiction of the Department of State. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) [SB-139] [Arts and Culture ]
Removes the Schepis Museum from the jurisdiction of the Department of State. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Riser Signed By The Governor. Becomes Act No. 16. on 05/09/2016

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2016 Regular Session

Transfers the Shreveport Exhibit Museum and the Old State Capitol from the Department of State to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism [HB-810] [Arts and Culture ] [Tourism ]
Transfers the Shreveport Exhibit Museum and the Old State Capitol from the Department of State to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Gaughan Carmody Discharged From The Committee On House And Governmental Affairs. on 04/25/2016

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2016 Regular Session

Transfers the Shreveport Water Works Museum and the Spring Street Historical Museum from the Department of State to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism [HB-1114] [Arts and Culture ] [Tourism ]
Transfers the Shreveport Water Works Museum and the Spring Street Historical Museum from the Department of State to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric B. Glover Read By Title, Under The Rules, Referred To The Committee On Municipal, Parochial And Cultural Affairs. on 04/06/2016

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2016 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum Land Acquisition [SB-988] [Veterans ] [Arts and Culture ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Military ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $225,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum, Inc. at Charles County for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum, located in Charles County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2016

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2016 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Sandy Spring Museum [SB-983] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $40,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of Sandy Spring Museum, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Sandy Spring Museum, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker Hearing 3/12 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/12/2016

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2016 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Cylburn Arboretum Carriage House and Nature Museum [SB-918] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $500,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Cylburn Arboretum Association, Incorporated for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Cylburn Arboretum Carriage House and Nature Museum, located in Baltimore City; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa A Gladden Hearing 3/12 At 9:00 A.m. on 03/12/2016

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2016 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Barbara Hauer Fritchie Foundation Facility [SB-871] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Construction ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $90,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of The Barbara Hauer-Fritchie Foundation, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Barbara Hauer Fritchie Foundation Facility, located in Frederick County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2016

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2016 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Museum of Industry [SB-790] [Arts and Culture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $500,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Baltimore Museum of Industry, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Baltimore Museum of Industry, located in Baltimore City; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson Hearing 3/12 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/12/2016

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2016 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Aberdeen B&O Railroad Station [SB-731] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Arts and Culture ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $50,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of The Aberdeen Room Archives and Museum, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Aberdeen B&O Railroad Station, located in Harford County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman Hearing 3/12 At 11:00 A.m. on 03/12/2016

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