Criminal Procedure - Drug-Related Offenses - Repeal of Mandatory Minimum [HB-353]
Repealing specified mandatory minimum sentences for specified drug- related offenses; providing that a person convicted of specified drug- related offenses is not prohibited from participating in a specified drug treatment program; providing that a specified person is entitled to a hearing and sentence review; repealing a prohibition against a person possessing a regulated firearm if the person was previously convicted of specified drug-related offenses; etc.
Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Approval [HB-302]
Requiring that, if the Board of Review decides to grant parole to an eligible person sentenced to life imprisonment who has served 25 years without application of diminution of confinement credits, and the Secretary approves the decision, the decision shall be transmitted to the Governor; authorizing the Governor to disapprove the decision by written transmittal to the Board of Review; providing that if the Governor does not disapprove the decision within 180 days after receipt, the decision becomes effective; etc.
HB-302: Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Approval
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Of The Maryland Constitution on 05/28/2011
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Hygiene Administration - [HB-217]
Authorizing the Director of the Mental Hygiene Administration to transfer individuals from a public mental health facility to the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center under specified circumstances; requiring the Director to give specified individuals notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings; providing that decisions of administrative law judges made under the Act are final; authorizing the Director to transfer individuals between public mental health facilities; etc.
HB-217: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Hygiene Administration -
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine [HB-1100]
Establishing the State Board of Naturopathic Medicine; specifying the duties of the Board; establishing the State Board of Naturopathic Medicine Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2013, an individual to have a license before practicing naturopathic medicine in the State; establishing the Naturopathic Formulary Council; requiring the Council to establish a naturopathic formulary, transmit the formulary to the Board, and review the formulary under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-1100: Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/22/2011
Natural Resources - Aquaculture [HB-1053]
Making the Department of Natural Resources responsible for the employment of the State's Aquaculture Coordinator; transferring specified seafood-related programs, funds, and organizations from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Natural Resources; altering the membership of the Aquaculture Review Board; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue water column leases under specified circumstances; altering provisions relating to the issuance of submerged land leases; etc.
HB-1053: Natural Resources - Aquaculture
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/19/2011
State Retirement and Pension System - Disability Retirement Application - [SB-709]
Authorizing a surviving beneficiary to submit an application for disability retirement under specified circumstances; requiring the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System to accept an application for disability retirement from a surviving beneficiary under specified circumstances; requiring the medical board to review a specified application to make a determination under specified circumstances; etc.
SB-709: State Retirement and Pension System - Disability Retirement Application -
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Kasemeyer
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Real Property - Residential Property - Condemnation Procedures [SB-1064]
Requiring specified displacing agencies to provide a written notice to an owner of record of residential property at least 60 days before filing a specified condemnation action; requiring the notice to be sent by certified mail; specifying the information to be included in the written notice; establishing that an affected homeowner may bring an action against a displacing agency for damages sustained because of the failure of the agency to provide the written notice to the homeowner; etc.
SB-1064: Real Property - Residential Property - Condemnation Procedures
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/01/2010
Baltimore City - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Hearing Boards [HB-909]
Excepting a law enforcement officer who is a member of a Baltimore City law enforcement agency from the applicability of requirements relating to the membership of a hearing board that may conduct a hearing regarding charges against an officer; providing that a hearing board that may conduct a hearing regarding charges against a law enforcement officer who is a member of a Baltimore City law enforcement agency shall consist of one retired judge, rotated from a pool selected by a committee composed of specified individuals; etc.
HB-909: Baltimore City - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Hearing Boards
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 04/12/2010
Baltimore City Fire Station Closing and Realignment Citizens' Review Board [HB-1397]
Establishing a Baltimore City Fire Station Closing and Realignment Citizens' Review Board; providing for the membership, terms, and duties of the Board; providing for the chair of the Board; providing that a member of the Board may not receive compensation as a member of the Board but may receive reimbursement for specified expenses; etc.
HB-1397: Baltimore City Fire Station Closing and Realignment Citizens' Review Board
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2010
Insurance - Use of Genetic Information and Genetic Tests [HB-1351]
Altering the application of provisions of law that relate to the use of genetic tests and genetic information by an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization; establishing an exception to the prohibition on the release of genetic information or results of a genetic test; repealing provisions of law relating to the use of genetic tests and genetic information by a carrier that provides long-term care insurance rendered inconsistent by the Act; etc.
HB-1351: Insurance - Use of Genetic Information and Genetic Tests
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/06/2010
Environment - On-Site Wastewater Services - Regulation [HB-136]
Establishing the State Board of On-Site Wastewater Professionals in the Department of the Environment to regulate individuals who perform on-site wastewater services in the State and to establish minimum standards for certain on-site waste water systems; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Board, to set by regulation certain fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses and other services provided by the Board; establishing the On-Site Wastewater Professionals Fund; etc.
Criminal Procedure – Plea Agreement Terms and the Violence Prevention Initiative Criteria [HB-43]
Establishing that, if a court accepts a certain plea agreement with a certain sentence for a defendant charged with committing a crime of violence, the defendant shall serve the sentence imposed without reduction by diminution credits or parole, or otherwise; providing that a court or review panel may not modify a sentence imposed under a plea agreement in accordance with the Act; and providing that the Act only applies to the sentencing of a defendant for a certain crime of violence.
HB-43: Criminal Procedure – Plea Agreement Terms and the Violence Prevention Initiative Criteria
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/24/2020
Public Safety - Handgun Permit Review Board - Repeal [SB-1180]
Altering the process by which a person who is denied a specified handgun permit or renewal of a permit or whose permit is revoked or limited by the Secretary of State Police or the Secretary's designee may appeal the decision; repealing provisions of law relating to the Handgun Permit Review Board; providing that appeals from a specified decision by the Secretary or the Secretary's designee may be made to the Office of Administrative Hearings in a specified manner; etc.
SB-1180: Public Safety - Handgun Permit Review Board - Repeal
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/06/2017
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - State Institutions of Higher Education [HB-1617]
Clarifying that a member of the State Labor Relations Board or State Higher Education Labor Relations Board may petition the circuit court to order the State, a president, a system institution, or a person to comply with an order from the Board; establishing that the failure to meet an established negotiation deadline is an unfair labor practice under specified conditions; requiring a system institution in the University System of Maryland to designate a representative of the Board of Regents to participate in collective bargaining; etc.
HB-1617: State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - State Institutions of Higher Education
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2017
State Board of Cosmetologists - License Renewal - Continuing Education [HB-1600]
Requiring the State Board of Cosmetologists, beginning on October 1, 2018, to require a licensee renewing a license to complete at least six credit hours of continuing education approved by the Board to qualify for the renewal of a license.
HB-1600: State Board of Cosmetologists - License Renewal - Continuing Education
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 784 on 05/27/2017
State Board of Physicians - Athletic Trainers - Scope of Practice [HB-1536]
Altering the definition of "practice athletic training" to allow athletic trainers to apply, under the supervision of a licensed physician, specified principles and methods for managing injuries suffered by individuals in good overall health who are employed in professions specified by the State Board of Physicians in regulations; requiring the Board to adopt regulations specifying the professions that involve athletic activities and may result in an individual who is employed in the profession suffering a specified injury; etc.
HB-1536: State Board of Physicians - Athletic Trainers - Scope of Practice
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2017
State Board of Physicians - Athletic Trainers - Scope of Practice [SB-1079]
Altering the definition of "practice athletic training" to allow athletic trainers to apply, under the supervision of a licensed physician, specified principles and methods for managing injuries suffered by individuals in good overall health who are employed in professions specified by the State Board of Physicians in regulations; requiring the Board to adopt regulations specifying the professions that involve athletic activities and may result in an individual who is employed in the profession suffering a specified injury; etc.
SB-1079: State Board of Physicians - Athletic Trainers - Scope of Practice
Sponsored by: Sen. Gail Bates
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/15/2017
Criminal Procedure - Modification of Sentences [SB-1066]
Authorizing the State to appeal a specified sentence modification to a three-judge review panel; authorizing a three-judge review panel to review a specified sentence modification; prohibiting a three-judge review panel from increasing a specified sentence in a specified manner; requiring that the court provide notice to the State if a three-judge review panel changes a specified sentence in a specified manner; and applying the Act retroactively.
SB-1066: Criminal Procedure - Modification of Sentences
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/30/2017