Salaries And Compensation
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Commission on Access to Tax-Preferred Health and Childcare Savings Accounts for All Marylanders [SB-173]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Commission on Access to Tax-Preferred Health and Childcare Savings Accounts for All Marylanders; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Commission to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2017
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Homelessness and Supportive Services - Transfer to Department of Housing and Community Development [HB-134]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Transferring specified responsibilities relating to the Interagency Council on Homelessness and the Homeless Women - Crisis Shelter Home Program from the Department of Human Resources to the Department of Housing and Community Development; providing for the transfer of the functions, powers, and duties of the Bureau of Homeless Services; requiring the Council to appoint a specified transition team; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 105 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Election Law - Election Judges - Minimum Age [HB-73]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a minor who is at least 16 years old and who is a registered voter to be appointed and serve as an election judge; requiring the State Board of Elections to survey the local boards of elections concerning minor election judges authorized by the Act; and requiring the State Board to report the survey results and its findings and recommendations concerning the value of 16-year-old election judges to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before February 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 796 on 05/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Compensation [SB-67]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
Altering a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for specified military compensation to repeal a requirement that the compensation be attributable to military service of the individual outside the United States; repealing a specified limitation on the amount of the subtraction modification; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen M. Waugh
Hearing 1/18 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Permanent Total Disability - Survival of Claim [SB-51]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Providing that, under specified circumstances, the right to compensation for permanent total disability due in part to accidental personal injury or resulting from an occupational disease and payable under specified provisions of law survives to specified individuals under specified circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Claimant Award Basis [SB-22]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Reducing the minimum eligibility threshold for an award of lost earnings or support from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; establishing eligibility for a specified award of up to 2 weeks of lost average weekly wages for a parent, child, or spouse of a victim who died as a direct result of a crime or delinquent act; and prohibiting a specified lost wage claim from exceeding $2,000.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 7 on 04/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force to Improve Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Scores for Maryland Public School Students [HB-18]
[Education ]
Establishing the Task Force to Improve Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Scores for Maryland Public School Students; requiring the Task Force to identify the best practices of specified local school systems, assess specified needs, design specified plans, and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to submit a final report of its findings to the Governor, the State Board of Education, and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 02/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [HB-65]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring employers that employ 15 or more employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with 14 or fewer employees to provide an employee with unpaid earned sick and safe leave; providing for the manner in which earned sick and safe leave is accrued; authorizing an employee to work additional hours or trade shifts with another employee under specified circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 01/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [HB-1]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring employers with 15 or more employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with 14 or fewer employees to provide unpaid earned sick and safe leave; prohibiting an employer from being required to pay a tipped employee more than a minimum wage for earned sick and safe leave; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop a specified model paid sick and safe leave policy for use by specified employers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Commission on the Disposition of the Crownsville Hospital Center Property [HB-60]
[Community Development ]
[Healthcare ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Commission on the Disposition of the Crownsville Hospital Center Property as an independent unit in the Executive Branch; placing the Commission under the Department of General Services for administrative and budgetary purposes; authorizing the Commission to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of specified property and enter into contracts and execute specified instruments to carry out its purpose; terminating the Act on June 30, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2017