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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Towing and Removal of Vehicles from Parking Lots [HB-181]
Providing for the application to Anne Arundel County of provisions of law governing the towing and removal of vehicles from parking lots, including provisions governing signage, storage, towing and storage rates, notice, insurance and security for towers, prohibited acts, requirements for towers, and tower liability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 02/21/2011
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Anne Arundel County - Drug-Free Zones Pilot Program - Public Parks and [HB-1332]
Prohibiting a person in Anne Arundel County from using or possessing with intent to use drug paraphernalia in specified public parks and recreation areas for a specified purpose; allowing a defendant in a specified prosecution involving drug paraphernalia relating to marijuana to introduce, and requiring the court to consider as a mitigating factor, specified evidence related to medical necessity; establishing penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/25/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - Sign Posting [HB-1304]
Requiring the business owner of a privately owned bus station or truck stop located in the State to post in restrooms in a specified manner a specified sign that provides National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information; requiring an agency that determines a violation has occurred to provide a notice to the business owner of a bus station or truck stop or the business owner's agent; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Prescription Drugs - Dispensing Permits [HB-1268]
Authorizing specified individuals who are licensed to practice specified health occupations in the State to dispense prescription drugs to patients under specified circumstances; requiring applicants to comply with specified standards; establishing specified standards for the operation of specified offices; establishing specified requirements to apply for a dispensing permit; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to issue a dispensing permit under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/25/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration - Audio and Video Recording Devices on Vehicles [HB-123]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to activate, or to install and activate, an audio recording device on specified vehicles; requiring the Administration to post a notice on vehicles, as specified; limiting, to specified persons and for specified purposes, the review of any audio recording made on a vehicle used to provide transit service; requiring the Administration to adopt specified regulations; regulating video recording devices installed on specified vehicles used to provide transit service; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/25/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Transportation - State Highway Administration - Sale or Lease of Highway Naming [HB-1186]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to sell or lease to a private entity the naming rights for all or part of a State highway; requiring a sale or lease of naming rights to be for at least 1 year; providing that a sale or lease of naming rights may not be construed to require that any highway sign or mailing address be altered; providing that proceeds from the sale or lease of naming rights be credited to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Warning Signs [HB-1137]
Altering requirements for specified signs placed for the purpose of alerting drivers to the presence of speed monitoring systems; requiring specified speed monitoring system warning signs to be placed in close proximity to specified signs designating a school zone; requiring speed monitoring system warning signs to be in accordance with specifications and regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/23/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Prohibition Against Sales of Tobacco Products to Minors - [HB-1124]
Requiring licensed retailers in Baltimore City to post a sign in a conspicuous location that states a specified prohibition against the sale of tobacco products to persons under the age of 18; requiring the Comptroller to adopt guidelines for the design of the sign; establishing specified penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Transportation - Outdoor Signs Along Federal-Aid Primary Highways - Scenic [HB-109]
Prohibiting the State Highway Administration from issuing a permit for an outdoor sign along or near a federal-aid primary highway if the sign is along or near a scenic byway located on the federal-aid primary highway.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Alexander L. Booker Child Protection Construction Site Safety Act [SB-985]
Requiring that specified signs indicating dangers on a construction site be prominently displayed at the construction site at all times; requiring the signs to include specified information; requiring a construction site to have barricades enclosing specified dangers on a construction site under specified circumstances; and requiring specified construction equipment to be equipped with specified safety equipment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Municipal Corporations - School Zones and Speed [SB-916]
Authorizing municipal corporations in Prince George's County to establish school zones on specified highways; authorizing a municipal corporation in the county to implement and use a speed monitoring system on county highways under specified circumstances; prohibiting the county from unreasonably denying a request from a municipal corporation to implement and use a speed monitoring system on county highways or placing specified requirements on the implementation or use of a speed monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/25/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures [SB-788]
Providing for the statewide application for provisions of law governing the towing or removal of vehicles from parking lots; altering specified maximum amounts that a person may charge for towing and storing a vehicle; requiring a tower to release a towed vehicle to specified persons under specified circumstances; altering specified penalties related to towing; establishing a motor vehicle towing and storage lien on a towed motor vehicle on behalf of the tower for specified towing and storage charges; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way [SB-779]
Providing for original jurisdiction of the District Court for specified actions; prohibiting a person without authorization from the State Highway Administration from placing a sign within the right-of-way of a State highway; clarifying that such signs may be removed by the Administration or other designated agencies; authorizing the Administration or a specified county or municipal corporation government to collect civil penalties and to seek an injunction against violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Assisted Living and Nursing Home Residents Protection Act of 2010 [SB-776]
Expanding the duties of the Sexual Offender Advisory Board to include reviewing specified policies, procedures, impacts, and laws and making specified recommendations relating to protecting residents and employees of nursing homes and assisted living facilities and the family members of residents from sexual offenders; requiring the Sexual Offender Advisory Board to submit a specified report on or before December 1, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Drug-Free Zones Pilot Program - Public Parks and [SB-671]
Prohibiting a person in Anne Arundel County from manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance in violation of a specified provision, or conspiring to commit the offenses, in a public park or recreation area; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; establishing that a specified mandatory minimum penalty may not be suspended; establishing the ineligibility for parole for a specified person except under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Energy Performance Ratings - State, County, and Municipal Buildings [SB-656]
Requiring, beginning October 1, 2011, the governing body of a county or a municipal corporation to post a specified Energy Star rating for specified county or municipal buildings in a specified area of the buildings; and beginning on specified dates, requiring the Department of General Services to post a specified Energy Star rating for specified State buildings in a specified area of the buildings.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Lenett
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/26/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Plug-In Vehicles [SB-602]
Authorizing the use of a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane by plug-in vehicles that carry a specified permit; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, the State Highway Administration, and the Department of State Police to consult to design a specified permit; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge a fee not to exceed $20 for issuing a permit; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration, on the recommendation of the State Highway Administration to limit the number of permits issued under the Act for a specified purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Safety - Regulation of Demolition - Demolition Contractors [SB-544]
Requiring a demolition contractor to obtain a demolition permit from the local designated authority before beginning demolition in the State; requiring a demolition contractor to provide specified information, specified evidence, and, under specified circumstances, a specified plan to the local designated authority in order to obtain a demolition permit; requiring a demolition contractor to comply with any other requirements established by the local designated authority in law, regulation, or ordinance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Floor Amendment (senator Stoltzfus) on 03/26/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Lodging Establishments - National Human Trafficking [SB-542]
Requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to design a sign that contains specified information regarding the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline; requiring the sign to meet specified requirements and be placed on the Department's website; requiring a lodging establishment to post a specified sign if the lodging establishment is located on property where arrests leading to conviction for prostitution, solicitation of a minor, or human trafficking have occurred; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Harrington
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates and Parking Placards for Dependents [SB-518]
Authorizing the owner of a motor vehicle to apply to the Motor Vehicle Administration for a special disability registration number and special disability registration plates or a parking placard if a medical professional certifies that a dependent of the applicant has a disability that meets specified requirements; requiring an applicant to submit specified proof; authorizing the Administration to review the severity and permanency of the disability of a dependent of a motor vehicle owner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2010