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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Underground Facilities Damage Prevention - Revision [SB-877]
Revising provisions relating to the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority; altering the application and scope of certain provisions relating to underground facilities and damage prevention; requiring certain newly installed underground facilities to be detectable or locatable after October 1, 2021; requiring certain previously detectable or locatable facilities to be restored to a certain status after a certain date; altering the qualifications of certain members of the Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Criminal Law - Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Dogs - Classification and Requirements [SB-925]
Repealing a certain provision of law authorizing an appropriate unit of a county or municipal corporation to determine whether a dog is potentially dangerous under certain circumstances and relating to ownership of a dangerous dog; requiring an appropriate unit of a county or municipal corporation to classify a certain dog by level of potential danger as determined by certain factors, subject to certain exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Baltimore City – Speed Limits – Establishment [SB-854]
Authorizing Baltimore City to establish the maximum speed limit on a highway under its jurisdiction without performing an engineering and traffic study.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 2/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Maryland Music Therapists Act [SB-766]
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 reasonable 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: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Low Speed Electric Vehicles - Use by Municipalities [SB-750]
Establishing an exception under certain circumstances for low speed electric vehicles to the vehicle registration requirement; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a permit to a municipality that authorizes the municipality to operate on a highway up to four low speed electric vehicles; authorizing a municipality to apply for a permit; requiring a permit applicant to state certain information; establishing certain operating requirements for a municipal low speed electric vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/20/2020
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Unlawful Taking of Oysters From Submerged Land Leases and Water Column Leases - Penalties [HB-856]
Establishing a minimum fine of $2,000 and maximum fine of $3,000 for unlawfully taking oysters from a submerged land lease or water column lease under certain circumstances; requiring a person who unlawfully takes oysters from a submerged land lease or water column lease to complete a certain class at the person's expense; providing that a person who commits a certain second or subsequent offense is guilty of the crime of theft and subject to certain criminal penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Unlawful Taking of Oysters From Submerged Land Leases and Water Column Leases - Penalties [SB-689]
Establishing a minimum fine of $2,000 and maximum fine of $3,000 for unlawfully taking oysters from a submerged land lease or water column lease under certain circumstances; requiring a person who unlawfully takes oysters from a submerged land lease or water column lease to complete a certain class at the person's expense; providing that a person who commits a certain second or subsequent offense is guilty of the crime of theft and subject to certain criminal penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/10/2020
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Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Town of Kensington MC 15-20 [HB-860]
Authorizing, in the Town of Kensington in Montgomery County, the Board of License Commissioners for Montgomery County to provide for a beer and wine tasting (BWT) license; repealing a limitation on the number of beer and wine tasting licenses in Kensington that the Board may issue; authorizing the issuance of not more than four Class 9 limited distillery licenses for use in the town; authorizing the Board to alter the number of Class A-K license holders under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 349 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act) [SB-641]
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 under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road - Lane Changes [HB-702]
Altering the circumstances under which a driver may move out of or into a lane by authorizing the move when the driver has reasonably determined it is safe to do so and activated the appropriate turn signal; prohibiting a person from moving a vehicle right or left on a roadway in order to change lanes unless the person gives an appropriate signal in a certain manner, subject to a certain exception; providing that a violation of the Act is not a moving violation for the purpose of assessing points; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Malone
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2020
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Use of State or Local Highways - Prohibition or Restriction by Local Authority [HB-688]
Authorizing a local authority, by resolution, to prohibit, or restrict to local traffic, the operation of vehicles on certain State or local highways if the local authority determines that the highway is congested to the point that local traffic and emergency vehicles are unable to navigate the area's highway network; authorizing a local authority to use certain devices or strategies in imposing a prohibition or restriction on highway use; prohibiting a person from driving on a highway in violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2020
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Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles, EPAMDs, or Motor Scooters [HB-710]
Authorizing the driver of a vehicle to drive on the left side of the roadway in a no-passing zone to overtake and pass at a safe distance a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter traveling in the same direction if the vehicle is driven in accordance with certain provisions of law and the driver reasonably believes, based on weather, road, and vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions, that the adjustment does not endanger, impede, or interfere with another vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Security Screening Checkpoint - Charitable Donations [HB-620]
Requiring the Executive Director of the Maryland Aviation Administration to work with House of Ruth Maryland to install secure donation boxes at the entrance to each security screening checkpoint at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; and requiring that money deposited in the donation boxes be used only to support House of Ruth Maryland.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 278 on 05/08/2020
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Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [SB-474]
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 for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles have certain pavement markings; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for certain purposes; establishing a civil penalty of $50 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/11 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Towing or Removal of Vehicles From Parking Lots - Reclamation Hours [SB-392]
Limiting, to between 6 a.m. and 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. Douglas Peters
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/20/2020
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Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Single-Occupancy Public Restrooms - Availability (The Accessible to All Act) [SB-401]
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: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing Canceled (judicial Proceedings) on 01/29/2020
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Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting [HB-568]
Requiring each correctional facility to disseminate certain written information directly to each eligible voter regarding voter registration, absentee voting, and certain applications and provide an absentee ballot to an eligible voter on request; requiring the Board of Elections to provide correctional facilities with certain written materials; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a facility with a voter registration application; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2020
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Transportation - Commercial Signs - Penalty [HB-481]
Increasing, from $25 to $1,000, the maximum civil penalty for placing or maintaining a commercial sign within the right-of-way of a State highway.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/24/2020
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Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting [SB-372]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a correctional facility with a voter registration application and documentation informing the individual that the individual's voting rights have been restored; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt certain regulations establishing a program to inform eligible voters incarcerated in correctional facilities of upcoming elections and how to exercise the right to vote; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/05/2020
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Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting [SB-372]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a correctional facility with a voter registration application and documentation informing the individual that the individual's voting rights have been restored; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt certain regulations establishing a program to inform eligible voters incarcerated in correctional facilities of upcoming elections and how to exercise the right to vote; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/05/2020