Criminal Procedure - Expungement [SB-328]
Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of specified misdemeanor convictions; requiring a person to file a petition for expungement in a specified court; providing that a petition for expungement of specified misdemeanor convictions may not be filed earlier than 10 years after the person satisfied the specified sentence or sentences imposed for all convictions for which expungement is requested; requiring the court to provided written notice of the petition to all victims listed in the case; etc.
SB-328: Criminal Procedure - Expungement
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/05/2016
Civil Immunity - Emergency Care for Drug Overdose - Protocols [HB-838]
Providing that a specified person is not civilly liable for specified acts or omissions in administering medications or treatment approved for use in response to an apparent drug overdose only if the person is acting in accordance with the protocols established for the person's license or certification.
HB-838: Civil Immunity - Emergency Care for Drug Overdose - Protocols
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2016
Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Expansion to Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [HB-50]
Including law enforcement officers and first responders within the scope of specified prohibitions against committing crimes against specified persons, damaging property of specified persons, and burning objects and damaging specified buildings in circumstances exhibiting animosity against persons or groups due to race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or status as homeless.
HB-50: Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Expansion to Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 1/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/19/2016
Privileged Communications - Critical Incident Stress Management Services [HB-419]
Prohibiting a critical incident stress management team member from disclosing specified communications or information acquired from a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, or an emergency responder in the course of providing critical incident stress management services; prohibiting a critical incident stress management team member from being compelled to testify in specified proceedings or investigations; establishing exceptions; etc.
Athletic Trainers - Evaluation and Treatment Protocols - Approval [HB-232]
Altering a specified provision of law to require the Athletic Trainer Advisory Committee to recommend to the State Board of Physicians approval, modification, or disapproval of individual evaluation and treatment protocols; authorizing, under specified circumstances, an athletic trainer to assume duties under an evaluation and treatment protocol after receiving a specified recommendation from the Committee; etc.
HB-232: Athletic Trainers - Evaluation and Treatment Protocols - Approval
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 412 on 05/10/2016
Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Fallen or Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Acquisition of Dwelling [HB-1626]
Altering the time period within which a disabled law enforcement officer or rescue worker or the surviving spouse of a fallen law enforcement officer or rescue worker shall have acquired specified residential property in Baltimore County in order to qualify for a specified property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on the property; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2016; etc.
HB-1626: Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Fallen or Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Acquisition of Dwelling
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/07/2016
You have voted HB-1626: Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Fallen or Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Acquisition of Dwelling.
Property Tax Credit - Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Acquisition of Dwelling [HB-1571]
Increasing from 2 years to 10 years the number of years within which a disabled law enforcement officer or rescue worker must have acquired specified residential property in order to qualify for a specified property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on the property; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2016.
HB-1571: Property Tax Credit - Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Acquisition of Dwelling
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2016
Higher Education - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Partial Tuition Waiver [HB-1541]
Requiring a public institution of higher education to waive an amount of tuition equal to the cost of 3 credit hours at the public institution of higher education for an individual who performs volunteer fire, rescue, or emergency medical services and qualifies for a specified income tax subtraction modification, as verified by the State Comptroller; providing that an individual continues to qualify for a partial tuition waiver by a specified public institution of higher education under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-1541: Higher Education - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Partial Tuition Waiver
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/19/2016
Fire Safety Construction Act of 2016 [HB-1472]
Prohibiting a multifamily dwelling from being constructed using light framed combustible construction in an area with a specified population; authorizing a multifamily dwelling to be constructed using light framed combustible material in an area with a specified population under specified circumstances; requiring the number of stories of a specified building to be measured from the grade plane for a specified purpose; limiting the size of a building that includes specified construction except under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-1472: Fire Safety Construction Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016
Baltimore City - Registration of Volunteer Rescue Squads [HB-1384]
Requiring the Baltimore City Fire Department to register private nonprofit ambulance services as volunteer rescue squads; and requiring that the Fire Department register private ambulance services with an Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3) nonprofit status as volunteer rescue squads.
HB-1384: Baltimore City - Registration of Volunteer Rescue Squads
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/15/2016
You have voted SB-159: Rescue squads, included in definition of firefighters, Secs. 36-21-101, 36-21-102, 36-30-1 to 36-30-5, inclusive, 36-30-7 am'd..
State Personnel - Selection Test Credits - Eligible Volunteer Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Providers [SB-915]
Requiring specified appointing authorities to apply a specified credit on any selection test for specified positions in the State Personnel Management System for specified eligible volunteer fire, rescue, or emergency medical services providers; requiring that an appointing authority apply a credit of ten points on any selection test for the surviving spouses of deceased eligible volunteer fire, rescue, or emergency medical services providers who died in the line of duty; etc.
SB-915: State Personnel - Selection Test Credits - Eligible Volunteer Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Providers
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Rereferred To Appropriations on 04/09/2015