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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Safety - Agritourism - Permit Exemption [SB-817]
Adding Cecil County and Garrett County to the list of counties that exempt agricultural buildings engaged in agritourism from a specified permit requirement; providing that no more than 200 people at one time be allowed to occupy a building engaged in agritourism; and requiring that the total width of means of egress meets or exceeds a specified standard that applies to egress components other than stairways in a building without a sprinkler system in Cecil County and Garrett County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 531 on 05/04/2017
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Education - Restraint and Seclusion - Consideration and Reporting [SB-786]
Requiring the State Superintendent of Schools to convene a task force to consider the circumstances under which, and the schools or types of schools in which, restraint and seclusion shall be prohibited and to consider contraindications for restraint and seclusion and who may authorize restraint and seclusion; providing for the composition of the task force; requiring the task force to review existing regulations concerning seclusion and to make specified recommendations to the State Board and the General Assembly by October 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 611 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Patient Early Intervention Programs [SB-783]
Providing that a statement made by a party during a discussion held in accordance with a patient safety early intervention program is inadmissible in specified legal proceedings; authorizing a hospital or a related institution to establish a specified patient safety early intervention program; establishing specified requirements for a patient safety early intervention program; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Recommitted To Judicial Proceedings (senator Zirkin) on 03/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Attorney General - Powers - Maryland Defense Act of 2017 [HB-913]
Authorizing the Attorney General to employ specified assistant counsel; authorizing the Attorney General to take specified actions on civil and criminal suits and actions that are based on the federal government's action or inaction that threatens the public interest and welfare of the residents of the State; requiring the Attorney General to provide the Governor with specified notice; requiring the Governor to provide $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 and thereafter; requiring the Attorney General to submit a specified report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 26 on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Correctional Facilities - Individual Subject to Immigration Detainer - Homeland Security Notification [SB-830]
Requiring a State or local correctional facility that is notified by the United States Department of Homeland Security that a specified individual is subject to an immigration detainer to provide a specified notice to the United States Department of Homeland Security at least 72 hours before the individual is released from the facility; authorizing a State or local correctional facility to maintain custody of an individual for period not to exceed 48 hours beyond the time the individual would have been released for a specified purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Attorney General - Powers - Maryland Defense Act of 2017 [HJR-3]
Directing the Attorney General to take specified actions regarding civil and criminal suits and actions that are based on the federal government's action or inaction that threatens the public interest and welfare of the residents of the State; requiring the Attorney General, except under specified circumstances, to provide the Governor with specified notice and an opportunity to review and comment on specified suits and actions before commencing specified suits and actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 02/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Air Navigation Protection From Hazards Act of 2017 [HB-874]
Creating an exemption under the Forest Conservation Act for the cutting or clearing of trees to comply with a specified provision of law relating to obstructions to air navigation; and providing that the exemption does not apply to the cutting or clearing of trees to facilitate the expansion or extension of the boundaries of any airport or runway.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Szeliga
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 464 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Disclosure of Medical Records - Guardian Ad Litem - Victims of Crime or Delinquent Acts [SB-666]
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 for use in specified court proceedings; authorizing a specified guardian ad litem to redisclose a specified record under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 165 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Attorney General - Powers - Maryland Defense Act of 2017 [SJR-5]
Directing the Attorney General to take specified actions regarding civil and criminal suits and actions that are based on the federal government's action or inaction that threatens the public interest and welfare of the residents of the State; requiring the Attorney General, except under specified circumstances, to provide the Governor with specified notice and an opportunity to review and comment on specified suits and actions before commencing specified suits and actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Returned Passed on 02/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Patient Early Intervention Programs [HB-777]
Providing that a statement made by a party during a discussion held in accordance with a specified patient safety early intervention program is inadmissible in specified legal proceedings; authorizing a hospital or a related institution to establish a specified patient safety early intervention program; establishing specified requirements for a patient safety early intervention program; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - International Gang Awareness Day [HB-841]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the third Monday in September as International Gang Awareness Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge communities and criminal justice professionals throughout the State and the United States to take a stand against gangs and the threat that gangs pose to public safety.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2017
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Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights [HB-808]
Providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to promote the health, safety, and well-being of patients and to foster communication between patients and health care providers; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a specified patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide translators or an interpreter for specified patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post copies of the patient's bill of rights in specified areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Turner
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/24/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Schools - Suspensions and Expulsions [SB-651]
Prohibiting the suspension or expulsion of prekindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students from public schools with specified exceptions for an expulsion required by federal law or a suspension for not more than 5 school days under specified circumstances; requiring the principal or school administration to contact a student's parent or guardian under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 843 on 05/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Attorney General - Powers - Maryland Defense Act of 2017 [SB-665]
Authorizing the Attorney General to take specified actions regarding civil and criminal suits and actions that are based on the federal government's action or inaction that threatens the public interest and welfare of the residents of the State; requiring the Attorney General, to provide the Governor with specified notice and an opportunity to review and comment on specified suits and actions; requiring the Governor to provide $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 and thereafter to carry out the specified provisions and to employ five attorneys; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force on Organized Retail Crime Rings [HB-831]
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: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/03/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights [SB-660]
Providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to promote the health, safety, and well-being of patients and to foster communication between patients and health care providers; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a specified patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide translators or an interpreter for specified patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post copies of the patient's bill of rights in specified areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Expedited Eviction Proceedings - Notice and Appeals [SB-706]
Reducing the notice period from 14 days to 7 days before a landlord may file an action to evict a tenant for a breach of the lease that involves specified dangerous behavior; reducing from 10 days to 4 days the amount of time after entry of a specified judgment during which a specified party may appeal to the circuit court in an eviction proceeding based on a breach of the lease that involves specified dangerous behavior; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Third Reading Passed (35-12) on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Health and Safety Guidelines and Procedures - Digital Devices [HB-866]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop health and safety guidelines and procedures for the use of digital devices in public school classrooms; and requiring each county board of education to implement specified health and safety guidelines and procedures for the use of digital devices in public school classrooms beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2017
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Environment - Water Service - Shutoff Notice Disclosures and Vulnerable Population Protection [SB-546]
Authorizing a provider of water or sewerage system service to temporarily shut off service for reasons of health or safety or in a State or national emergency; requiring a provider to mail a specified notice when temporarily shutting off service; prohibiting a provider from shutting off service unless the provider provides specified notices at the premises within specified time periods; prohibiting a provider from shutting off service for specified reasons; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Records, Human Trafficking Awareness Training, and Hourly Accommodations [HB-673]
Requiring an innkeeper to maintain a computerized record-keeping system of all guest transactions and receipts; requiring that specified records be kept for no less than 6 months from the date of the creation of the record; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to develop a specified training program for identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking; providing certain requirements for a certain training program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/07/2017