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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Schools - Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video [HB-192]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, to install at least one video recording device in each special education classroom; requiring video recording devices to record special education classrooms and exclusion areas during school hours and during any time that the classroom or exclusion area is in use; prohibiting the use of a video recording device in bathrooms or in areas that students use to change clothing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2021
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State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Maryland Music Therapists Act [HB-233]
Renaming the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists to be the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists; requiring that two licensed music therapists with at least 5 years' paid work experience be added to the Board; requiring the Board to adopt a code of ethics for the practice of music therapy; authorizing the Board to facilitate the statewide dissemination of music therapy information to music therapists; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Hearing 1/20 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Independence From University System of Maryland [HB-259]
Reorganizing State government by establishing Bowie State University, Coppin State University, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore as independent universities; prohibiting the inclusion of Bowie State University, Coppin State University, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore within the University System of Maryland; designating certain historically black colleges and universities as certain entities; providing that certain historically black colleges and universities have certain responsibilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/22/2021
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Vehicle Laws - Speed Restrictions - Expressways and Interstate Highways [SB-297]
Requiring that the maximum speed limit for all expressways and interstate highways that connect with Interstate 495 in the State be the same as for Interstate 495 at the point of connection for 5 miles from the point of entrance to or exit from Interstate 495; and requiring the State Highway Administration to post notice of the maximum speed limit for an expressway at no greater than 5-mile intervals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [SB-315]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles have certain pavement markings; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for certain purposes; establishing a civil penalty of $50 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Election Law - Elections by Mail [HB-274]
Requiring each local board of elections to send a vote-by-mail ballot by mail to each individual who is registered to vote as of a certain day before the day of each election; requiring the vote-by-mail ballots to be mailed at a certain time; requiring a voter who receives a vote-by-mail ballot and who decides to vote in person to discard the vote-by-mail ballot; authorizing a voter who discards a vote-by-mail ballot under a certain provision of this Act to vote by certain other methods; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing 1/26 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Election Law - Accommodations for Voters in Need of Assistance [HB-247]
Requiring the training materials used by the program of instruction for election judges to include oral and written instructions in the various methods an election judge may use to accommodate voters in need of assistance; requiring the State Board to produce materials to be posted at polling places relating to accommodations for voters in need of assistance; Requiring a chief election judge to give voting order priority to persons with mobility problems, a person assisting others with mobility problems, and persons with a disabled child; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing 1/19 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting [SB-224]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a correctional facility with a voter registration application and documentation informing the individual that the individual's voting rights have been restored; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt certain regulations establishing a program to inform eligible voters incarcerated in correctional facilities of upcoming elections and how to exercise the right to vote; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Third Reading Passed (36-11) on 04/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Election Law - Elections by Mail [HB-153]
Requiring each local board of elections to send by nonforwardable mail, a vote-by-mail ballot to each individual who is registered to vote as of the 21st day before the day of each election; requiring that vote-by-mail ballots be mailed at a certain time; requiring a voter to take certain actions to vote a vote-by-mail ballot; requiring that the instructions provided with each vote-by-mail ballot include a certain warning; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 1/26 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Unlawful Taking of Oysters From Submerged Land Leases, Aquaculture Leases, and Water Column Leases – Penalties [HB-145]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Department of Natural Resources to suspend a certain tidal fish license on conviction of the license holder for a certain violation; requiring a certain person who has a tidal fish license suspended under the Act to complete a certain class at the person's expense; prohibiting a person who has a seafood dealer authorization from purchasing, offering to purchase, or possessing oysters that were unlawfully harvested from a certain lease under certain circumstances; providing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 1/20 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Landlord and Tenant - Residential Tenants - Access to Counsel [SB-154]
Establishing that certain procedural notice requirements must be fulfilled prior to the filing of a complaint by a landlord or a landlord's agent for the repossession of residential rental property for failure to pay rent; establishing that certain individuals shall have access to legal representation in eviction proceedings; establishing the Access to Counsel in Evictions Program to direct services to provide covered individuals with legal representation; establishing an Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 1/28 At 11:00 A.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 12/28/2021
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Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act of 2021) [HB-32]
Altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a civil offense for cultivating cannabis plants in a certain manner; providing for the licensing of cannabis establishments; establishing certain duties of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission regarding the licensing of cannabis establishments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/16 At 1:30 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/18/2021
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Election Law - Voting - Elections by Mail, Polling Places, and Early Voting Centers [SB-29]
Requiring each local board of elections to send a vote-by-mail ballot to each individual who is registered to vote as the 21st day before the day of each election; requiring the State Board to establish a certain date by which the vote-by-mail ballots must be mailed; requiring a voter to take certain actions to vote a vote-by-mail ballot; requiring the instructions provided with each vote-by-mail ballot to include a certain warning; authorizing a voter to return a marked vote-by-mail ballot to a local board by certain methods; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 2/04 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/19/2021
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Business Regulation - Battery-Charged Fence Security Systems - Regulation [HB-261]
Authorizing a local government to require that certain persons who provide battery-charged fence security systems comply with certain laws, require certain persons who operate or install certain security systems to obtain certain registrations or permits, require a certain installer to submit a certain affidavit, and conduct a certain inspection; authorizing a local government to issue a citation under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 1/19 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/29/2021
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State Board of Pharmacy – Pharmacy Closure – Notice to Customers (The Dennis Robin Act) [SB-298]
Requiring an owner of a pharmacy to provide certain notice of the closing of the pharmacy at least 14 days prior to the anticipated closing of the pharmacy; requiring the notice to indicate the date of the anticipated closing, the name of the pharmacy to which customer prescriptions and records will transferred, and that a customer may request that their prescriptions and records be sent to another pharmacy; and requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt certain regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 802 on 05/30/2021
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Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Child Care Centers [HB-404]
Authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems within a one-half mile radius of a child care center with a posted speed limit of 20 miles per hour or more under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wanika Fisher
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [HB-311]
Prohibiting a vehicle facing a circular green signal, a green arrow signal, or a steady yellow signal from entering an intersection if the vehicle is unable to completely proceed through the intersection; establishing certain exceptions to the prohibition; prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of the Act unless the approach to the intersection has certain signage installed notifying the public that a vehicle may not make a movement at the intersection that violates the Act's provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Maryland Music Therapists Act [SB-82]
Renaming the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists to be the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists; requiring that two licensed music therapists with at least 5 years' paid work experience be added to the Board; requiring the Board to adopt a code of ethics for the practice of music therapy; authorizing the Board to facilitate the statewide dissemination of music therapy information to music therapists; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 800 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Special Event Zones – Worcester County [SB-872]
Authorizing in Worcester County the State Highway Administration, on its own initiative or at the request of a local authority, to designate an area on a State highway as a special event zone and reduce established speed limits in the special event zone after making a certain determination; authorizing a local authority to designate an area on a highway under its jurisdiction as a special event zone and reduce established speed limits in the special event zone after making a certain determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 325 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Transportation - Complete Streets Policy - Adoption [SB-850]
Requiring certain modal administrations of the Department of Transportation to adopt a complete streets policy that provides information for the implementation of design features that accommodate and facilitate safe and convenient access and mobility to facilities by all users; specifying the requirements of a complete streets policy and recognizing that facilities differ and user needs should be balanced to ensure community enhancement; providing exceptions to certain requirements under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 718 on 05/15/2018