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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Calvert County - Length of Service Award Program - Recipient Benefits [SB-230]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Veterans ]
Altering the age from 55 to 50 years old at which specified individuals may begin to receive benefits under the Length of Service Award Program for Calvert County; altering from $4 to $10 per month an additional amount that is payable under the Program for specified volunteer service; repealing a limit on a maximum benefit payable under the Program; authorizing a specified death benefit to be paid to an alternate beneficiary if a volunteer dies and is unmarried at the time of death; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 154 on 05/12/2015
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Civil Actions - Immunity From Liability - Emergency Medical Care for Drug Overdose [SB-214]
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Providing immunity from civil liability for a specified person administering medications or treatment in response to an apparent drug overdose if the person is trained and certified under specified protocols established by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene; extending immunity under the Act to a corporation when its fire department personnel are immune under the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Correctional Officer, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes) [SB-115]
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Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax under specified circumstances for specified retirement income attributable to a resident's employment as a law enforcement or correctional officer or the individual's service as fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Correctional Officer, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes) [HB-99]
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[Retirement ]
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Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax under specified circumstances for specified retirement income attributable to a resident's employment as a law enforcement or correctional officer or the individual's service as fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Companies - Funding Allocation [HB-948]
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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: Rep. Susan Aumann
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Immunity From Liability - Emergency Medical Care for Drug Overdose [HB-898]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
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Providing immunity from civil liability for a specified person administering medications or treatment in response to an apparent drug overdose if the person is trained and certified under specified protocols established by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene; extending immunity under the Act to a corporation when its fire department personnel are immune under the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/18/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Regional Fire and Rescue Boat [HB-831]
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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: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2015 [HB-72]
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Authorizing or altering the distribution of specified revenue; increasing from 2 to 3 years the maximum number of years the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene may renew a registration of specified controlled dangerous substances; expanding the uses for which the Department of the Environment may use money in the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund; requiring a local school system with a specified structural deficit to provide specified notifications under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 489 on 05/30/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Assault - First Responders [HB-498]
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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 increasing a specified penalty for assaulting specified individuals from 10 to 15 years imprisonment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/18/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act) [HB-488]
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[Retirement ]
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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. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Murder of Law Enforcement Officer, Correctional Officer, First Responder, or Witness [HB-457]
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Providing that a person who is convicted of first degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a specified first responder, or a specified witness, under specified circumstances is an aggravating circumstance that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/19/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Immunity From Liability - Emergency Medical Care for Drug Overdose [HB-368]
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[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 360 on 05/12/2015
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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 [HB-276]
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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: Rep. James Proctor
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Assault - First Responders [HB-236]
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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. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Calvert County - Length of Service Award Program - Recipient Benefits [HB-167]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the age from 55 to 50 years old at which specified individuals may begin to receive benefits under the Length of Service Award Program for Calvert County; altering from $4 to $10 per month an additional amount that is payable under the Program for specified volunteer service; repealing a limit on a maximum benefit payable under the Program; authorizing a specified death benefit to be paid to an alternate beneficiary if a volunteer dies and is unmarried at the time of death; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Maryland Search and Rescue Wilderness EMS [HB-1281]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $50,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Maryland Search and Rescue, Incorporated for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Maryland Search and Rescue Wilderness EMS facility, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pat Young
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit - Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Acquisition of Dwelling [HB-1276]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Disabilities ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Ethan Saylor Alliance for Self-Advocates as Educators [HB-1161]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Ethan Saylor Alliance for Self-Advocates as Educators in the Department of Disabilities; establishing the purpose of the Alliance; establishing specified requirements for the Alliance; establishing a Steering Committee for the Alliance; providing funding for the Alliance through appropriations in the annual State budget, grants from federal, State, or local governments, and from any public or private source; providing that the operation of the Alliance is subject to the limitations of the State budget; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 388 on 05/12/2015
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Health Occupations - Athletic Trainers - Evaluation and Treatment Protocols - Approval [HB-1103]
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[Public Health ]
[Sports ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "practice athletic training" to include instruction to tactical athletes regarding the care and prevention of athletic injuries while engaging in tactical athletic activity; granting, except under specified circumstances, immunity from civil liability to a member of the State Board of Physicians for an act or omission relating to the approval of a specified evaluation and treatment protocol; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/16/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Privileged Communications - Critical Incident Stress Management Services [HB-1077]
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[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/16/2015