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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Board of Dental Examiners - Ownership, Management, or Operation of a Dental Practice [HB-1292]
Requiring a dental practice to be owned, managed, or operated by a licensed dentist; authorizing, under specified circumstances, an heir of a licensed dentist who was the owner of a dental practice to serve as an owner of the dental practice for up to 1 year; authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to extend the 1-year time period under specified circumstances; authorizing the Board to take specified action against specified applicants and licensees for accepting or tendering rebates or split fees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2017
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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Entry Into Public Roadways - Regulations by Municipal Corporations [HB-1356]
Authorizing the governing body of a municipal corporation to adopt regulations concerning the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's entry into or use of specified public roadways; requiring that the regulations be adopted after consultation with the Commission; authorizing the regulations to contain specified provisions relating to the review and approval of specified required permits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Ibogaine Treatment Pilot Program [HB-1372]
Establishing the Ibogaine Treatment Pilot Program; requiring the Program to begin on or before January 1, 2019, and to continue for 4 years; providing for the purposes of the Program; establishing the Ibogaine Treatment Pilot Program Advisory Board; providing for the purposes of and membership of the Advisory Board; requiring a specified health care facility to submit a specified proposal to participate in the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Board of Social Work Examiners - Revisions [HB-1183]
Renaming the graduate social worker license issued by the State Board of Social Work Examiners to be the master social worker license; requiring a specified licensed bachelor social worker or licensed master social worker to submit specified information to the Board to obtain approval by the Board to engage in independent practice; authorizing the Board to reject an application for independent practice if the applicant has not completed the specified supervised experience required; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 548 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Violations of the Maryland Dentistry Act - Penalties and Cease and Desist Orders [HB-1022]
Authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to issue a cease and desist order for specified violations; establishing penalties for a person who aids or abets a person who practices or attempts to practice dentistry without a license; altering specified penalties for specified acts related to the unauthorized practice of dentistry or dental hygiene; altering specified penalties for violating specified provisions of law related to dental laboratory work or advertising a dental appliance; authorizing specified civil fines; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Hearing Board [HB-1023]
Excluding Baltimore City from a specified provision allowing for an alternative method for forming a hearing board under the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights when the alternative method has been agreed to under specified exclusive collective bargaining agreements; excluding Baltimore City from a specified provision under which specified findings of fact and penalty determinations made by a hearing board are final; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Civilian Review Board [HB-1037]
Modifying from 90 days to 1 year of the action giving rise to the complaint the time limit for filing a complaint with the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; and requiring the complaint to be in writing on a form authorized by the Board and signed and sworn to under penalty of perjury by the complainant.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 598 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Board of Physicians - Medical Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Verification, Publication, and Notification Requirements (Janet's Law) [HB-957]
Requiring a specified physician to provide the State Board of Physicians with verification or documentation within 25 business days after the physician receives the request from the Board that the physician maintains medical professional liability insurance; requiring the public profile of specified licensees of the Board to include information on whether the licensee maintains medical professional liability insurance; requiring each licensee practicing medicine to provide a specified written notification; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 770 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Open Meetings Act - Annual Reporting Requirement, Web Site Postings, and Training [HB-880]
Requiring the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General, to develop and conduct educational programs and distribute educational materials on the requirements of the open meetings law to the staff and attorneys of specified entities; requiring the Board to post specified information on violators of the Act on a specified Web site; prohibiting a public body from meeting in closed session except under specified circumstances; establishing specified reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 525 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Hearing Board [SB-545]
Excluding Baltimore City from a specified provision allowing for an alternative method for forming a hearing board under the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights when the alternative method has been agreed to under specified exclusive collective bargaining agreements; excluding Baltimore City from a specified provision under which specified findings of fact and penalty determinations made by a hearing board are final; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Pharmacists - Contraceptives - Prescribing and Dispensing [HB-613]
Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of State Board of Pharmacy regulations to prescribe and dispense specified contraceptives; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, on or before September 1, 2018, and in consultation with the State Board of Physicians, the State Board of Nursing, and specified stakeholders to adopt regulations establishing the conditions under which pharmacists may prescribe and dispense contraceptives; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 820 on 05/27/2017
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Improving the State Procurement Oversight Structure [HB-390]
Repealing a specified provision of law relating to prequalification of bidders and offerors; increasing from $100,000 to $200,000 the total value of specified contracts, leases, or other agreements that require a business to file a specified disclosure with the Secretary of State; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with a specified press association, to study the use and costs of public announcements of specified solicitations and report to specified committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 586 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Economic Development - Business Improvement Districts MC 12-17 [HB-386]
Removing Montgomery County from the scope of law governing the establishment of business improvement districts; authorizing Montgomery County or a municipal corporation in Montgomery County to create specified business improvement districts; providing for the legislative purposes of a district; requiring the county or a municipal corporation in the county to adopt specified local laws to provide for the creation and organization of a district; providing for the governance of the business improvement district corporation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 444 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Pharmacists - Contraceptives - Prescribing and Dispensing [SB-363]
Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of State Board of Pharmacy regulations to prescribe and dispense specified contraceptives; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, on or before September 1, 2018, and in consultation with the State Board of Physicians, the State Board of Nursing, and specified stakeholders to adopt regulations establishing the conditions under which pharmacists may prescribe and dispense contraceptives; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 821 on 05/27/2017
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Promoting Efficiencies in State Procurement [SB-311]
Altering provisions of State procurement law; altering the dollar value threshold that triggers the requirement to publish notice in eMaryland Marketplace; specifying a preferred procurement method for human, social, cultural, or educational services; establishing qualification based selection as the method of procurement for specified procurements; clarifying the authority of the board of trustees of a community college to advertise specified bids on eMaryland Marketplace; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 588 on 05/25/2017
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Improving the State Procurement Oversight Structure [SB-310]
Repealing a specified provision of law relating to prequalification of specified bidders and offerors; increasing from $100,000 to $200,000 the total value of specified contracts, leases, or other agreements that require a business to file a specified disclosure with the Secretary of State; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with a specified press association, to study the use and costs of public announcements of specified solicitations and report to specified committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 587 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Recommended Courses in Military Culture [HB-275]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide to specified health occupations boards a list of recommended courses in military culture.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 183 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Elevator Safety Review Board - Sunset Extension, Program Evaluation, and Reporting Requirement [SB-190]
Continuing the Elevator Safety Review Board in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2029, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; requiring that an evaluation of the Board and the statutes and regulations that govern the Board be performed on or before a specified date; requiring the Board to study, make recommendations, and report its findings on specified matters on or before October 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 57 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Civilian Review Board [SB-166]
Modifying from 90 days to 1 year the time limit on the filing of a specified complaint with the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; and requiring the complaint to be in writing on a form authorized by the Board and signed and sworn to, under penalty of perjury, by the complainant.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Board of Review - Repeal [HB-127]
Repealing provisions of law relating to the Board of Review of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; repealing provisions of law that require the Board of Review to make specified recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, advise the Secretary on specified matters, hear and determine specified appeals, and report at specified intervals to the Secretary; providing that a specified petitioner may not be charged a fee for specified costs under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 103 on 04/11/2017