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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Criteria [HB-1280]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a defendant is entitled to be released before verdict on personal recognizance or on bail, with or without conditions imposed, under specified circumstances; creating a presumption that a defendant who has been charged with specified crimes and has not failed to appear as required by a court within the past 3 years shall be released on personal recognizance; requiring a judicial officer to take specified information into account in making a specified determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Natural Resources - Apprentice Hunting License - Establishment [HB-1427]
[Animals ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Sports ]
[Recreation ]
Establishing an apprentice hunting license that confers specified rights on a purchaser of the license; authorizing a person to obtain an apprentice hunting license on satisfactory completion of a short online or electronic course of instruction in competency in firearms and hunter safety approved by the Department of Natural Resources; authorizing specified persons to hunt under an apprentice license only if accompanied and directly supervised by a person who is at least 18 years old and has a valid resident nonapprentice hunting license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 403 on 05/04/2017
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Natural Resources - Aquaculture Leases - National Historic Landmarks [HB-1284]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to authorize an Aquaculture Enterprise Zone and a submerged land lease located within 300 feet of the mean high watermark of the shoreline of property designated by the United states Secretary of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark only under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/04/2017
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Southern Maryland Code Counties - Towing Companies - Authority to Regulate [HB-1320]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the county commissioners of a code county in the Southern Maryland class to adopt rules and regulations for the licensing, maintenance, and operation of towing companies in the county for specified purposes; authorizing the rules and regulations adopted by the county commissioners to require a person who operates a towing company in the county to obtain a license and pay a specified fee; requiring the county commissioners, before adopting regulations, to hold a public hearing that is advertised in advance; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 735 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
The Roadkill Bill of 2017 [HB-1251]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, in consultation with all interested parties, to adopt timely and comprehensive regulations establishing an accessible process for citizens to report to the Administration roadkill on State highways.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Obstruction Hanging From Rearview Mirror - Enforcement [HB-1335]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing for enforcement only as a secondary offense for a violation of the prohibition under specified circumstances against a person driving a vehicle on a highway with any object, material, or obstruction hanging from the rearview mirror that interferes with the clear view of the driver through the windshield.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 756 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Safety - Elevator Inspections - Testing [HB-1226]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring that a specified test on an elevator unit performed in connection with an inspection required by specified provisions of law, the Safety Code, or a regulation adopted by the Commissioner be performed by a specified licensed elevator mechanic; and requiring a State inspector or third-party qualified inspector to be physically present during a specified test in its entirety to witness that the test has been performed correctly and to verify the proper recording of the result of a specified test on an elevator unit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/06/2017
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Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Right to Use, Possess, and Cultivate [HB-1236]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
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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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories [HB-1172]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
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]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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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Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Preservation and Protection [HB-1118]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
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]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Healthcare ]
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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Vehicle Laws - Safe Autonomous Vehicle (SAVE) Act [HB-1013]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Safety ]
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]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
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]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
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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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Juveniles - Mechanical Restraints [SB-981]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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