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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Right to Use, Possess, and Cultivate [HB-1236]
Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that, subject to specified exceptions, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old has the right under State law to use cannabis, possess up to 2 ounces of cannabis, and cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants; providing that the right enumerated in the amendment may not be infringed except that the transfer of cannabis by purchase or sale shall be regulated as necessary to ensure health and safety and taxed for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories [HB-1172]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop and make available a standardized form for a BSL-3 laboratory for specified purposes; requiring the laboratories to report specified information to the Department on or before September 30, 2018, and on or before September 30 each subsequent year; requiring the Department to report, on or before December 31, 2018, and on or before December 31 each subsequent year, the number and location of the laboratories, in total and by local jurisdiction, to specified State officials; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/04/2017
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Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Collington Station Safety and Surveillance Systems [HB-1086]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $24,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Collington Station Homeowners Association, Inc. for the acquisition planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of community safety and surveillance systems, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Criminal Law - Cannabis - Legalization [HB-1185]
Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified circumstances; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, cannabis product manufacturers, cannabis cultivation facilities, craft cannabis cultivators, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Preservation and Protection [HB-1118]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow under a permit for roadside tree care the maintenance or removal of a tree to eliminate a hazard, to enable necessary roadway improvements, and for locally zoned development and land use requirements; prohibiting the Department from authorizing under a permit the maintenance or removal of a roadside tree for specified purposes; requiring an applicant for a permit to remove a roadside tree to demonstrate that a reasonable effort has been made to protect and to preserve the tree; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Hearing 4/06 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 04/06/2017
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Workers' Compensation - Covered Employees - Performance of Essential Services During State of Emergency [HB-995]
Clarifying that an individual who is employed by a unit of State government or a political subdivision in the State and provides, under specified circumstances, specified essential services for the safety, care, and welfare of the people during a specified emergency is a covered employee for workers' compensation while traveling to and from the performance of specified essential services during the emergency; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Safe Autonomous Vehicle (SAVE) Act [HB-1013]
Authorizing specified manufacturers of autonomous and connected (AV/CV) vehicles to establish a safe autonomous vehicle (SAVE) project authorizing the manufacturer to supervise the driving of AV/CV vehicles on highways in the State; requiring an AV/CV vehicle manufacturer to certify to the Motor Vehicle Administration that the AV/CV vehicles in its fleet under a SAVE project meet specified standards; establishing that an AV/CV vehicle may be driven on a highway only as part of a SAVE project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Effect of Section 8 Housing on Neighborhoods in Baltimore County [HB-1059]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Effect of Section 8 Housing on Neighborhoods in Baltimore County; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study specified social and economic impacts Section 8 housing would have on Baltimore County; requiring the Task Force to report on its findings and recommendations on or before January 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McDonough
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Education - School Vehicles Used by Private Entities - Seat Belt Requirement [HB-940]
Requiring that school vehicles used by a private, nongovernmental entity to transport specified pupils be equipped with seat belts; prohibiting a person from operating a school vehicle for a private, nongovernmental entity to transport pupils, as specified, unless the person and each occupant under 16 years old is restrained by a seat belt; providing for the application of specified requirements of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Haynes
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2017
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Juveniles - Mechanical Restraints [SB-981]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to adopt regulations applicable to specified facilities that specify policies for the use of mechanical restraints on children; authorizing the transport of a child to or from a detention facility or hardware secure facility in mechanical restraints, except under specified circumstances and subject to specified conditions; prohibiting a child from being transported to or from a staff secure program in mechanical restraints, except under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2017
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Criminal Law - Cannabis - Legalization [SB-928]
Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified circumstances; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, cannabis product manufacturers, cannabis cultivation facilities, craft cannabis cultivators, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Charles County - Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officials [SB-909]
Altering the definition of "employer" to include Charles County under specified provisions of law; authorizing fire, emergency medical service, paramedic, and rescue employees to collectively bargain with specified counties and municipal corporations; altering a specified provision of law to provide that, with respect to Charles County, a memorandum of understanding between Charles County and a specified exclusive representative is subject to specified provisions concerning budgetary and fiscal procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 177 on 04/18/2017
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Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking - Sunset Extension [SB-1017]
Extending the termination date to June 30, 2019, for the Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking; requiring the Workgroup to submit specified reports to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 164 on 04/18/2017
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Senior Apartment Housing Facilities - Baltimore City - Security Guard Services [HB-948]
Requiring the property management company of each senior apartment housing facility in Baltimore City to contract with a licensed security guard agency for the provision of security guard services at the senior apartment housing facility at all times that the property management company is not open for conducting business on the site of the senior apartment housing facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Education - School Vehicles Used by Private Entities - Seat Belt Requirement [SB-987]
Requiring that school vehicles used by a private, nongovernmental entity to transport specified pupils be equipped with seat belts; prohibiting a person from operating a school vehicle for a private, nongovernmental entity to transport pupils, as specified, unless the person and each occupant under 16 years old are restrained by a seat belt; providing for the application of specified requirements relating to seat belts on school vehicles; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/06/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Safe Autonomous Vehicle (SAVE) Act [SB-902]
Authorizing specified manufacturers of autonomous and connected (AV/CV) vehicles to establish a safe autonomous vehicle (SAVE) project authorizing the manufacturer to supervise the driving of AV/CV vehicles on highways in the State; requiring an AV/CV vehicle manufacturer to certify to the Motor Vehicle Administration that the AV/CV vehicles in its fleet under a SAVE project meet specified standards; establishing that an AV/CV vehicle may be driven on a highway only as part of a SAVE project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2017
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Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Right to Use, Possess, and Cultivate [SB-891]
Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that, subject to specified exceptions, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old has the right under State law to use cannabis, possess up to 2 ounces of cannabis, and cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants; providing that the right enumerated in the amendment may not be infringed except that the transfer of cannabis by purchase or sale shall be regulated as necessary to ensure health and safety and taxed for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [SB-779]
Prohibiting vehicle traffic from entering specified intersections against specified traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection; prohibiting the driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersecting highway from crossing the intersecting highway if the driver is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force on Organized Retail Crime Rings [SB-731]
Establishing the Task Force on Organized Retail Crime Rings; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/06/2017
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Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Collington Station Safety and Surveillance Systems [SB-762]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $24,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Collington Station Homeowners Association, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of community safety and surveillance systems, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing 3/11 At 9:00 A.m. on 03/11/2017