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Alaska 31st Legislature
Approp:supp; Reapprop; Cap; Amend; Cbr [SB-174]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
An Act making supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/05/2020
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Approp:supp; Reapprop; Cap; Amend; Cbr [HB-234]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
An Act making supplemental appropriations and other appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Return To Governor 5/20/20 For Permanent Filing on 05/20/2020
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Regulate Pfas Use; Fire/water Safety [SB-176]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
An Act relating to pollutants; relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; relating to the duties of the Department of Environmental Conservation; and relating to firefighting substances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Begich
Cosponsor(s): Bishop on 03/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge [HB-989]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a hospital to provide certain instructions to the parent or legal guardian of an infant before the hospital discharges the infant into the care of the parent or legal guardian; requiring a hospital before discharging an infant to inquire as to whether a parent or legal guardian is able to provide the infant with a certain environment and a certain item, inform a parent or legal guardian of certain matters, and provide each parent or legal guardian with a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Electric Retractable Room Partitions - Model Safety Guidelines and Local Law [HB-1028]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to develop, disseminate, and publish online model safety guidelines on the safe operation of electric retractable room partitions; and authorizing the governing body of a county to enact a local law prohibiting school employees from operating an electric retractable room partition in a public or nonpublic school except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Amusement Attractions - Maryland Rider Safety Act [HB-1001]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring riders of amusement attractions to obey the posted rules, warnings, and oral instructions and refrain from acting in a certain manner that may cause or contribute to an injury to the rider or others; requiring a rider of an amusement attraction or the parent or guardian of a certain rider to make certain determinations before riding or attempting to ride an amusement attraction; requiring a rider or the parent or guardian of a rider to submit a written report to the amusement owner about any injury incurred; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Cottage Food Product Labels - Identification Number [HB-1017]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
Altering the required contents of the label with which cottage food products must be prepackaged to allow the inclusion of the phone number of the cottage food business and a certain identification number, rather than the address of the cottage food business; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide a certain identification number to a cottage food business on request for a certain purpose.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan W Krebs
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 405 on 05/08/2020
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Education - Health and Safety of Students - Notification of Problematic Sexual Behavior [HB-1005]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring public schools and nonpublic schools that receive State funds to notify parents or guardians of certain students involved in an incident of problematic sexual behavior by the close of business on the day of the incident; and requiring a county board to ensure that certain schools have a certain policy in place regarding a certain notification.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Commercial Motor Carriers – Safety, Maintenance, and Insurance Information (James Cohran’s Law) [HB-1036]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain employers of commercial motor vehicle drivers to provide the USDOT number of any entity currently owned by the employer and certain website addresses to a prospective employee driver on a bona fide offer of employment; and providing certain civil penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darryl Barnes
Third Reading Passed (133-0) on 03/17/2020
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Baltimore County - Foreclosure Proceedings - Affidavit That Property Is Vacant or Unfit for Human Habitation [HB-990]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person with a secured interest in residential property in Baltimore County, under certain circumstances, to file an order to docket or complaint to foreclose accompanied by an affidavit that the residential property is vacant or unfit for human habitation under certain housing codes; providing, with a certain exception, that the requirements of certain provisions of law do not apply to an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on the property for which the affidavit is issued; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2020
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County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act [HB-1034]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
Authorizing a certain county or municipality, after giving 60 days written notice to the electric company and the Public Service Commission, to convert its street lighting service to a certain alternative-energy-only tariff, submit a request to acquire certain street lighting equipment from the electric company, and enter into an agreement to purchase electricity for a certain use from any available electricity supplier under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Alcohol and Tobacco Commission - Clarifications [HB-900]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Clarifying the authority, powers, and duties of officers and employees of the Field Enforcement Division in the Office of the Executive Director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission over certain matters; substituting references to the Division and the Commission, respectively, for references to the Comptroller in certain provisions relating to alcohol and tobacco; requiring the Commission and the Comptroller to cooperate in sharing of certain information and personnel in certain inspections and other activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Warren E. Miller
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 359 on 05/08/2020
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Health Facilities - Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities - Administration of Anesthesia [HB-935]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health to establish through regulations a provision requiring an ambulatory surgical facility to ensure that a an anesthesia practitioner is not precluded from providing the highest level of anesthesia support that may be required to safely treat patients undergoing procedures in a freestanding ambulatory surgical facility performed in a nonsterile procedure room or a sterile operating room.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 377 on 05/08/2020
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Vehicle Laws - Violations Involving Pedestrians or Bicyclists - Penalties (Pedestrian Safety Act of 2020) [HB-973]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain minimum fines for certain traffic violations relating to the driver of a vehicle failing to stop or yield to certain pedestrian and bicycle traffic; altering the source of funds for the Pedestrian Safety Fund; and requiring the Secretary of Transportation, in administering the Fund, to prioritize enhancing the safety and quality of pedestrian and bicycle transportation near schools and school bus stops.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Motor Vehicles - Motorcycles - Overtaking and Passing Vehicles [HB-920]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt certain guidelines for the operation of a motorcycle on a roadway that is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic; and repealing certain provisions of law that prohibit an operator of a motorcycle on certain roadways from overtaking and passing in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken and from operating a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/09/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Commercial Motor Carriers - Safety, Maintenance, and Insurance Information (James's Law) [SB-844]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain employers of commercial motor vehicle drivers to provide safety records, maintenance records, and insurance information to a prospective employee driver; requiring a contract between a certain employer of commercial motor vehicle drivers and a subcontractor to require the subcontractor periodically to update safety records, maintenance records, and insurance information to the employer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters
Hearing 3/04 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety (Safe Care Act) [SB-943]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to develop a workplace safety plan; establishing certain requirements for a certain workplace safety plan; requiring that certain training address certain risks and include certain instruction on certain matters; requiring certain State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to collaborate with a certain committee for certain purposes; requiring that certain procedures include certain other procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Referred Economic Matters on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Dispensaries and Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council [SB-916]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting penalty and arrest for a medical cannabis dispensary or its agents for acquiring, possessing, transferring, transporting, selling, distributing, or dispensing medical cannabis, products containing medical cannabis, related supplies, or educational materials for use by a certain independent testing laboratory or its agents; establishing the Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Advisory Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/21/2020
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Medical Cannabis - Dispensaries and Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council [SB-916]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting penalty and arrest for a medical cannabis dispensary or its agents for acquiring, possessing, transferring, transporting, selling, distributing, or dispensing medical cannabis, products containing medical cannabis, related supplies, or educational materials for use by a certain independent testing laboratory or its agents; establishing the Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Advisory Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/21/2020
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Maryland Online Consumer Protection Act [SB-957]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring certain businesses that collect a consumer's personal information to provide certain clear and conspicuous notices to the consumer at or before the point of collection; authorizing a consumer to submit a certain request for information to a certain business that collects the consumer's personal information; requiring a certain business to comply with a certain request for information in a certain manner and within 45 days after receiving a verifiable consumer request; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020