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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Retirement Tax Fairness Act of 2019 [SB-170]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
Including income from certain retirement plans within a certain subtraction modification allowed under the Maryland income tax for certain individuals who are at least certain ages, are disabled or whose spouse is disabled, or are retired correctional officers, law enforcement officers, or fire, rescue, or emergency serves personnel; limiting the cumulative or total amount of certain subtractions to the maximum annual benefit under the Social Security Act less certain payments; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/06/2019
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Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Members [SB-161]
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[Budget and Spending ]
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Increasing, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain qualifying volunteer fire, rescue, and emergency medical services members.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions [SB-160]
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Adding bladder cancer and kidney or renal cell cancer to the types of cancer that are considered occupational diseases suffered in the line of duty and are compensable in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Site Program [SB-135]
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[Crime ]
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Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Site Program by a community-based organization to provide a place for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and provide certain other services; providing the Maryland Department of Health may approve not more than six programs each to operate in a single location in an area of high incidence drug use; requiring each program to submit a certain report to certain legislative committees by December 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/27/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Task Force on Volunteer Fire Companies and Rescue Squads [SB-1013]
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Establishing the Task Force on Volunteer Fire Companies and Rescue Squads to review certain staffing levels and recruitment practices, evaluate the cost of training and technology, and evaluate the differences in needs of rural, suburban, and volunteer fire companies and rescue squads; requiring the Task Force to study and report its recommendations regarding staffing shortages for volunteer fire companies and rescue squads to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Hearing 3/21 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/12/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - Vision Zero - Establishment [HB-885]
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Establishing Vision Zero; providing the purpose of the program is for planning and developing a State highway system that has zero vehicle-related deaths or serious injuries; requiring the Department of Transportation to designate a coordinator to oversee the implementation of Vision Zero; requiring the coordinator, in implementing Vision Zero, to collaborate with certain entities and include certain strategies; requiring that the funding for Vision Zero be as provided by the Governor in the State budget; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 377 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Calvert County - Local Debt Bonding Authority [HB-623]
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Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Calvert County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $10,320,000 to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public buildings, roads, and facilities in Calvert County, as herein defined, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds in like par amount; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 96 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Workers’ Compensation – Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer – Eligibility (Firefighter Jesse McCullough’s Cancer Protection Law) [HB-604]
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[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the circumstances under which firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal are presumed to be suffering from an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is compensable under the workers' compensation law to encompass individuals with at least 10 years of cumulative service within the State and the cancer or leukemia has resulted in partial or total disability or death; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 215 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions [HB-595]
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[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Adding bladder, kidney, or renal cell cancer to the types of cancer that are considered occupational diseases suffered in the line of duty and are compensable in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 214 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Members [HB-441]
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Increasing, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain qualifying volunteer fire, rescue, and emergency medical services members.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions [HB-233]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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Adding bladder, kidney or renal cell cancer to the types of cancer that are considered occupational diseases suffered in the line of duty and are compensable in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 02/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Members [HB-231]
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Increasing, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain qualifying volunteer fire, rescue, and emergency medical services members.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Qualified Retired Public Safety Employee (Hometown Heroes Act of 2019) [HB-154]
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Altering the subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax under certain circumstances for a certain amount of retirement income attributable to a resident's employment as a correctional officer, a law enforcement officer, or a fire, rescue, or emergency services worker.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Retirement Tax Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-149]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
Including income from certain retirement plans within a certain subtraction modification allowed under the Maryland income tax for certain individuals who are at least certain ages, are disabled or whose spouse is disabled, or are retired correctional officers, law enforcement officers, or fire, rescue, or emergency serves personnel; limiting the cumulative or total amount of certain subtractions to the maximum annual benefit under the Social Security Act less certain payments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019
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Motor Vehicles - Highway Worker Safety [HB-1422]
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Prohibiting a person from committing certain acts while operating a motor vehicle in a highway work zone or on a bridge or highway that is under construction if a highway worker is present; providing that a person may not be convicted for a violation under the Act if the violation was due to a mechanical failure of the vehicle or the negligence of a highway worker or another person; establishing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/27/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Task Force on Missing Persons [HB-1417]
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Establishing the Task Force on Missing Persons to study best practices for conducting searches for missing persons and review the options for the establishment of a State Coordinator for Missing Persons to serve as a point of contact for the families of missing persons; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/02/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Health - Co-Prescribing, Prescribing and Dispensing Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs [HB-1392]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
Authorizing a prescribing licensed health care provider to co-prescribe or prescribe or a pharmacist to dispense an opioid overdose reversal drug under certain circumstances; prohibiting a prescribing licensed health care provider and pharmacist from taking certain actions until the prescribing licensed health care provider or pharmacist completes certain training; authorizing the Secretary of Health to post certain guidelines for the prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs on the Department's website; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Site Program [HB-139]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Site Program by a community-based organization to provide a place for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and provide certain other services; providing the Maryland Department of Health may approve no more than 6 programs to operate in a single location in an area of high incidence drug use; requiring each program to submit a certain report to certain legislative committees by December 1 of each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Move Over Safety Monitoring System - Authorization [HB-1368]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a law enforcement agency and State or local volunteer fire company, rescue squad, fire department, and ambulance service to place a move over safety monitoring system on an emergency vehicle for the purpose of recording a motor vehicle committing a violation relating to the operation of a motor vehicle on approach of an emergency vehicle; requiring a recorded image made by a move over safety monitoring system to include certain images and information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squads - Member Disability and Death Benefits - Appeals Process [HB-1261]
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[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Authorizing certain members of a volunteer fire company or rescue squad and certain individuals who are denied payment of a certain disability or death benefit by the Board of Trustees of the Maryland State Firemen's Association to appeal the decision to a certain appeals panel; establishing a certain appeals panel; establishing membership of a certain appeals panel; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/08/2019