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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Construction and Maintenance - Permit Requirements (Nighttime Construction Noise Reduction Act) [SB-905]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the State Highway Administration from issuing a permit for work to be conducted on State highways between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day unless a zoning official determines that issuing the permit is in the interest of public safety, health, or welfare; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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State Highway Administration - Construction and Maintenance - Permit Requirements (Nighttime Construction Noise Reduction Act) [SB-905]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the State Highway Administration from issuing a permit for work to be conducted on State highways between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day unless a zoning official determines that issuing the permit is in the interest of public safety, health, or welfare; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Security Systems - Battery-Charged Fences [SB-883]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Making certain provisions of law that prohibit a local government from imposing certain requirements relating to wireless security systems also apply to certain battery-charged fence security systems; defining "battery-charged fence security system" as an alarm security system that includes a fence and any ancillary components and attached equipment; prohibiting a local government from imposing certain additional installation or operational requirements or prohibitions on certain battery-charged fence security systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Allegany County and Garrett County - Definition of "Tree Expert" - Alteration [SB-867]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "tree expert" to exclude, in Allegany County and Garrett County, a person who, for the immediately preceding 3 years, has participated in a certain program and has been engaged continuously in the practice of timber harvesting, carries certain liability and property damage insurance, and is compensated for cutting, trimming, or removing certain trees on private property.
Sponsored by: Sen. George C Edwards
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases - Compact [SB-910]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Entering into the Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases Compact; establishing the Solemn Covenant of States Commission to administer the Compact; providing for the composition, voting procedures, operation, and powers and duties of the Commission; establishing certain procedures for the making of rules by the Commission; authorizing the Commission to establish a management committee; providing for the composition, operation, and powers and duties of the management committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing Canceled (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Firearms - Handgun Qualification License - Firearms Safety Training [SB-881]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing a requirement to obtain a handgun qualification license that a certain firearms safety training course include a certain firearms orientation component.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Hearing 2/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Requirements for Establishing Step Therapy Protocol and Requesting Exceptions [SB-952]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing certain prohibitions on certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations regarding the imposition of step therapy or fail-first protocols; requiring a step therapy protocol to be established by using certain criteria based on certain guidelines; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, or health maintenance organizations to establish a certain process for requesting an exception step therapy protocol; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program [SB-990]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Crime ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program by a community-based organization to provide a place for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and provide certain other services; providing that the Maryland Department of Health may approve not more than six programs, with two in urban areas, two in suburban areas, and two in rural areas, that operate at a single location in an area with a high incidence of drug use; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge [SB-944]
[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: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health – Cyber Safety Handbook – Handbook Development and Publication [SB-893]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Education ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, the Maryland Department of Health, and the Behavioral Health Administration jointly to develop and publish a certain handbook regarding safe Internet, social media, and technology usage for certain students, parents, and teachers on or before July 1, 2021; requiring the handbook to include certain information and best practices; requiring certain agencies to consult with certain professionals when developing a certain handbook; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Residential Treatment Centers and Facilities – Sexual Abuse and Harassment – Reporting and Prevention [SB-818]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Defining "covered entity" for the purpose of applying certain provisions of law regarding the reporting and prevention of abuse and harassment in certain State facilities to forensic residential centers and residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children and adolescents; requiring certain entities to report certain complaints of sexual abuse and sexual harassment to certain entities; requiring certain entities to develop and implement certain policies and procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health - Health and Wellness Standards - Correctional Facilities and Health Care Facilities [SB-768]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring, on or before October 1, 2021, minimum mandatory standards for inmate food services to comply with certain health and wellness standards adopted by the Secretary of Health; requiring certain training standards adopted by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services to include certain standards for health care workers; requiring the Secretary of Health to adopt dietary standards for certain health facilities on or before October 1, 2021, that comply with certain health and wellness standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/26 At 12:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/06/2020
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As introduced, authorizes department of safety to develop a form and make it available on its website for persons to submit by mail or electronically notification of a change of address on their driver license. - Amends TCA Title 54; Title 55 and Title 65. [HB-2271]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
As introduced, authorizes department of safety to develop a form and make it available on its website for persons to submit by mail or electronically notification of a change of address on their driver license. - Amends TCA Title 54; Title 55 and Title 65.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dale Carr
P2c, Caption Bill, Held On Desk - Pending Amdt. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Fair Recruitment and Transparency Act [SB-742]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Immigration ]
Providing that an agreement by a foreign worker to waive certain rights is void as contrary to public policy; requiring an individual to be licensed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry before the individual may perform a foreign labor contracting service in the State for consideration; providing that a certain license authorizes the licensee to perform foreign labor contracting services for consideration; establishing a Workgroup to Study the International Exchange Visitor Workers in Maryland; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Council on Health in All Policies - Establishment [SB-716]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Maryland Council on Health in All Policies to employ a health in all policies framework, a public health framework through which public and private policy makers and stakeholders use a collaborative approach to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities in the State; providing, to the extent practicable, Council members are to reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State; requiring the Council to submit a report by December 1 each year on the Council's activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Protective Body Armor Fund - Expansion - First Responders [HB-898]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
[Crime ]
Altering the purpose of the Protective Body Armor Fund to include assistance to first responders; requiring the Treasurer to make payments out of the Fund to a first responder unit; authorizing a first responder unit to use State money only to acquire or replace protective body armor; requiring a first responder unit to use the money distributed as an addition to and not as a substitute for certain money to acquire or replace protective body armor; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Economic Development - Advanced Clean Energy and Clean Energy Innovation Investments and Initiatives [SB-739]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering references to the term "clean energy" to be "advanced clean energy" for purposes of certain provisions of law concerning the Maryland Clean Energy Center and the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute; altering certain findings of the General Assembly, the purposes of certain provisions of law concerning the development of clean energy industries in the State, and the purposes, powers, and duties of the Center and Institute to include certain actions supporting clean energy innovation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Prohibition on Testing Cosmetics on Animals [SB-729]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from conducting or contracting for animal testing in the development of a cosmetic; prohibiting a manufacturer from selling or offering for sale in the State a cosmetic under certain circumstances beginning July 1, 2021; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not apply to certain animal testing; prohibiting a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing provisions of local law relating to animal testing on cosmetics; establishing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Referred Health And Government Operations on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health Care Providers and Health Benefit Plans - Discrimination in Provision of Services [SB-738]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Altering the actions with regard to which hospitals and related institutions are prohibited from discriminating against individuals on certain bases; altering the characteristics of an individual on the basis of which hospitals and related institutions are prohibited from discriminating against the individual in certain actions; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from refusing, withholding from, or denying any person services for certain reasons except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to home health aides. [SB-136]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to require direct-care staff who provide care for a client with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia within the client's home to receive initial and ongoing training that is approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; require employers to provide cabinet-approved training and certificates of completion to direct-care staff who work with clients with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to implement,
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Maxwell Wise
To Rules (s) on 04/15/2020