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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Thomas Johnson Middle [SB-488]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $25,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Thomas Johnson Middle School PTA for the acquisition, construction, and capital equipping of the Thomas Johnson Middle School with a new sign, located in Lanham; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing 3/13 At 9:00 A.m. on 03/03/2010
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Physicians - Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Notification and [SB-402]
Requiring physicians licensed to practice medicine in the State to notify patients in writing of information relating to professional liability insurance coverage; requiring that the notification be provided to a patient and signed by a patient at the time of the patient's first visit or at the first visit after the licensee's receipt of specified information and be retained by a physician as part of the physician's patient records; requiring specified physicians to post information in their place of practice; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/08/2010
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Motor Vehicles - Limited Speed Vehicles - Requirements and Prohibitions [SB-344]
Prohibiting a person from driving a specified vehicle with a limited speed capability on specified highways; prohibiting a person from driving a specified vehicle with a limited speed capability on a highway unless the vehicle displays a specified emblem; establishing standards for a specified emblem; prohibiting a motor vehicle dealer from selling a specified vehicle with a limited speed capability unless the dealer permanently affixes a specified emblem to the vehicle and informs the buyer that driving restrictions apply; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barry Glassman
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Residential Property - Prohibited Restrictions on Exercise of Free Speech [SB-212]
Providing that, except under specified circumstances, homeowners in a common ownership community and residential tenants may not be prohibited from displaying noncommercial signs, posters, flags, or banners on their premises, peacefully assembling on their property or contacting their neighbors, engaging in constitutionally protected activity relating to an election or vote, or restricted from using common property based on protected beliefs, expression, or activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alexander Mooney
Favorable With Amendments on 03/05/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Sale of Motor Fuel for Dirt Bikes - Prohibition [SB-1006]
Requiring a retail service station dealer in Baltimore City to post a specified sign in a conspicuous location at the retail service station that states specified prohibitions relating to dispensing motor fuel into a dirt bike; prohibiting a specified person, in Baltimore City, from dispensing motor fuel into a dirt bike from a retail pump at a service station; establishing penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing [HB-976]
Repealing provisions of law relating to specified qualified offers in connection with the liability of an owner of specified rental property; repealing a provision of law relating to a specified window replacement program; repealing obsolete provisions of law relating to the reduction of lead risk in housing; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/08/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Schools - Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline - Distribution of Information [HB-973]
Requiring each county board of education to provide students in the 6th through 12th grades with the telephone number of the Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline in specified ways; providing that a county board is not required to reprint or reissue student handbooks or student identification cards in use on the effective date of the Act in order to comply with the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Electricians, Gas Fitters, HVAC Contractors, and Plumbers - Display of Licenses [HB-956]
Prohibiting a county or municipal corporation, subject to an exception, from requiring a licensed plumber, gas fitter, or heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC) contractor to display a specified certificate number, and from requiring a licensed master electrician to display a license number on a vehicle used for providing specified services; and requiring a specified master electrician to display a State license number on specified vehicles used for providing specified services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Leroy Myers
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Safety - Regulation of Demolition - Demolition Contractors [HB-912]
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: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/26/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Assisted Living and Nursing Home Residents Protection Act of 2010 [HB-879]
Expanding the duties of the Sexual Offender Advisory Board to include reviewing specified policies, procedures, impacts, and laws and making 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 report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2010
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Local Government - Applicability of Laws to Counties and Baltimore City [HB-777]
Specifying that specified powers are granted to code home rule and charter home rule counties in addition to powers granted in the Express Powers Act under Article 25A, § 5 of the Annotated Code; providing that the additional powers are supplemental and not intended to limit specified other powers; clarifying that specified other provisions of law apply to specified types of counties; clarifying that specified provisions of law apply to Baltimore City; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Business Regulation - Pawnbrokers - Prohibited Sale of Cosmetics, Drugs, and [HB-753]
Prohibiting a pawnbroker from selling specified items; requiring a pawnbroker to display conspicuously a sign stating a specified prohibition in a specified manner; requiring the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to revoke a pawnbroker's license if the Secretary finds that the pawnbroker has violated the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/16/2010
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Baltimore County - Four-Way Intersections - Stop Signs [HB-719]
Requiring the State Highway Administration as to Baltimore County highways, and any local authority as to other highways under its jurisdiction, to designate all four-way intersections within one-half mile of a public school as stop intersections and to place a stop sign at each entrance to these intersections; and providing that the Act applies only in Baltimore County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 02/22/2010
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Energy Performance Ratings - State, County, and Municipal Buildings [HB-705]
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. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/16/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Plug-In Vehicles [HB-674]
Authorizing the use of a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane by plug-in vehicles under specified circumstances; 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 specified fee for issuing a specified permit; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration, on the recommendation of the State Highway Administration, to limit the number of permits issued; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Malone
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Harford County - Towing and Removing Vehicles [HB-654]
Establishing that a vehicle may not be towed or removed from private property in Harford County unless the owner of the property has posted specified signs and makes a request for the towing or removal of the specific vehicle; providing that a property owner may not contract with a person for the towing or removal of a vehicle under specified circumstances; requiring the owner of property in Harford County to maintain records and keep specified documentation relating to towed vehicles; limiting specified fees and charges; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Thomas Johnson Middle [HB-548]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $25,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Thomas Johnson Middle School PTA for the acquisition, construction, and capital equipping of the Thomas Johnson Middle School with a new sign, located in Lanham; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations Withdrawn on 03/23/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Medium Speed Vehicles - Requirements and Prohibitions [HB-480]
Prohibiting a person from driving a medium speed vehicle on specified highways; prohibiting a person from driving a medium speed vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle displays a specified emblem; establishing specified standards for a specified emblem; prohibiting a motor vehicle dealer from selling a medium speed vehicle unless the dealer permanently affixes a specified emblem to the vehicle and informs the buyer that specified driving restrictions apply; defining "medium speed vehicle"; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Malone
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way [HB-216]
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: Rep. Marvin Holmes
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/23/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Transportation - Unlawful Signs Along Highways - Enforcement [HB-185]
Establishing that, for purposes of enforcing specified provisions of law relating to sign placement and maintenance along highways, the presence of a sign in violation of the provisions of law is evidence of specified facts concerning the placement or maintenance of the sign; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Kelly
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 02/18/2010