Rescue Squads
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Fallen or Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Acquisition of Dwelling [HB-1626]
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/07/2016
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Property Tax Credit - Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Acquisition of Dwelling [HB-1571]
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Higher Education - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Partial Tuition Waiver [HB-1541]
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Immunity From Liability - Entering a Property to Provide Emergency Assistance or Medical Care [HB-1481]
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Providing immunity from civil liability for a first responder for any act undertaken when entering a property or gaining access to a property in order to provide emergency assistance or medical care in response to a 9-1-1 call provided the act is not one of gross negligence; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Fire Safety Construction Act of 2016 [HB-1472]
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Registration of Volunteer Rescue Squads [HB-1384]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/15/2016
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Alabama Regular Session 2016
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. [SB-159]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rusty Glover
Assigned Act No. 2016-385. on 05/04/2016
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Alabama Regular Session 2016
Rescue squads, included in definition of firefighters, Secs. 36-21-102, 36-30-1 am'd. [HB-100]
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Rescue squads, included in definition of firefighters, Secs. 36-21-102, 36-30-1 am'd.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve McMillan
Indefinitely Postponed on 04/28/2016
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Alabama Regular Session 2015
Rescue Squads, Alabama Association of, voluntary contribution through ad valorem tax process [SB-177]
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Rescue Squads, Alabama Association of, voluntary contribution through ad valorem tax process
Sponsored by: Sen. Rusty Glover
Assigned Act No. 2015-208. on 05/19/2015
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Alabama Regular Session 2015
Rescue Squads, Alabama Association of, voluntary contribution through ad valorem tax process [HB-253]
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Rescue Squads, Alabama Association of, voluntary contribution through ad valorem tax process
Sponsored by: Rep. Phillip Pettus
Indefinitely Postponed on 06/03/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Personnel - Selection Test Credits - Eligible Volunteer Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Providers [SB-915]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Rereferred To Appropriations on 04/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Regional Fire and Rescue Boat [SB-878]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $100,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Havre de Grace and the Board of Directors of the Susquehanna Hose Company, Inc. for a fire and rescue boat for the Lower Susquehanna River and Upper Chesapeake Bay and their tributaries, including site improvements to and construction, repair, and renovation of a boat dock and boat launch for the fire and rescue boat, located in Harford County and Cecil County; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Ethan Saylor Alliance for Self-Advocates as Educators [SB-853]
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Establishing the Ethan Saylor Alliance for Self-Advocates as Educators in the Department of Disabilities; establishing that the purpose of the Alliance is to advance the community inclusion of individuals with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities through specified programs; establishing specified requirements for the Alliance; establishing a Steering Committee for the Alliance; providing for the funding of the Alliance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 387 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Assault - First Responders [SB-705]
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Prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, a rescue squad member, or any other first responder engaged in providing emergency medical care or rescue services; and applying specified penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act) [SB-594]
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Increasing the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for specified qualifying volunteer fire, rescue, and emergency medical services members; providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax under specified circumstances for a specified amount of retirement income attributable to a resident's employment as a law enforcement officer or the individual's service as fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/30/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Immunity From Liability - Emergency Medical Care for Drug Overdose [SB-546]
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Providing immunity from civil liability for a specified person administering specified medications or treatment in response to an apparent drug overdose if the person is licensed or certified as an emergency medical services provider by the State Emergency Medical Services Board and is authorized to administer the medications and treatment under specified protocols, or is certified to administer the medications and treatment under specified protocols established by specified entities; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 359 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Companies - Funding Allocation [SB-473]
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Requiring that in Baltimore County, a specified allocation of money from the Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund shall be determined by a two-thirds vote of specified individuals.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Benedict Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad and Auxiliary Facility [SB-45]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Benedict Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad and Auxiliary, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Benedict Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad and Auxiliary facility, located in Charles County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/14 At 9:00 A.m. on 03/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Assault - First Responders [SB-392]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, a rescue squad member, or any other first responder engaged in providing emergency medical care or rescue services; and increasing penalties for assaulting specified individuals from 10 up to 15 years imprisonment or a fine not to exceed $5,000 or both.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/23/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Calvert County - Alcoholic Beverages - Bottle Clubs [SB-361]
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Defining a bottle club in Calvert County to mean an establishment that is a specified type of restaurant or nightclub; prohibiting a bottle club in the county from giving, serving, dispensing, keeping, or allowing to be consumed on its premises, or on premises under its control or possession, any alcoholic beverages; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015