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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Marijuana CONTRol (Cannabis Oversight and Nondiscrimination through Taxation, Regulation, and Legalization) Act of 2016 [HB-1580]
Repealing specified criminal and civil prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing specified exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing marijuana under specified circumstances; providing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, marijuana product manufacturers, marijuana cultivation facilities, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; establishing a specified affirmative defense; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2016
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Distribution of Tobacco Products to Minors - Prohibition and Enforcement [HB-1504]
Prohibiting specified persons from distributing specified tobacco products, paraphernalia, or coupons to a minor; providing that a person who violates a specified provision of the Act is subject to specified civil penalties; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in collaboration and consultation with specified agencies, to develop specified strategies; requiring the Department to report on specified strategies on or before October 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Young Child [HB-1431]
Prohibiting the driver of a motor vehicle in which a person who is under the age of 8 years is a passenger from smoking a tobacco product or allowing a passenger to smoke in the motor vehicle; establishing a fine of up to $50 for a violation of the Act; specifying that the Act does not apply to a mobile home under specified circumstances; specifying that a violation of the Act is not a moving violation for purposes of the assessment of points; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Justice Reinvestment Act [HB-1312]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to conduct a specified risk and needs assessment on specified inmates and include the results in a specified case record; altering the manner in which specified diminution credits may be earned; requiring the Division to impose specified graduated sanctions; establishing the Addiction Treatment Divestiture Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board and the Local Government Justice Reinvestment Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Smoking Marijuana in Public - Penalty [HB-1304]
Repealing a civil fine for smoking marijuana in public; and providing that smoking marijuana in a public place is a criminal misdemeanor with a fine not exceeding $100.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Entertainment Concessionaire and Facility Licenses PG 311-16 [HB-1069]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners of Prince George's County to issue an entertainment concessionaire license to specified persons for specified purposes; providing for the scope of the entertainment concessionaire license; authorizing the Board to issue an entertainment facility license to specified persons for specified purposes; providing for the scope of the entertainment facility license; specifying that the licenses authorize the playing of music and dancing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 293 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Electronic Cigarettes - Sale to Minors - Components, Supplies, and Enforcement [SB-7]
Clarifying that the prohibition against selling, distributing, or offering for sale an electronic device to a minor that can be used to deliver nicotine includes any component for the device or product used to refill or resupply the device; clarifying that the exception to the prohibition for devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration applies only to devices for sale as a tobacco cessation product; changing a violation of the prohibition from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Marijuana Control and Revenue Act of 2015 [SB-531]
Repealing specified criminal and civil prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing specified exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing marijuana under specified circumstances; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, marijuana product manufacturers, marijuana cultivation facilities, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; establishing a specified affirmative defense; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 03/04/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Use and Possession of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia [SB-517]
Establishing a civil penalty for the smoking of marijuana in a public place; establishing that a specified criminal prohibition on the use or possession of drug paraphernalia does not apply to the use or possession of drug paraphernalia involving the use or possession of marijuana; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/22/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Tobacco Taxes - Healthy Maryland Initiative [SB-37]
Altering specified fees for licenses for tobacco manufacturers, retailers, and storage warehouses; altering specified fees for licenses for other tobacco products manufacturers, retailers, tobacconists, and storage warehouses; requiring a specified level of funding for the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program; altering the tobacco tax rates on cigarettes and other tobacco products; requiring a person to obtain specified permits before selling and shipping directly to a consumer in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/04/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Marijuana Control and Revenue Act of 2015 [HB-911]
Repealing specified criminal and civil prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing specified exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing marijuana under specified circumstances; providing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, marijuana product manufacturers, marijuana cultivation facilities, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; establishing a specified affirmative defense; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Regulations to Prohibit Smoking MC/PG 109-15 [HB-585]
Requiring the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to adopt regulations on or before June 30, 2016, to prohibit on property under its jurisdiction the smoking of a cigarette, a cigar, or any other tobacco product; providing for a specified exclusion; and requiring that the regulations provide that specified penalties be imposed for specified infractions.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 438 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Electronic Cigarettes - Sale to Minors - Components, Supplies, and Enforcement [HB-489]
Clarifying that the prohibition against selling, distributing, or offering for sale an electronic device to a minor that can be used to deliver nicotine includes any component for the device or product used to refill or resupply the device; clarifying that the exception to the prohibition for devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration applies only to devices for sale as a tobacco cessation product; requiring the District Court to remit penalties collected to the county in which the violation of the Act occurred; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 425 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Discrimination Based on the Use of Tobacco Products - Prohibition [HB-478]
Prohibiting, except under specified circumstances, an employer from discriminating in any manner or taking adverse action against an employee or an applicant using tobacco products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours; authorizing employees and applicants to submit to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry a written complaint under specified circumstances; authorizing the Commissioner to investigate whether a specified provision of the Act has been violated on receipt of a specified complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/18/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Young Child [HB-357]
Prohibiting the driver of a motor vehicle in which a person who is under the age of 8 years is a passenger from smoking a tobacco product or allowing a passenger to smoke in the motor vehicle; establishing a fine of up to $50 for a violation of the Act; specifying that the Act does not apply to a mobile home under specified circumstances; specifying that a violation of the Act is not a moving violation for purposes of the assessment of points; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Clean Indoor Air Act - Use of Electronic Smoking Devices - Prohibition [HB-26]
Altering the definition of "smoking" for purposes of the Clean Indoor Air Act to include the use of an electronic smoking device; defining "electronic smoking device" as an electronic device that can be used to deliver nicotine or other substances to the individual inhaling from the device; including in the definition of "electronic smoking device" an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, or pipe; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aruna Miller
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Tobacco Taxes - Healthy Maryland Initiative [HB-108]
Altering specified fees for licenses for tobacco manufacturers, retailers, and storage warehouses; altering specified fees for licenses for other tobacco products manufacturers, retailers, tobacconists, and storage warehouses; requiring a specified level of funding for the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program; altering the tobacco tax rates on cigarettes and other tobacco products; requiring a person to obtain specified permits before selling and shipping directly to a consumer in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Marijuana - Penalties [HB-105]
Altering the penalty for the possession or use of drug paraphernalia involving the use or possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana; making the use or possession of drug paraphernalia under specified circumstances a civil offense; establishing that a person who violates specified provisions of the Act may be issued a specified citation; prohibiting a person from smoking marijuana in specified areas; providing penalties for smoking marijuana in specified areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (44-3) on 04/10/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Public Health - Responsible Tobacco Retailing Act of 2015 [HB-1015]
Establishing the Responsible Tobacco Retailing Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; repealing specified exemptions from licensure for specified retailers of specified tobacco products; increasing specified licensure fees for specified retailers of specified tobacco products; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 03/11/2015
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Maine 127th Legislature
An Act To Promote Equity in Business Opportunity for Tobacco Specialty Stores [SB-821]
An Act To Promote Equity in Business Opportunity for Tobacco Specialty Stores
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Collins
Placed In The Legislative Files. (dead) on 06/22/2015