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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Safety - Demolition Work - Safety Provisions and Permitting [HB-880]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a contractor to obtain a permit for demolition work in a specified manner; requiring a specified contractor to obtain a demolition permit from the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; requiring the demolition permit applicant to submit a specified application to the Department and pay a specified fee to the Department; requiring the Department to adopt regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/08/2016
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Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [HB-839]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
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 that is for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles have green pavement markings; requiring that a parking space that is for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for purposes of complying with specified zoning or parking laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Railroad Grade Crossings - Exempt Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Plaque [HB-1598]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Exempting specified vehicles from the requirement to stop at specified railroad grade crossings if the railroad grade crossing has an exempt highway-rail grade crossing plaque as described in the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil C Parrott
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Fire Safety Construction Act of 2016 [HB-1472]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Prohibiting a multifamily dwelling from being constructed using light framed combustible construction in an area with a specified population; authorizing a multifamily dwelling to be constructed using light framed combustible material in an area with a specified population under specified circumstances; requiring the number of stories of a specified building to be measured from the grade plane for a specified purpose; limiting the size of a building that includes specified construction except under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Land Use Permit Review - Consolidation PG/MC 110-16 [HB-1027]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Consolidating the review of specified permits for land use in Prince George's County in the Prince George's County Department of Permits, Inspections, and Enforcement; providing for mandatory exclusive review of the permits by the permit department and not by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission or its units; providing for specified reviews and appeals of specified permits in specified manners; providing for review of specified conditions by the permit department; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Montgomery County Delegation
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/11/2016
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Montgomery County - Municipal Authority to Regulate Structures - Clarification PG/MC 112-16 [HB-1024]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Clarifying that a municipal corporation or governed special taxing district in Montgomery County may adopt an additional or stricter building requirement than is required by a State, regional, or county unit to regulate the construction, repair, or remodeling of specified structures on land zoned for single-family residential use.
Sponsored by: Rep. Montgomery County Delegation
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 731 on 05/28/2016
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Weapon-Free Higher Education Zones [HB-1002]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the carrying or possession of specified firearms on the property of public institutions of higher education; providing for specified exceptions to the prohibition; and requiring the public institution of higher education to post signs in prominent locations on the property of the public institution of higher education, including at entrances to and exits from the property, designed to provide notice of the prohibition on the possession of firearms.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
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Public Safety - Hit and Run Suspects - Yellow Alert Program [SB-86]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of State Police to establish a Yellow Alert Program to provide a system for rapid dissemination of specified information to assist in locating and apprehending specified missing persons suspected of failing to remain at the scene of a vehicle accident under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to adopt specified guidelines and develop specified procedures for issuing a Yellow Alert; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 323 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Food Fish and Shellfish - Labeling and Identification Requirements (Maryland Seafood Authenticity Act) [SB-557]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from selling or offering for sale within the State specified food fish or shellfish unless the person identifies the species of food fish or shellfish in a specified manner; prohibiting a person from knowingly misidentifying the species of specified food fish or shellfish on a label, sign, or menu; prohibiting a person from knowingly selling or offering for sale within the State specified crab products identified as "blue crab" except under specified conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [SB-40]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring specified employers to provide employees with specified earned sick and safe leave; providing for the manner in which earned sick and safe leave is accrued by the employee and treated by the employer; requiring an employer to allow an employee to use earned sick and safe leave for specified purposes; requiring an employee, under specified circumstances, to request leave, notify the employer of specified information, and comply with specified procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Blair Regional Park Scoreboards [SB-307]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $25,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Blair Athletic Association, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of Blair Regional Park, located in Montgomery 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. Jamin B Raskin
Hearing 3/14 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Public Health - Synthetic Infill Turf Fields - Informational Signs [HB-897]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Sports ]
Requiring the owner or operator of a facility with a synthetic infill turf field to post a specified sign in a conspicuous location informing individuals using the field of specified health and safety recommendations of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Blair Regional Park Scoreboards [HB-764]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
[Sports ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $25,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Blair Athletic Association, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Blair Regional Park, located in Montgomery 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. William C. Smith
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Food Fish and Shellfish - Labeling and Identification Requirements (Maryland Seafood Authenticity Act) [HB-760]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from selling or offering for sale within the State specified food fish or shellfish unless the person identifies the species of food fish or shellfish in a specified manner; prohibiting a person from knowingly misidentifying the species of specified food fish or shellfish on a label, sign, or menu; prohibiting a person from knowingly selling or offering for sale within the State specified crab products identified as "blue crab" except under specified conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 04/06/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Health - Food Allergy Awareness [HB-751]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a restaurant, beginning March 1, 2016, to request that a customer inform the employee taking the customer's food order of any known food allergies before ordering; providing that the request may be included on a specified sign or a menu or menu board or made by the employee taking the customer's food order; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make available on its Web site a list of specified food allergen awareness training courses and tests and a list of specified resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/17/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [HB-385]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring specified employers to provide employees with specified earned sick and safe leave; providing for the manner in which earned sick and safe leave is accrued by the employee and treated by the employer; requiring an employer to allow an employee to use earned sick and safe leave for specified purposes; requiring an employee, under specified circumstances, to request leave, notify the employer of specified information, and comply with specified procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 2/13 At 12:30 P.m. on 02/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
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Calvert and St. Mary's Counties - Scenic Byways - Signs [HB-286]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a permit for an outdoor sign along or near a scenic byway on a federal-aid primary highway in Calvert County or St. Mary's County in conformance with federal law if the sign was erected on or before January 1, 2008, or is a directional sign for a facility that sells principally local agricultural or aquacultural products and is located within a 5-mile radius of the sign; establishing specified standards for a sign erected under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark N Fisher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 83 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Signs Along State Highways - Public Libraries [HB-1153]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Libraries ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to place a sign along a specified State highway indicating the presence of a public library if there is a public library within one-half mile of an exit ramp on the highway.
Sponsored by: Rep. James E Proctor
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/20/2015
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Transportation - Advertising Signs on State Highways for Agricultural Businesses Authorized [SB-941]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing, subject to specified requirements, a person to place or maintain an advertising sign for specified agricultural businesses on a State highway; providing that specified provisions of law regulating the placement and maintenance of outdoor signs in specified locations do not apply to a sign placed in accordance with the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roy P Dyson
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Health - General - Genetically Engineered Food - Labeling Requirements [SB-778]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring specified raw foods and packaged foods that are entirely or partially produced with genetic engineering to display a specified label beginning on July 1, 2015; requiring a manufacturer to include a specified label on specified foods; requiring a supplier to include a specified label on a container used for packaging, holding, or transporting specified foods; requiring a retailer to place a specified label on a shelf or bin containing specified foods; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2014