Safety

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [HB-237]
Prohibiting vehicle traffic from entering specified intersections against specified traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Tarlau First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 02/27/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act) [HB-222]
Prohibiting a court from entering an order or a judgment that conceals information related to a public hazard; providing that confidentiality provisions that conceal information related to a public hazard are unenforceable; providing that a substantially affected person, including news media, has standing to contest an order, a judgment, an agreement, or a contract that violates the Act; providing that a person with standing may bring an action for declaratory judgment to contest a violation of the Act; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/20/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Foreclosures - Baltimore County - Certificate of Vacancy or Certificate of Property Unfit for Human Habitation [HB-220]
Requiring Baltimore County to issue on request of a secured party a certificate of vacancy or a certificate of property unfit for human habitation for purposes of filing an order to docket or complaint to foreclose on residential property; and requiring that a certificate be issued or denied in Baltimore County within 14 days after the date of the request for the certificate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Disclosure of Medical Records - Guardian Ad Litem - Victims of Crime or Delinquent Acts [HB-233]
Requiring a health care provider to disclose a medical record without specified authorization to a guardian ad litem appointed by a court to protect specified interests of a minor or a disabled or elderly individual who is a specified victim, for a specified purpose and use in specified court proceedings; authorizing a specified guardian ad litem to redisclose a specified record under specified circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron Approved By The Governor - Chapter 166 on 04/18/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Baltimore County - Public Schools - Active Assailant Event Training and Drills [HB-193]
Requiring the Baltimore County Superintendent of Schools to conduct active assailant event training for Baltimore County school personnel each school year; requiring the Baltimore County Superintendent to require Baltimore County public schools to hold an active assailant event drill three times each school year; requiring specified training and drills to comply with guidelines established by the Maryland State Police; requiring each Baltimore County public school to keep records of the drills held; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Task Force to Study Bicycle Safety on Maryland Highways [HB-192]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Bicycle Safety on Maryland Highways; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations on specified issues related to bicycle safety on highways in the State; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2017; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 835 on 05/27/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Victim Protection [SB-219]
Requiring that a confidential supplement to an application for statement of charges and a statement of probable cause provide for a request by an alleged victim or the victim's representative for reasonable protections and registration with the State's Victim Information and Notification Everyday vendor; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [SB-230]
Requiring employers that employ 15 or more employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with 14 or fewer employees to provide unpaid earned sick and safe leave; prohibiting an employer from being required to pay a tipped employee more than a specified wage for earned sick and safe leave; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop a specified model paid sick and safe leave policy for use by specified employers; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton First Reading Economic Matters on 03/16/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Police Training Commission - Training Requirements - Human Trafficking [SB-220]
Requiring the Police Training Commission to require that the specified entrance-level and in-service police training conducted by the State and each county and municipal police training school include specified training relating to the criminal laws concerning human trafficking, including services and support available to victims and the rights and appropriate treatment of victims; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley Approved By The Governor - Chapter 645 on 05/25/2017

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State (Maryland)
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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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Washington Metrorail Safety Commission - Establishment and Compact [HB-119]
Establishing the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission and the Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact; granting the Commission specified safety, regulatory, and enforcement authority over the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; specifying the membership, powers, organization, and duties of the Commission; making the Act contingent upon the enactment of a similar Act by the Commonwealth of Virginia and by the District of Columbia; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 3 on 03/30/2017

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State (Montana)
Montana 2017 Regular Session

Emphasize sexual abuse awareness and prevention in elementary schools [HB-298]
Emphasize sexual abuse awareness and prevention in elementary schools

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Edward Greef Chapter Number Assigned on 04/20/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the creation of the state safety oversight program for rail fixed guideway public transportation systems. [HB-3445]
Relating to the creation of the state safety oversight program for rail fixed guideway public transportation systems.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvonne Davis Returned To Local & Consent Calendars Comm. on 05/12/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain counties. [HB-3455]
Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain counties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Wilson Returned To Local & Consent Calendars Comm. on 05/12/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain requirements imposed on a sex offender who enters the premises of a school and to the refusal of entry to or ejection from school district property. [SB-1553]
Relating to certain requirements imposed on a sex offender who enters the premises of a school and to the refusal of entry to or ejection from school district property.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West See Remarks For Effective Date on 06/15/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Public Safety - Elevator Inspections - Testing [SB-177]
Requiring that a specified test on an elevator unit performed in connection with an inspection required by specified provisions of law, the Safety Code, or a regulation adopted by the Commissioner be performed by a specified licensed elevator mechanic; and requiring a State inspector or third-party qualified inspector to be physically present during a specified test in its entirety to witness that the test has been performed correctly and to verify the proper recording of the result of a specified test on an elevator unit.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the creation of the state safety oversight program for rail fixed guideway public transportation systems. [SB-1523]
Relating to the creation of the state safety oversight program for rail fixed guideway public transportation systems.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Nichols Effective Immediately on 06/01/2017

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State (Montana)
Montana 2017 Regular Session

Allow Legislators to conceal carry handguns on state property [HB-280]
Allow Legislators to conceal carry handguns on state property

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Randy Brodehl (h) Vetoed By Governor on 05/08/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to vehicles used in the maintenance of electrical power lines; creating a criminal offense. [HB-3500]
Relating to vehicles used in the maintenance of electrical power lines; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Gonzalez Read First Time on 03/31/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Transportation - Light Rail and Metro Subway - State Safety Oversight Authority [HB-149]
Designating the Office of the Secretary of Transportation as the State Safety Oversight Authority for the Maryland Transit Administration's light rail transit system and Metro subway in accordance with federal law; requiring the deputy secretary of transportation or the deputy secretary's designee to exercise safety authority over the Administration's light rail transit system and Metro subway; and authorizing the Office of the Secretary to adopt regulations to carry out its safety oversight authority.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 112 on 04/11/2017

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