Personal Representatives
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse [SB-649]
Repealing certain provisions of law relating to a surviving spouse making an election to take a certain share of the net estate of the decedent instead of the property left to the surviving spouse under the will; providing that a surviving spouse may take a certain elective share amount of a certain estate subject to election; establishing the priority to be used in determining the sources from which a certain elective share amount is payable; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2018
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State Personnel – Grievance Procedures [SB-338]
Expanding the application of certain provisions of law governing grievance procedures for certain State employees; requiring a grievant to complete certain forms in sufficient detail that will allow for the expeditious resolution of the grievance; applying a certain definition of "grievance" to a certain requirement that the Department of Transportation adopt certain regulations relating to employee grievance procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Nursing Homes - Provision of Beds With Bed Rails [SB-325]
Requiring each nursing home to notify a resident, or the resident's representative, on admission of the resident of the availability of beds with bed rails and to provide to a resident, as allowed by federal law, a bed with bed rails on request of the resident or the resident's representative.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Personnel and Pensions – Phased Retirement Plan [HB-822]
Requiring, by July 1, 2019, the Department of Budget and Management and the State Retirement Agency to finalize the development of recommendations for a phased retirement plan; requiring the Department and the Agency to consider certain options and work with certain representatives in developing the recommendations; requiring, by July 1, 2019, the Department and the Agency to submit recommendations to the Department of Legislative Services and certain committees of the General Assembly and the Joint Committee on Pensions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 774 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse [HB-777]
Repealing certain provisions of law relating to a surviving spouse making an election to take a certain share of the net estate of the decedent instead of the property left to the surviving spouse under the will; providing that a surviving spouse may take a certain elective share amount of a certain estate subject to election; establishing the priority to be used in determining the sources from which a certain elective share amount is payable; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Administration of Estates - Waiver of Fees [HB-556]
Authorizing a register of wills to waive certain fees for the administration of an estate if certain real property subject to administration in the State is to be transferred to a certain individual or is encumbered by a lien and subject to sale under certain provisions of law, and the estate is unable to pay the fees by reason of poverty; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 233 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Personnel – Grievance Procedures [HB-335]
Expanding the application of provisions of law governing grievance procedures for certain State employees; requiring a grievant to complete certain forms in sufficient detail that will allow for the expeditious resolution of the grievance; and applying a certain definition of "grievance" to a certain requirement that the Department of Transportation adopt certain regulations relating to employee grievance procedures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program Facilities - ASAM Criteria Assessments [HB-1579]
Requiring a certified alcohol and drug abuse program facility to provide a patient with a copy of certain records on the patient's request; requiring the members of a patient's ASAM criteria assessment team to meet with the patient for a certain purpose; requiring a certain facility to send certain application records to a certain treatment provider within 72 hours after completing the assessment under certain circumstances; requiring a certain treatment provider to provide certain referrals to certain treatment providers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Health - Subcutaneous Implanting of Identification Device - Prohibition [HB-1101]
Prohibiting a person or an agent, a representative, or a designee of the State or a local government from requiring, coercing, or compelling an individual to undergo a certain implanting of a certain identification device; authorizing an individual who is implanted with a subcutaneous identification device in violation of a certain provision of the Act to file a civil action in a certain court within 3 years after the date on which the identification device was implanted; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Third Reading Passed (137-2) on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Personnel – Collective Bargaining – Exclusive Representative Access to New Employee Program [HB-1017]
Requiring the Department of Budget and Management, University System of Maryland system institutions, Morgan State University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and Baltimore City Community College to provide certain information on certain employees to certain exclusive representatives within 30 days of a new employee's date of hire; requiring an exclusive representative to withhold certain communication with an employee on the written request of the employee with certain exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 24 on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Commercial Receivership Act [SB-695]
Establishing a framework for a court to oversee the management and disposition of commercial property subject to receivership; providing standards and guidelines for the appointment, authority, and termination of a receiver over receivership property; establishing duties that may be required of a receiver; establishing a procedure for the transfer of receivership property; repealing certain provisions of law regarding an assignee for the benefit of creditors; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Code Revision - Estates and Trusts [SB-398]
Revising, restating, and recodifying the laws of this State relating to estates and trusts; clarifying language; making certain technical and stylistic changes; providing for the construction of the Act; and authorizing the publisher of the Annotated Code to make certain corrections in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 197 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse [SB-192]
Repealing certain provisions of law relating to a surviving spouse making an election to take a certain share of the net estate of the decedent; providing that the purpose of the Act is to ensure that the surviving spouse is reasonably provided for during the surviving spouse's lifetime; providing that a surviving spouse may take a certain elective share amount of a certain estate subject to election; establishing the priority to be used in determining the sources from which a certain elective share amount is payable; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse [HB-99]
Repealing certain provisions of law relating to a surviving spouse making an election to take a certain share of the net estate of the decedent, instead of that designated under the will, to ensure the surviving spouse is reasonably provided for during the surviving spouse's lifetime; providing that a surviving spouse may take a certain elective share amount of a certain estate subject to election; establishing the priority to be used in determining the sources from which a certain elective share amount is payable; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 435 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Commercial Receivership Act [HB-1065]
Establishing a framework for a court to oversee the management and disposition of commercial property subject to receivership; providing standards and guidelines for the appointment, authority, and termination of a receiver over receivership property; establishing duties that may be required of a receiver; establishing a procedure for the transfer of receivership property; repealing certain provisions of law regarding an assignee for the benefit of creditors; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 284 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Health - Copies of Medical Records - Fees [SB-981]
Providing that a health care provider may require that a person in interest or any other authorized person pay a fee, 50 cents for each copied page and $15 for retrieval, postage, and handling, for a copy of a medical record if a free copy has already been provided; repealing specified provisions of law that allow for fees charged for copies of medical records to be adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with the Consumer Price Index; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse [SB-913]
Repealing specified provisions of law relating to a surviving spouse making an election to take a specified share of the net estate of the decedent instead of the property left to the surviving spouse under the will; providing that a surviving spouse may take a specified elective share amount of a specified augmented estate; establishing the priority to be used in determining the sources from which a specified elective share amount is payable; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Fairness and Integrity for Baltimore City Renters Act [SB-801]
Repealing and adding specified provisions in the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City concerning landlord and tenant law and the repossession of premises; requiring a landlord to maintain specified records for payments of rent and other charges; establishing specified procedures for repossession by a landlord when a tenant fails to pay rent when due; requiring a sheriff to serve a specified summons in a specified manner; establishing a specified tenant legal assistance special fund and a $30 surcharge on the filing of an eviction complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Health - Provision of Life-Preserving Health Care Services (Vulnerable Protection Act) [SB-691]
Prohibiting health care practitioners and health care facilities from denying patients life-preserving health care services requested by a specified person on the basis of a specified view or disagreement; authorizing specified persons to file an action for an injunction in a specified court under specified circumstances; authorizing a health care practitioner, under specified circumstances, to provide specified reasons as a defense to an action filed under a specified provision of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gail Bates
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Real Property - Actions to Quiet Title [SB-509]
Authorizing a specified action to be brought to establish title against adverse claims to property; providing for venue and the application of the Maryland Rules in an action under the Act; establishing requirements for a complaint, an answer to a complaint, naming of defendants, joinder of parties, and service of process in an action under the Act; requiring the complaint and statement be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by first class mail to the holder in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 395 on 05/10/2016