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.
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.
HB-222: Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/20/2017
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.
HB-220: Foreclosures - Baltimore County - Certificate of Vacancy or Certificate of Property Unfit for Human Habitation
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2017
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.
HB-233: Disclosure of Medical Records - Guardian Ad Litem - Victims of Crime or Delinquent Acts
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 166 on 04/18/2017
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.
HB-193: Baltimore County - Public Schools - Active Assailant Event Training and Drills
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2017
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.
HB-192: Task Force to Study Bicycle Safety on Maryland Highways
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 835 on 05/27/2017
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.
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.
SB-230: Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
First Reading Economic Matters on 03/16/2017
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.
SB-220: Police Training Commission - Training Requirements - Human Trafficking
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 645 on 05/25/2017
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.
SB-190: Elevator Safety Review Board - Sunset Extension, Program Evaluation, and Reporting Requirement
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 57 on 04/11/2017
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.
HB-119: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Washington Metrorail Safety Commission - Establishment and Compact
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 3 on 03/30/2017
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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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.
SB-177: Public Safety - Elevator Inspections - Testing
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2017
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.
HB-149: Transportation - Light Rail and Metro Subway - State Safety Oversight Authority
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 112 on 04/11/2017