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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Family Law - Divorce - Restoration of Former Name [HB-793]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Authorizing the court, on motion of a party filed within 18 months after a final decree of absolute divorce is entered, to change the name of the requesting party to either the name given the party at birth or any other former name the party wishes to use under specified circumstances; and specifying that provisions of law relating to a change of name do not apply to a change of name in connection with a decree of absolute divorce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 624 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council - Renaming and Altering Membership and Duties [HB-769]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council to be the Maryland Commission on Caregiving; altering the membership of the Commission to include specified members of the General Assembly; requiring the Governor, when appointing members, to consider groups representing specified individuals such as those with disabilities, disorders affecting an entire lifespan, and those who reflect the diversity of the State; requiring the Commission to provide ongoing analysis of best practices in family caregiver support programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 68 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Highway Dedication - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr. Highway [SB-535]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to dedicate a specified portion of highway in Baltimore County as the Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr. Highway.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Veterans Affairs - Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program - Establishment [SB-441]
[Veterans ]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program in the Department of Veterans Affairs to refer eligible veterans who inquire about participation in the Program to one or more nonprofit training entities and encourage successful Program participants to assist in outreach to potential participants; requiring the Department to select at least one nonprofit entity to implement a training protocol, select participants, and provide services to specified veterans; establishing the Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 416 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Sale or Lease of Naming Rights for Rest Areas and Welcome Centers [SB-430]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to sell or lease to a private entity the naming rights for rest areas and welcome centers, as specified; prohibiting the sale or lease of rest area and welcome center naming rights unless the Administration makes specified determinations; requiring the term of a contract for the sale or lease of naming rights to be at least 1 year; requiring the proceeds from the sale or lease of naming rights for rest areas and welcome centers be credited to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage [SB-403]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a specified insured to obtain specified enhanced underinsured motorist coverage, instead of specified uninsured motorist coverage, under a private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance policy; requiring specified insurers to offer specified enhanced underinsured motorist coverage under specified circumstances; providing for the characteristics of the enhanced underinsured motorist coverage; applying the Act to motor vehicle policies issued, sold, or delivered in the State on or after July 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 815 on 05/27/2017
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Transportation - State Highway Administration - Sale or Lease of Highway Naming Rights [SB-431]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to sell or lease to a private entity the naming rights for all or part of a State highway; prohibiting the sale or lease of highway naming rights unless the Administration makes specified determinations; requiring the term of a contract for the sale or lease of naming rights to be at least 1 year; requiring the proceeds from the sale or lease of naming rights for all or part of a State highway be credited to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories [SB-400]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop and make available a standardized form for a BSL-3 laboratory for specified purposes; requiring the laboratories to report specified information to the Department on or before September 30, 2018, and on or before September 30 each subsequent year; requiring the Department to report, on or before December 31, 2018, and on or before December 31 each subsequent year, the number and location of the laboratories, in total and by local jurisdiction, to specified State officials; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Improving the State Procurement Oversight Structure [HB-390]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
Repealing a specified provision of law relating to prequalification of bidders and offerors; increasing from $100,000 to $200,000 the total value of specified contracts, leases, or other agreements that require a business to file a specified disclosure with the Secretary of State; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with a specified press association, to study the use and costs of public announcements of specified solicitations and report to specified committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 586 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highways - Dedication - Henrietta Lacks Way [SB-328]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to dedicate a specified portion of Maryland Route 695A in Baltimore County as Henrietta Lacks Way.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 555 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund - Change of Name [HB-280]
[Real Estate ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Changing the name of the Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund to the State Judiciary Technology Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Malone
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/20/2017
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An Act To Change the Name of Township 17, Range 4, WELS, in the Unorganized Territory to Sinclair [HB-24]
[Community Development ]
An Act To Change the Name of Township 17, Range 4, WELS, in the Unorganized Territory to Sinclair
Sponsored by: Sen. Troy Jackson
Passed To Be Enacted - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, In Concurrence. on 03/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Improving the State Procurement Oversight Structure [SB-310]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Repealing a specified provision of law relating to prequalification of specified bidders and offerors; increasing from $100,000 to $200,000 the total value of specified contracts, leases, or other agreements that require a business to file a specified disclosure with the Secretary of State; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with a specified press association, to study the use and costs of public announcements of specified solicitations and report to specified committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 587 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Commerce - Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness - Renaming and Restructuring [HB-245]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
Renaming the Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness in the Department of Commerce to be the Maryland Manufacturing Advisory Board; and altering the composition of the Board.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 259 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Commerce - Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund - Renaming and Restructuring [HB-161]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Renaming the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Fund to be the Advantage Maryland Fund Authority and the Advantage Maryland Fund; repealing from the scope of the Authority and the Fund grants to local economic development funds; repealing from the scope of the Authority and the Fund loans to child care facilities to improve child care services; altering the scope of financial assistance provided under the Fund; establishing a specified reporting requirement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Board of Education - Selection of Members [HB-160]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
Establishing a procedure for the election and appointment of specified members of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education; requiring specified members of the county board to be elected from councilmanic districts; renaming the School Board Nominating Commission of Anne Arundel County to be the School Board Appointment Commission of Anne Arundel County; requiring each member of the County Board to be a resident of Anne Arundel County; providing a maximum of two consecutive 4-year terms for specified members of the board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Simonaire
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Renaming [HB-180]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Renaming the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to be the Maryland Department of Health; renaming the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to be the Secretary of Health; providing that the Maryland Department of Health is the successor of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing that specified names and titles of a specified unit and officials in laws and other documents mean the names and titles of the successor unit and officials; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2018
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Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council - Renaming and Altering Membership and Duties [SB-216]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Renaming the Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council to be the Maryland Commission on Caregiving; altering the membership of the Commission to include specified members of the General Assembly; requiring the Governor, when appointing members, to consider groups representing specified individuals such as those with disabilities, disorders affecting an entire lifespan, and those who reflect the diversity of the State; requiring the Commission to provide ongoing analysis of best practices in family caregiver support programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 67 on 04/11/2017
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Department of Agriculture - Seafood and Aquaculture Product Marketing [HB-120]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Economic Development ]
Transferring the Seafood Marketing and Aquaculture Development Program, the Seafood Marketing Fund, the Seafood Program Management Team, the Innovative Seafood Technologies Program, and the Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission from the Department of Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture; establishing the Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Fund to facilitate the marketing of seafood and aquaculture products; naming the Department of Agriculture as the lead agency for the marketing of aquaculture products; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 101 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
BayStat Program and BayStat Subcabinet - Renaming [HB-129]
Renaming the BayStat Program to be the BayTrack Program; and renaming the BayStat Subcabinet to be the Bay Cabinet.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/13/2017