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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Towing or Removal of Vehicles from Parking Lots - Reclamation Hours [HB-1384]
Limiting, to at a minimum from 6 a.m. to midnight, the hours during which a certain person in possession of a vehicle that has been towed or removed from a parking lot is required to provide an opportunity for the vehicle owner or the owner's agent to retake possession of the vehicle; and altering a certain signage requirement imposed on the owner or operator of a parking lot relating to hours during which a towed vehicle may be reclaimed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/15/2020
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Vehicle Laws - Driving in Right-Hand Lanes [HB-1262]
Requiring the driver of a vehicle traveling slower than the general speed of traffic on certain highways to drive the vehicle in the right-hand lanes under certain circumstances; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include certain information in the State's driver education curriculum; requiring the State Highway Administration to inform drivers of certain requirements by posting certain signage and providing certain notice in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Schools - Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices [HB-1292]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
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Jordan River Amendments [HB-278]
Jordan River Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Harper
Governor Vetoed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 04/01/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Racing and Community Development Act of 2020 [HB-1056]
Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of the Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property to the City of Bowie in a certain manner; authorizing, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375,000,000 of bonds for the redevelopment of certain racing facilities, including Laurel Park and Pimlico; establishing certain funds for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Maryland Music Therapists Act [HB-1102]
Establishing the Music Therapist Advisory Committee within the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists; requiring the Board to adopt regulations and a code of ethics for the practice of music therapy; requiring the Board to set certain fees for services provided by the Board to music therapists; requiring the Board to pay the fees to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute the fees to the Board; requiring the fees to be used to cover certain costs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Talbot County – Speed Monitoring Systems – Intersection of Maryland Route 333 (Oxford Road) and Bonfield Avenue [HB-1132]
Authorizing the placement and use of a speed monitoring system at the intersection of Maryland Route 333 (Oxford Road) and Bonfield Avenue in Talbot County, subject to certain placement and signage requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act) [HB-1097]
Requiring that a certain summary that certain employers are required to keep conspicuously posted in certain places of employment include certain antiretaliation provisions; prohibiting certain employers from taking certain actions under the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law; prohibiting certain employers from discriminating against certain employees; requiring, to the extent practicable, the identity of the employee who filed a written complaint of certain violations be kept confidential; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Single-Occupancy Public Restrooms - Availability (The Accessible to All Act) [HB-1147]
Requiring that a single-occupancy public restroom be marked with certain gender-inclusive signage in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; authorizing certain places of public accommodation to use certain gender-inclusive signage that was in use before October 1, 2020; providing that a county or municipality is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in place of public accommodation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Amusement Attractions - Maryland Rider Safety Act [HB-1001]
Requiring riders of amusement attractions to obey the posted rules, warnings, and oral instructions and refrain from acting in a certain manner that may cause or contribute to an injury to the rider or others; requiring a rider of an amusement attraction or the parent or guardian of a certain rider to make certain determinations before riding or attempting to ride an amusement attraction; requiring a rider or the parent or guardian of a rider to submit a written report to the amusement owner about any injury incurred; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Vehicle Laws - Violations Involving Pedestrians or Bicyclists - Penalties (Pedestrian Safety Act of 2020) [HB-973]
Establishing certain minimum fines for certain traffic violations relating to the driver of a vehicle failing to stop or yield to certain pedestrian and bicycle traffic; altering the source of funds for the Pedestrian Safety Fund; and requiring the Secretary of Transportation, in administering the Fund, to prioritize enhancing the safety and quality of pedestrian and bicycle transportation near schools and school bus stops.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety (Safe Care Act) [SB-943]
Requiring State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to develop a workplace safety plan; establishing certain requirements for a certain workplace safety plan; requiring that certain training address certain risks and include certain instruction on certain matters; requiring certain State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to collaborate with a certain committee for certain purposes; requiring that certain procedures include certain other procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Referred Economic Matters on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Transportation - Railroad Grade Crossing Over Private Road - Stop Sign [SB-908]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to install a stop sign at each railroad grade crossing over a private road.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Racing and Community Development Act of 2020 [SB-987]
Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property to the City of Bowie in a certain manner; authorizing, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375,000,000 of bonds for the redevelopment of certain racing facilities; requiring the Authority, before issuing certain bonds, to ensure certain agreements are executed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 590 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Violations Involving Pedestrians or Bicyclists - Penalties (Pedestrian Safety Act of 2020) [SB-815]
Establishing minimum fines of $150 for certain traffic violations relating to the driver of a vehicle failing to stop or yield to certain pedestrian and bicycle traffic; altering the source of funds for the Pedestrian Safety Fund; and requiring the Secretary of Transportation, in administering the Fund, to prioritize enhancing the safety and quality of pedestrian and bicycle transportation near schools and school bus stops.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Electronic Signs Along Highways - Suicide Prevention [SB-810]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to post information on suicide prevention, including a hotline number, on electronic signs along any highway within a 5-mile radius of a high suicide risk zone, as identified by the Administration; and authorizing the Administration to adopt certain regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 585 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electronic Smoking Devices - Regulation and Taxation [SB-876]
Limiting the in-person sales or distributions of vaping liquid by electronic smoking devices retailers and vape shop vendors to age-restricted areas; requiring electronic smoking devices retail licensees and vape shop vendors selling vaping liquid to post a certain sign in a certain manner; requiring a certain licensee who sells electronic smoking devices through a website to use a certain third-party age verification service for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled (finance) on 03/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electronic Smoking Devices - Regulation and Taxation [SB-876]
Limiting the in-person sales or distributions of vaping liquid by electronic smoking devices retailers and vape shop vendors to age-restricted areas; requiring electronic smoking devices retail licensees and vape shop vendors selling vaping liquid to post a certain sign in a certain manner; requiring a certain licensee who sells electronic smoking devices through a website to use a certain third-party age verification service for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled (finance) on 03/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Liquor Store Cameras [SB-945]
Requiring certain alcoholic beverages license holders in Baltimore City to install and operate a digital surveillance system on the licensed premises in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City; requiring the digital surveillance system to be equipped with high-definition cameras; requiring the cameras to be placed in certain places; requiring the video recorded from the surveillance system to be retained for at least 14 days; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Check Cashing Services - Registration and Dissemination of Information [SB-939]
Repealing an exemption for certain check cashing services from certain provisions of law governing the licensure of check cashing services; authorizing a person to provide check cashing services without obtaining a certain license by registering each year with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation under certain circumstances; requiring a person to obtain and maintain a certain identifier, and to provide the Commissioner with certain information to register as a check cashing service; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 444 on 05/08/2020