Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Thomas Johnson Middle [HB-1566]
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.
HB-1566: Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Thomas Johnson Middle
Sponsored by: Rep. James Hubbard
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/12/2010
Criminal Law - Mistreated Animals - Seizure Requirements and Procedures [HB-1521]
Requiring the owner or custodian of an animal that is removed from a place because of mistreatment to complete an administrative remedy offered by a local animal control agency or humane society officer; authorizing the officer to petition the District Court for a specified disposition of the animal; authorizing the seizure and removal of an animal from specified property or impoundment on the property if there is probable cause to believe the animal is being mistreated; etc.
HB-1521: Criminal Law - Mistreated Animals - Seizure Requirements and Procedures
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2010
Prince George's County - Municipal Corporations - School Zones and Speed [HB-1477]
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.
HB-1477: Prince George's County - Municipal Corporations - School Zones and Speed
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Public Safety - Missing Offenders - Blue Alert Program [HB-1473]
Requiring the Department of State Police to establish a Blue Alert Program to provide a system for rapid dissemination of specified information to assist in locating and apprehending specified missing offenders; requiring the Department to adopt guidelines and develop procedures for issuing a Blue Alert for missing offenders, provide specified training and assistance to local law enforcement agencies, and provide specified notice when missing offenders are apprehended; etc.
HB-1473: Public Safety - Missing Offenders - Blue Alert Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Transportation - Bridges Over State Highways - Memorials to Fallen Heroes [HB-1392]
Authorizing the Governor to post a sign or plaque on specified bridges to honor fallen heroes who died in the performance of duties while serving the State, local, or federal government in a specified capacity; requiring the sign or plaque to be visible to travelers on specified roads or highways; requiring the Governor to select the fallen heroes; defining a specified term; etc.
HB-1392: Transportation - Bridges Over State Highways - Memorials to Fallen Heroes
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/25/2010
Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Disposal of Unused Prescription Drugs [HB-1387]
Requiring specified containers of prescription drugs to include specified information; requiring specified labels of prescription drugs to include a specified notice; requiring specified pharmacists to include an information sheet with specified prescription drugs; requiring pharmacies to develop a program for the disposal of unused prescription drugs; requiring the program to include the provision of specified containers; requiring pharmacies to dispose of specified containers in a specified manner; etc.
HB-1387: Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Disposal of Unused Prescription Drugs
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 04/01/2010
Department of Agriculture - Invasive Plants - Labeling and Notice [HB-1360]
Designating specified species of plant as invasive plants; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to designate specified additional species of plant as invasive species if the species meet specified criteria; prohibiting a person, except as provided under the Act, from selling or offering for sale in the State, or from planting or supplying as part of a specified landscaping service in the State, invasive plants; establishing specified labeling, signage, and notice requirements for invasive plants; etc.
HB-1360: Department of Agriculture - Invasive Plants - Labeling and Notice
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010
Business Regulation - Lodging Establishments - National Human Trafficking [HB-1322]
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.
HB-1322: Business Regulation - Lodging Establishments - National Human Trafficking
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Public Health - Food Establishments - Transportation of Perishable Foods [HB-127]
Requiring specified food establishments to transport perishable foods from a wholesale food warehouse or distribution center in accordance with specified standards; requiring a wholesale food warehouse or distribution center to display a specified sign; and requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations establishing specified standards for the transportation of perishable foods, requirements for the display of a specified sign, and specified fines.
HB-127: Public Health - Food Establishments - Transportation of Perishable Foods
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 02/16/2010
Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures [HB-1120]
Providing for the statewide application for provisions of law governing the towing or removal of vehicles from parking lots; establishing a motor vehicle towing and storage lien on a towed motor vehicle on behalf of the tower for specified towing and storage charges; prohibiting a motor vehicle towing and storage lienor from selling the motor vehicle to which the lien is attached under specified circumstances; specifying the manner in which a motor vehicle towing and storage lienor may sell a vehicle; etc.
HB-1120: Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures
Sponsored by: Rep. Doyle Niemann
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2010
Foreign Corporation Campaign Disclaimer Act [HB-1087]
Requiring a business entity that publishes or distributes campaign material and that is a subsidiary of a foreign-owned business entity to state prominently in the authority line on the campaign material in 1-inch font the country where the foreign-owned business entity is located.
Anne Arundel County - Drug-Free Zones Pilot Program - Recreation Areas [HB-1080]
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 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.
HB-1080: Anne Arundel County - Drug-Free Zones Pilot Program - Recreation Areas
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
First Reading Judiciary on 02/17/2010
Baltimore City - Sale of Motor Fuel for Dirt Bikes - Prohibition [HB-1025]
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.
HB-1025: Baltimore City - Sale of Motor Fuel for Dirt Bikes - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
Adult-Use Cannabis - Legalization [SB-1075]
Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Cannabis, and Tobacco Commission; providing that a member of the Commission may not have a certain interest, ownership, or management in the cannabis industry; establishing the Advisory Committee on Adult-Use Cannabis; providing an individual at least 21 years old and in possession of a certain amount of cannabis is not subject to arrest or any civil or administrative penalty; imposing a certain excise tax on the sale of cannabis under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-1075: Adult-Use Cannabis - Legalization
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/28/2020
Motor Vehicles - Large Vehicles - Left Lane Prohibition [HB-1627]
Prohibiting large vehicles with four or more axles or a gross weight exceeding 10,000 pounds from using the far left lane on a roadway that has three or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction with a certain posted maximum speed limit; and providing for the application of the Act.
HB-1627: Motor Vehicles - Large Vehicles - Left Lane Prohibition
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/20/2020
Public Schools - Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices [SB-1019]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2020-2021 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.
SB-1019: Public Schools - Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/13/2020
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [HB-1587]
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 certain zoning or parking laws; etc.
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [HB-1587]
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 certain zoning or parking laws; etc.