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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2020 Regular Session

Prohibiting sexual offenders from residing within one thousand feet of a school or childcare facility [HB-2161] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit sexual offenders from residing within 1,000 feet of a school or childcare facility. The bill requires persons, as a condition of probation, parole or supervised release, convicted of sexual crimes against a minor be subject to global positional system monitoring for life. The bill also provides for a felony penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ruth Rowan Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2020 Regular Session

Prohibiting blasting within six hundred twenty-five feet of an occupied dwelling [HB-2138] [Mining ] [Construction ] [Public Safety ]
 The purpose of this bill is to extend the distance from occupied dwellings or certain other structures in which surface mine production blasting may not occur, to be consistent with the distance a gas well drilling pad must be from an occupied dwelling.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Fleischauer Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2020 Regular Session

Providing for the use of neck braces by football players [HB-2141] [Sports ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to adopt rules to provide for use of neck braces by all football players in interscholastic athletic football events.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2020 Regular Session

Requiring the Superintendent of the State Police to implement a plan to increase the number of troopers [HB-2135] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Superintendent of the State Police to develop a plan to increase the number of troopers to a minimum of 800 by July 1, 2020.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Sports and Event Wagering Referendum and Minority Business Enterprise Disparity Study [SB-4] [Gaming ] [Education ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Small Business ] [Sports ] [Elections ]
Providing that the General Assembly may authorize, by law, the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain sports and event wagering licenses; requiring certain implementing legislation to include certain criteria; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that certain revenues be used to fund public education; requiring certain State entities to contract with an appropriate expert to review a certain disparity study for certain purposes; submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 492 on 05/08/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to bullying. [HB-30] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ]
Amend KRS 158.148 to include incidents that occur at non-school-sponsored events or through the use of technology in the definition of bullying; require a school district's code of acceptable behavior to include notification procedures for parents in situations of alleged bullying; require the school district's code of acceptable behavior to include procedures for restoring a student's sense of safety.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham Introduced In House on 01/07/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to school bus safety and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-34] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Cybersecurity ] [Crime ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define "owner," "recorded images," "school bus stop arm camera," and "third party designee"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require each local school district to install and maintain school bus stop arm cameras on daily route school buses by August 1, 2023; allow districts to contract for purchase and maintenance of cameras; allow districts to contract for the processing of an alleged violation of KRS 189.370(1); require school districts to establish procedures or contract with a third-party (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 02/10/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the safety of canines and felines. [HB-107] [Animals ] [Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide civil immunity for damaging a vehicle if a person enters the vehicle with the reasonable, good-faith belief that a dog or cat is in immediate danger of death if not removed.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Russ Meyer Introduced In House on 01/07/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the certification of sober living homes and declaring an emergency. [HB-134] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 to define "sober living homes"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide access to a certification program for sober living homes; require the cabinet to develop and make available on its Web site a directory of certified sober living homes; permit the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; require the cabinet to report on progress by December 1, 2020; EMERGENCY.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown 2nd Reading, To Rules on 03/17/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Administration – Authority to Suspend Registration for Violations Recorded by Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems and Speed Monitoring Systems – Repeal [HB-46] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Repealing the Motor Vehicle Administration's authority to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle if the owner or driver of the motor vehicle fails to pay the penalty assessed for certain violations recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system or a speed monitoring system.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 39 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools [SB-65] [Education ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Children and Youth ]
Requiring a county board of education to prepare and post on the county's website each year a report that identifies certain information related to transportation services for certain public school students and certain safe alternative routes; requiring the governing body of a county to construct sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe alternative routes for public school students who are ineligible for transportation services based on the distance between a residence and the school; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/10/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Environment - Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission [SB-18] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Housing ] [Children and Youth ]
Altering the membership of the Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission to include one representative each from a nonprofit focused on lead poisoning prevention issues and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Maryland Chapter; repealing certain requirements for a window replacement program; altering the subjects that the Commission may appoint a subcommittee to study to include case management, lead paint abatement service provider education and training, and blood lead testing; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 500 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Environment - Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission [SB-18] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Housing ] [Children and Youth ]
Altering the membership of the Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission to include one representative each from a nonprofit focused on lead poisoning prevention issues and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Maryland Chapter; repealing certain requirements for a window replacement program; altering the subjects that the Commission may appoint a subcommittee to study to include case management, lead paint abatement service provider education and training, and blood lead testing; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 500 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Business Regulation - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names - Registration [SB-23] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Law Enforcement ]
Altering certain classes of goods and services for which a person may register a mark; prohibiting a person from registering a certain name or surname as a mark; requiring an applicant for registration or renewal of a mark to submit 3 different specimens or reproductions of the mark as used; prohibiting the specimens or reproductions from including business papers, including letterhead, business cards or envelopes; requiring the Secretary of State to include a full description of the mark on a certificate of registration; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Hearing 1/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/19/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Business Regulation - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names - Registration [SB-23] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Law Enforcement ]
Altering certain classes of goods and services for which a person may register a mark; prohibiting a person from registering a certain name or surname as a mark; requiring an applicant for registration or renewal of a mark to submit 3 different specimens or reproductions of the mark as used; prohibiting the specimens or reproductions from including business papers, including letterhead, business cards or envelopes; requiring the Secretary of State to include a full description of the mark on a certificate of registration; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Hearing 1/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/19/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum [HB-21] [Arts and Culture ] [Consumer Protection ] [Property Tax ]
Authorizing certain museums located in the State to claim title to property that is on permanent loan or that was loaned for a certain term that has expired by giving notice that the museum is terminating the loan of the property; authorizing a museum to take possession of certain property if the lender fails to respond to a notice provided by certified mail within 60 days; authorizing a museum to acquire a certain lien for the costs of certain conservation measures taken on the property; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 28 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Schools - Student Discipline Regulations - Remedial Measures [SB-78] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring certain regulations regarding student discipline adopted by county boards of education to account for the individual who was harmed by behavior that violates the expectations that contribute to the well-being of the school community by requiring certain actions, as applicable.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/18/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws – Driver’s Licenses Confiscated for Real ID Compliance – Issuance and Display of Recall Notice [HB-28] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizing certain individuals to satisfy the requirement to possess and display a driver's license while driving a motor vehicle by carrying and displaying a certain recall notice issued under the Act within the previous 60 days; requiring a law enforcement officer who confiscates an individual's driver's license for certain reasons to provide the holder of the license with a certain recall notice; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop the form for the recall notice and provide the form to law enforcement agencies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 610 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Business Regulation – Tobacco Products – Electronic Smoking Devices, Prohibition on Flavoring, and Sales to Military Members [HB-3] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Small Business ]
Providing that licenses to manufacture, sell, buy, and store cigarettes do not authorize the licensee to manufacture, ship, import, or sell into or within the State a cigarette that has a characterizing flavor; providing that a public statement that cigarettes or other tobacco products have or produce a certain smell or taste is presumptive evidence that they have a characterizing flavor if the statement is made by certain persons: prohibiting the sale of electronic smoking devices by mail or certain other networks; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Labor and Employment - Secure Maryland Wage Act [SB-62] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring that certain employees working at a heightened security interest location be paid a certain wage or combination of wages and benefits; declaring findings of the General Assembly; specifying that certain provisions of the Act do not diminish certain rights of certain covered employees; specifying that a certain agreement to work for less than a certain wage is void under certain circumstances; requiring an employer to keep certain records for at least 3 years; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/13/2020

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