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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Bid Advertisement Threshold and Electronic Posting of Hearing Notices and Bid Advertisements [SB-170]
Requiring county boards of education to post certain hearing notices and bid advertisements on the websites of certain local school systems; increasing the threshold amount of costs of school buildings, improvements, supplies, and equipment that require county boards to advertise for bids from $25,000 to $100,000; and updating the reference to the State's centralized procurement platform on which county boards may advertise for bids for school buildings, improvements, supplies, or equipment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Gallion
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 275 on 04/25/2024
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Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection [SB-1]
Altering a certain charge that may be assessed to a public service company; providing for the recovery of certain costs through rates; establishing an energy salesperson license for certain persons that offer or sell electricity supply agreements or gas supply agreements to customers in the State; establishing an energy vendor license for certain persons that provide energy sales services in the State; prohibiting a certain electricity supplier from marketing electricity as green power unless certain conditions are met; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 537 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Crimes - Interfering With a Legislative Proceeding [HB-128]
Prohibiting a person from intentionally threatening to physically harm a witness or retaliating against a witness or intentionally soliciting another to threaten a witness or retaliate against a witness to affect testimony before a legislative body in a legislative proceeding; and providing certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Insurance - Protections After Loss or Damage to Property [HB-36]
Prohibiting a public adjuster, or anyone acting on behalf of a public adjuster, from soliciting or attempting to solicit a client between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.; altering the statements that are required to be included in a public adjuster contract; altering a certain rescission period for public adjuster contracts; and requiring a public adjuster to provide notice to the Commissioner, in a form and manner the Commissioner determines, within 1 business day after the public adjuster has entered into a contract.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 826 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Sexual Solicitation of a Minor Through Child Pornography – Prohibition [HB-99]
Prohibiting an individual from knowingly and with a certain intent soliciting a minor or law enforcement officer posing as a minor to engage in certain prohibited sexual acts with the minor by a certain means.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Bartlett
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 835 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Electricity Supply and Consumer Protections - Regulations and Orders [HB-236]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations or orders regarding the marketing of and contracting for certain electricity supply.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Insurance – Protections After Loss or Damage to Property [SB-231]
Prohibiting a public adjuster, or anyone acting on behalf of a public adjuster, from soliciting or attempting to solicit a client during the progress of a loss-producing occurrence or between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.; requiring a public adjuster to provide notice to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner if the public adjuster enters into a public adjuster contract within 72 hours after the loss giving rise to an insurance claim; altering the statements that are required to be included in a public adjuster contract; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates Fraser-hidalgo, Qi And Wilson) on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Offshore Wind Energy – State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act) [HB-793]
Requiring an application for any new qualified offshore wind project and a certain proposal for an offshore wind transmission facility to be subject to a certain community benefit agreement; requiring the Public Service Commission to request that PJM Interconnection conduct a certain analysis of transmission system upgrade and expansion options; establishing that the State be exempted from the renewable energy portfolio standard requirements under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Offshore Wind Energy - State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act) [SB-781]
Requiring an application for any new qualified offshore wind project and a certain proposal for an offshore wind transmission facility to be subject to a certain community benefit agreement; requiring the Public Service Commission to request that PJM Interconnection conduct a certain analysis of transmission system upgrade and expansion options; altering the requirements for a certain report on offshore wind projects; requiring the Commission, by a certain date each year starting in 2024, to report on its Supplier Diversity Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 95 on 04/21/2023
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)
Catalytic converters; crime; classification [SB-1155]
Catalytic converters; crime; classification
Sponsored by: Sen. Anthony Kern
House Jud Committee Action: Held, Voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0) on 03/22/2023
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Campaign Contributions By Candidate Committees. [SB-194]
Amends section 11-357, HRS, to prohibit elected officials as defined in section 11-342(d), HRS, from soliciting and accepting campaign contributions during any regular session or special session of the State Legislature, including any extension of any regular session or special session and any legislative recess day, holiday, or weekend.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
Referred To Jdc. on 01/23/2023
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Campaign Contributions By Candidate Committees. [HB-89]
Amends section 11-357, HRS, to prohibit elected officials as defined in section 11-342(d), HRS, from soliciting and accepting campaign contributions during any regular session or special session of the State Legislature, including any extension of any regular session or special session and any legislative recess day, holiday, or weekend.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki
Referred To Jdc. on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) [HB-37]
Prohibiting a person from making certain telephone solicitations to a certain called party in a certain manner by restricting the methods, times, and identifying information that the person making the call may utilize; providing that the Act does not apply to certain entities and circumstances; and making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 414 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) [SB-90]
Prohibiting a person from making certain telephone solicitations to a certain called party in a certain manner by restricting the methods, times, and identifying information that the person making the call may utilize; and making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 413 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Projects – Global Warming Potential of Materials (Buy Clean Maryland Act) [SB-961]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for certain categories of eligible materials used in certain eligible projects; requiring a unit of State government to specify the eligible materials that will be used in an eligible project in the solicitation for an eligible project; requiring a successful bidder or offeror of an eligible project to submit certain information about each eligible material proposed to be used in an eligible project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Rereferred To Budget And Taxation on 03/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Omnibus Procurement Reform Act ("OPRA") of 2022 [HB-1353]
Requiring the expeditious disclosure of certain procurement information; altering the conditions under which certain solicitations may be canceled or certain bids or proposals may be rejected; establishing certain requirements for county procurement contracts that use State funds; applying provisions of the State procurement law regarding contract claims and protests to certain county procurement contracts; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Building Standards and Emissions Reductions – High Performance, State, and Local Government Buildings, State Operations, and Eligible Projects [HB-806]
Altering the definition of "high performance building" to include certain schools and public safety buildings and require that the building meet certain building standards; requiring the Department of General Services to establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for certain categories of eligible materials used in certain eligible projects; requiring a unit of State government to specify the eligible materials that will be used in an eligible project in the solicitation for an eligible project; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Revisions [SB-487]
Requiring a procurement officer, in an invitation for bids or a request for proposals, to include a certain summary of the factors used to determine the expected degree of minority business enterprise participation for the contract; requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, in collaboration with certain entities, to adopt by regulation criteria used to determine that a prime contractor has persistently failed to meet contract goals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 156 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Protection of Contributor Information [HB-498]
Prohibiting a person from using contributor information from any report or statement required under provisions of law governing campaign finance for commercial solicitation purposes; and prohibiting a person from publishing contributor information from any report or statement required under provisions of law governing campaign finance in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, or other similar media for the purpose of facilitating commercial solicitation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Third Reading Passed (139-0) on 03/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Revisions [HB-389]
Requiring a procurement officer, in an invitation for bids or a request for proposals, to include a certain summary of the factors used to determine the expected degree of minority business enterprise participation for the contract; requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, in collaboration with certain entities, to adopt by regulation criteria used to determine that a prime contractor has persistently failed to meet contract goals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 155 on 04/21/2022