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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act [SB-753]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[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. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2014
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Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Local Jurisdictions [SB-652]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the standards and requirements for the required warning period for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems; establishing that speed monitoring systems placed in specified areas may be placed only on highways with a specified minimum speed limit; applying notice and signage standards for unmanned local stationary speed monitoring systems to all local speed monitoring systems; requiring local jurisdictions to designate specified persons to act in a liaison capacity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James N Robey
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2014
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State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Funeral Establishments Owned by a Single Owner - Pre-Need Trustee Licenses and Public Notification of Death [SB-648]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to issue an executor license to an applicant if the applicant is the appointed personal representative of a deceased surviving spouse's estate under specified circumstances; requiring an applicant for an executor license to submit to the Board within a specified time period the name of a licensed funeral director or mortician who has agreed to apply for a specified pre-need trustee license; requiring the Board to provide for the term of an executor license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 322 on 05/05/2014
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Election Law - Redistricting Ballot Questions - Map of Proposed Districts [SB-582]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring that a specified statement providing notice of a ballot question relating to congressional redistricting include the address of a Web site where a map of the boundaries of the proposed districts may be viewed; and requiring that a map of the proposed districts be posted in each polling place if there is a question on the ballot relating to congressional redistricting.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2014
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Health - Food Allergy Awareness [SB-409]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a restaurant, beginning March 1, 2015, to request that a customer inform the employee taking the customer's food order of any known food allergies before ordering; authorizing a county to require a restaurant, beginning March 1, 2015, to have on the premises at specified times an employee who has completed and passed a specified food allergen awareness training course and is available to discuss meal options with customers who have food allergies; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher B. Shank
Favorable With Amendments Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/07/2014
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Speed Monitoring Systems Reform Act of 2014 [SB-350]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the standards and requirements for the required warning period for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems; applying notice and signage standards for unmanned local stationary speed monitoring systems to all local speed monitoring systems; requiring the Maryland Police Training Commission to compile and make publicly available on or before December 31 of each year a report containing specified information on each local speed monitoring system program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 490 on 05/15/2014
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Health Occupations - State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors [SB-314]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Naturopathic Medicine Advisory Committee within the State Board of Pharmacy; providing for the composition of the Committee; providing for the terms of a Committee member; specifying the duties of the Committee; requiring the Board to adopt specified regulations; requiring the Board to set fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses; requiring the Board to pay the fees to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute the fees of the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 153 on 04/14/2014
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Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B Beer, Wine and Liquor Licenses [SB-307]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing the Montgomery County Board of License Commissioners to issue a Class B beer, wine and liquor license to an operator of a restaurant or hotel; requiring, as a prerequisite for the initial issuance of a Class B beer, wine and liquor license, an operator of a restaurant or hotel to attest to a specified proportion of food and alcoholic beverage sales based on gross receipts; repealing a limit on the number of seats in a cocktail area of a restaurant or hotel for which a Class B beer, wine and liquor license is issued; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Montgomery County Senators
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Labor and Employment - Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act [HB-968]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[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. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2014
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Sewage Sludge - Permit Applications and Public Hearings - Notification Requirements [HB-945]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to mail a copy of specified notices to the record owners of any property adjoining land for which the Department has received a specified sewage sludge utilization permit application; requiring the publication and posting of specified notices; establishing requirements for specified notices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil County Delegation
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters; Withdrawn on 03/27/2014
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Speed Monitoring Systems Reform Act of 2014 [HB-929]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the standards and requirements for the required warning period for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems; altering the standards for signage required for local stationary speed monitoring systems; requiring local jurisdictions to designate specified persons to act in a public liaison capacity; requiring the Maryland Police Training Commission to compile and make publicly available an annual report containing specified information on each local speed monitoring system program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 491 on 05/15/2014
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Food Fish and Shellfish - Labeling and Identification Requirements (Maryland Seafood Authenticity and Enforcement Act) [HB-913]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from selling or offering for sale within the State any food fish or shellfish unless the person identifies the species of the food fish or shellfish in a specified manner; requiring that the species of a food fish or shellfish be identified by the common name provided in specified regulations or in a specified publication; prohibiting a person from knowingly misidentifying the species of a food fish or shellfish on a label, sign, or menu; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2014
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Highways - Scenic Byways - Signs [HB-852]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a permit for an outdoor sign along or near a scenic byway located on a federal-aid primary highway if the sign was erected on or before January 1, 2008.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony J. O'Donnell
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2014
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Public Health - Synthetic Infill Turf Fields - Informational Signs [HB-763]
[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. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2014
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Baltimore County - Use of Speed Monitoring Systems [HB-650]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that in Baltimore County a violation recorded by a speed monitoring system may be enforced by the issuance of a citation only if the violation occurred during a specified time period and at the time of the violation the sign designating the school zone is equipped and operated in a specified manner; requiring that a speed monitoring system in Baltimore County be placed and adjusted in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/14/2014
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Labor and Employment - Earned Sick Leave [HB-527]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring specified employers to provide employees with specified earned sick leave; providing for the manner in which earned sick leave is accrued by the employee and treated by the employer; requiring an employer to allow an employee to use earned sick 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. Barbara A. Robinson
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2014
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Health Occupations - State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors [HB-402]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Naturopathic Medicine Advisory Committee within the State Board of Physicians; providing for the composition of the Committee; providing for the terms of a Committee member; specifying the duties of the Committee; requiring the Board to adopt specified regulations; requiring the Board to set specified fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses; requiring the Board to pay the fees to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute the fees of the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 399 on 05/05/2014
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Criminal Law - Dangerous Dogs - Registration and Penalties [HB-371]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the owner of a dangerous dog to obtain a dangerous dog registration certificate from a local animal control unit within 10 days of a dog committing an act which renders it a dangerous dog; requiring the owner to pay a registration fee set by the animal control unit; requiring a dangerous dog registration certificate to include specified information; requiring a local animal control unit to issue a dangerous dog registration certificate if the dog's owner provides specified satisfactory evidence; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl D Glenn
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/10/2014
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Charles County - Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses [HB-300]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Specifying that a provision of law that prohibits the Charles County Board of License Commissioners from issuing specified licenses to sell alcoholic beverages in any building located within specified distances of specified schools applies to licenses with on-sale and off-sale privileges; providing the size of a sign be not less than 24 by 36 inches which the Charles County Board of License Commissioners is required to supply to specified applicants for alcoholic beverages licenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles County Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 95 on 04/08/2014
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Vehicle Laws - Road Rage Reduction Act of 2014 [HB-247]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that on a roadway that has two or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction, when safe and practicable, the driver of a vehicle being overtaken in the far left lane shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle unless the vehicle is preparing for a left turn or the vehicle is in a high occupancy vehicle lane under specified circumstances; and requiring the State Highway Administration to erect specified signs, at specified intervals, along specified roadways.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick J. Hogan
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2014