Public Employees
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Dorchester County Board of Education - Nonprofessional Personnel Appointment - Advice and Consent [HB-1630]
[Education ]
Requiring the Dorchester County Superintendent of Schools to appoint specified clerical and nonprofessional personnel with the advice and consent of the Dorchester County Board of Education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/07/2016
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Criminal Law - Sexual Offenses - Threatening to Withhold Governmental Services [HB-1578]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a State official, a local official, or a person employed by or under contract with the State or a local government unit from inducing, or attempting to induce, another person to engage in specified sexual acts by threatening to withhold governmental services to which the other person is entitled; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; and altering a definition to establish that a specified person is subject to specified penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Background Check Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-1480]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency to take specified actions before returning a privately owned firearm; requiring each law enforcement agency to develop a notification protocol that allows a petitioner to request to be notified when a law enforcement agency returns a privately owned firearm to a specified individual; requiring a law enforcement agency to take specified actions if a petitioner has requested notification under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Harford County Student Loan Refinancing Authority [HB-1369]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing Harford County to create the Harford County Student Loan Refinancing Authority through an ordinance enacted by the Harford County governing body; establishing that the purpose of the Authority is to provide affordable financial assistance to enable County residents, graduates of county public schools, and other specified individuals to obtain a postsecondary education; requiring Harford County to take specified actions before establishing the Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/04/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - State Correctional Officers [HB-13]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
Extending the presumption of compensability under the workers' compensation law to include, under specified conditions, State correctional officers who suffer from heart disease or hypertension resulting in partial or total disability or death; requiring current State correctional officers to submit specified medical information to the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; allowing benefits under the Act to be added to retirement benefits subject to a specified limitation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 1/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Circuit Court Personnel - Repeal [HB-1185]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing specified provisions of law concerning the appointment and compensation of a law clerk for the St. Mary's County Circuit Court resident judge.
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Tax Sales - Limited Auction and Foreclosure for Abandoned Property PG 431-16 [HB-1153]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the tax collector in Prince George's County to conduct a specified limited auction prior to conducting a public auction for property subject to tax liens; specifying the individuals who may participate in a limited auction; requiring a purchaser of property at a limited auction to occupy the property as the purchaser's dwelling; requiring the tax collector to include the date, time, and location of a limited auction in specified notices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prince George's County - County Employees - Taxation and Retirement PG 437-16 [HB-1141]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Social Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Imposing a Prince George's County employee income tax surcharge at a rate of 5% of the Maryland taxable income earned by specified employees in the county; requiring employees of Prince George's County to retire after 30 years of service; requiring the governing body of Prince George's County to adopt, by law, a requirement that specified employees retire before reaching the age of eligibility for any benefit under the Social Security Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Equality in Education Act PG 434-16 [HB-1134]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a public charter school application for a public charter school located in Prince George's County to include specified information regarding whether public charter schools will provide transportation or secure a facility that is accessible to public transportation; requiring specified public charter schools to develop and implement a specified comprehensive plan; requiring specified public charter schools to submit a specified comprehensive plan to the Chief Executive Officer of Prince George's County Public Schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Montgomery County Student Loan Refinancing Authority MC 27-16 [HB-1079]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing Montgomery County to create the Montgomery County Student Loan Refinancing Authority through an ordinance enacted by the Montgomery County governing body; establishing that the purpose of the Authority is to provide affordable financial assistance to enable County residents, graduates of county public schools, and other specified individuals to obtain a postsecondary education; requiring Montgomery County to take specified actions before establishing the Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 296 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work [HB-1038]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting an employer from requiring, as a condition of employment or continued employment, an employee or a prospective employee to join or remain a member of a labor organization, pay charges to a labor organization, or pay a specified amount to a third party under specified circumstances; prohibiting an employer from threatening an employee or a prospective employee with specified action; providing that a specified violation of law is a misdemeanor and is subject to specified penalties; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/10/2016
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Increasing salaries of certain DOC, Regional Jail Authority and Division of Juvenile Services employees [SB-133]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing salaries of certain DOC, Regional Jail Authority and Division of Juvenile Services employees
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Miller
Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Increasing natural resources police officer compensation [SB-126]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing natural resources police officer compensation
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Miller
Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Finance on 02/11/2016
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Increasing state employee pay over 3-year period [SB-115]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
Increasing state employee pay over 3-year period
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Beach
Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Prohibiting public officials and employees from using public funds for self promotion [HB-2996]
[Ethics ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting public officials and employees from using public funds for self promotion
Sponsored by: Rep. Michel Moffatt
Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Relating to purchase of service credit following transfer to the State Teachers Retirement System [HB-2981]
[Education ]
[Retirement ]
Relating to purchase of service credit following transfer to the State Teachers Retirement System
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Eldridge
Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Vesting the Public Employees Insurance Agency with the authority to negotiate and executing all health care and ancillary contracts for the Medicaid program [HB-2920]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
Vesting the Public Employees Insurance Agency with the authority to negotiate and executing all health care and ancillary contracts for the Medicaid program
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Arvon
Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Increasing the threshold of signatures of named petitioners required to bring a petition seeking removal of a public official [HB-2818]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing the threshold of signatures of named petitioners required to bring a petition seeking removal of a public official
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Walters
Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Clarifying use of subsistence allowance in determining compensation for purposes of calculating pension benefits for natural resources police officers [HB-2812]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Retirement ]
Clarifying use of subsistence allowance in determining compensation for purposes of calculating pension benefits for natural resources police officers
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Neal
Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Adding law-enforcement officers' contact information and names of family members to the list of exemptions from public records requests [HB-2800]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Adding law-enforcement officers' contact information and names of family members to the list of exemptions from public records requests
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Eldridge
Chapter 122, Acts, Regular Session, 2016 on 05/13/2016