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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Extension of Time for Review and Final Order by Chief [HB-649]
Extending from 30 days to 60 days the period of time that a chief of a law enforcement agency has to review the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a hearing board and issue a final order under the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2016
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Law Enforcement Officer - Misdemeanor - Hearing and Emergency Suspension [HB-619]
Providing that a law enforcement officer who has been convicted of a misdemeanor with a potential for more than 1 year imprisonment is not entitled to a specified hearing on specified issues by a hearing board; and providing that, if a law enforcement officer is charged with a misdemeanor with a potential for more than 1 year imprisonment, the chief may impose an emergency suspension of police powers without pay.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/21/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact - Board of Directors - Appointing Authority for Federal Members [HB-503]
Requiring the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, rather than the Administrator of General Services, to appoint the federal members and alternate federal members for the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 268 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Nurse Practice Act - Peer Review and Advisory Committees and Penalties [HB-490]
Repealing the requirement that the State Board of Nursing appoint specified peer review committees; authorizing the Board to appoint peer advisory committees to provide the Board with expert advice related to the practice of nursing by advance practice nurses; providing that a member of a peer advisory committee is entitled to receive compensation, as determined by the Board, and reimbursement for specified expenses; altering the maximum amount of a specified civil fine the Board may impose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 200 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Government - Maryland Youth Advisory Council - Revisions [HB-446]
Altering the membership of the Maryland Youth Advisory Council; specifying that the members must be residents of the State; altering the factors that specified persons are required to consider in deciding which youths to nominate as members of the Council; altering the duties of the Council; altering the duties that the Governor's Office for Children has in relation to the Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 620 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees - Designee Appointments and Fiduciary Duties [HB-381]
Authorizing the Secretary of Budget and Management, the State Comptroller, and the State Treasurer to each appoint their respective deputies to serve as designees on the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System; and altering a specified defined term to provide for specified fiduciary duties of members of specified committees established by the Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Disability Retirement - Alterations [HB-38]
Authorizing the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to require retirees who are under normal retirement age and are receiving a disability retirement allowance to undergo a medical examination if good cause exists; authorizing the Board of Trustees to suspend a disability retirement allowance if the Board finds that a disability retiree is no longer mentally or physically incapacitated for the further performance of the normal duties of the position of the retiree at the time of retirement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/02 At 12:30 P.m. on 02/02/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prince George's County Regional Medical Center Act of 2016 [HB-309]
Requiring that in specified fiscal years specified amounts be provided as an operating grant to the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation to be used to support the transition of the Prince George's County Regional Medical Center to a participating institution of the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation; requiring that State and Prince George's County funds be used to increase access to critical health care services, to improve the quality of the services provided, and to facilitate cost containment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Citizens Committee for the Enhancement of Communities Surrounding Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Membership [HB-233]
Altering the designation of a specified certified noise zone that is used in determining the membership of the Citizens Committee for the Enhancement of Communities Surrounding Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 154 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Board of Physicians - Licensed Physicians - Continuing Education Requirements [HB-185]
Prohibiting the State Board of Physicians from establishing a continuing education requirement that every licensed physician complete a specific course or program as a condition to the renewal of a license.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 99 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Open Meetings Act - Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland - Closed Sessions [HB-1584]
Authorizing the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland to meet in closed session or adjourn an open session to a closed session to discuss specified matters; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Hearing Board [HB-1579]
Repealing the provision allowing an alternative method for the formation of a hearing board under the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights when the alternative method has been agreed to in a specified exclusive collective bargaining agreement; repealing the provision under which findings of fact and the penalty determination of a hearing board are final when agreed to through exclusive collective bargaining; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Administrative Hearing - Reimbursement of Costs and Fees [HB-154]
Requiring under the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights that a hearing board award specified costs and fees, including attorney's fees, to a law enforcement officer after a finding of not guilty.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Cluster
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Board of Dental Examiners - Ownership, Management, and Operation of a Dental Practice [HB-1468]
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 licenses for accepting or tendering rebates or split fees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Sentencing Review - Juvenile Offenders Sentenced as Adults [HB-1323]
Altering the number of applications for sentence review that a specified person may file under specified circumstances; authorizing a specified person to file a specified application for sentence review after having served 15 years of a 20-year sentence for a crime committed before the age of 18; requiring a specified review panel to hold a hearing for each application for review of sentence filed by a specified person; requiring a specified review panel to consider specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Board of Dental Examiners - Ownership, Management, and Operation of a Dental Practice [HB-1283]
Requiring a dental practice to be owned, managed, and operated by a licensed dentist, subject to specified exceptions; authorizing unlicensed persons to take specified actions; authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to issue a cease and desist order for specified violations; altering the penalties for the unauthorized practice of dentistry; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Civilian Review Board [HB-1262]
Altering procedures for filing a complaint with the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; repealing specified time limits on filing a complaint; authorizing a complainant to request that a complaint be confidential; providing that a specified report, under specified circumstances, remains subject to a specified review and specified recommendations by the Board; repealing a specified period of time within which the Board is required to submit a specified statement to the head of a specified law enforcement unit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Third Reading Passed (138-0) on 03/21/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Board of Physicians - Licensing Exemption - Physicians With Traveling Athletic and Sports Teams [HB-119]
Authorizing specified physicians, under specified circumstances, to practice medicine in the State without a license issued by the State Board of Physicians and without submitting to a criminal history records check while providing medical care to an athletic team's or a sports team's members, band members, cheerleading squad, mascot, coaches, and other staff; requiring that specified physicians can only provide medical care in the State for a maximum of 45 days in a calendar year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 94 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Board of Pharmacy - Licensure Requirements for Pharmacists - Proof of Proficiency in English [HB-117]
Providing that, for applicants for a license to practice pharmacy, graduation from a recognized English-speaking professional school accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education is acceptable proof of proficiency in the oral communication of the English language.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 475 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Board of Physicians - Admissibility of Board Records - Workers' Compensation Commission [HB-1160]
Providing that a specified provision of law relating to the admissibility of State Board of Physicians proceedings, records, files, and orders in civil and criminal actions does not apply to any proceeding before the Workers' Compensation Commission or any proceeding related to an appeal of a decision of the Commission to a circuit court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/19/2016