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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Campaign Finance – Recurring Contributions and Donations – Requirements [HB-17]
Establishing requirements for the solicitation of a recurring contribution for a political committee or a recurring donation for an independent expenditure or electioneering communication; and providing that the amount of any donation obtained in violation of these requirements is an outstanding obligation of the person making independent expenditures or electioneering communications who obtained the donation until the donation is repaid to the donor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 109 on 04/12/2022
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State Procurement - Emergency and Expedited Procurements - Revisions and Reporting [SB-829]
Requiring the Special Secretary of the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Attorney General, to establish guidelines for each unit to consider when determining the appropriate minority business enterprise participation percentage goal and outreach for an emergency procurement contract; requiring a unit's procurement officer to obtain a certain approval before making an emergency procurement; specifying when a unit is required to publish a certain notice; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Board of Dental Examiners – Membership – Nomination and Appointment Process [HB-1030]
Repealing a provision of law that requires the Governor to appoint certain members of the State Board of Dental Examiners from a list of names submitted to the Governor by the Board; requiring the Governor to appoint certain members of the Board from a list of qualified individuals submitted by certain organizations and certain petitions submitted to the Secretary of Health and the Governor; repealing a requirement that a certain number of names be submitted for a certain vacancy on the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sid Saab
Referred Rules on 04/08/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Election Law - Prohibition of Solicitation to Commit Election Crime [HB-1085]
Prohibiting a person from willfully and knowingly taking certain actions to attempt to cause another person to commit a felony or a misdemeanor violation of election law; providing that a person who violates a certain provision of the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to certain penalties; providing that a person who violates a certain provision of the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/23 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Procurement - Emergency and Expedited Procurements - Revisions and Reporting [HB-1091]
Requiring the Special Secretary of the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Attorney General, to establish guidelines for each unit to consider when determining the appropriate minority business enterprise participation percentage goal and outreach for an emergency procurement contract; requiring a unit's procurement officer to obtain a certain approval before making an emergency procurement; specifying when a unit is required to publish a certain notice; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kirill Reznik
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Collections by Membership Entities - Noncampaign Political Activity [HB-949]
Authorizing a membership entity to require a member to donate to noncampaign political activity of the membership entity up to 25% of the total annual amount the member is required to pay as dues, fees, or other assessments as a condition of membership if the member exercises the right not to contribute to a political action committee affiliated with the membership entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/16 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/03/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Procurement – Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs – Small Business Reserve Program and Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprise Program [HB-790]
Providing that the Small Business Reserve Program includes certain veteran-owned small business enterprises that meet certain criteria; requiring the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to adopt regulations to establish a certain overall percentage goal of certain procurement contracts to be made with veteran-owned small business enterprises; requiring certain solicitation documents to include certain information; altering the required contents of a certain annual report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pat Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 78 on 04/13/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Procurement – Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs – Small Business Reserve Program and Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprise Program [SB-598]
Providing that the Small Business Reserve Program includes certain veteran-owned small business enterprises that meet certain criteria; requiring the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to adopt regulations to establish a certain overall percentage goal of certain procurement contracts to be made with veteran-owned small business enterprises; requiring certain solicitation documents to include certain information; altering the required contents of a certain annual report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 79 on 04/13/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Election Law - Postelection Procedures [HB-761]
Altering the circumstances under which a certain petitioner for a recount is not liable for the costs of the recount; providing that certain provisions of the Act apply only to persons that accept public campaign financing under certain provisions of law; providing that a person may accept a donation or make a disbursement related to a contested election only under certain circumstances; requiring that certain unspent public contributions be repaid to a certain government entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Rereferred To Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech–Language Pathologists – Duties, Appointment of Members, and Requirements for Licensees [SB-523]
Altering the definition of "board" for purposes of requiring the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists to post a list of recommended courses in cultural and linguistic competency, health disparities, and health literacy; requiring the Board to maintain an electronic list of licensees; altering the nominations process to the Board by requiring the Board to submit a list of potential nominees to the Secretary of Health and the Governor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 712 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech–Language Pathologists – Duties, Appointment of Members, and Requirements for Licensees [HB-600]
Altering the definition of "board" for purposes of requiring the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists to post a list of certain courses, provide certain information on certain courses at a certain time, and advertise the availability of certain courses; requiring the Board, instead of certain organizations, to submit certain lists to the Secretary of Health and the Governor for the purpose of appointing certain members of the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lisa Belcastro
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 711 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Real Property – Candidates – Access to Apartment Buildings [HB-515]
Prohibiting a person from preventing a candidate from accessing apartment buildings to campaign for elected office, register voters, or distribute campaign material, except under certain circumstances; authorizing a person to impose certain limitations on the ability of a candidate to access an apartment building or individual dwelling unit; prohibiting a candidate from engaging with residents of an apartment building under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/20/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships and the Collection of Video Tolls [HB-485]
Establishing the Public-Private Partnership Oversight Review Board to review public-private partnership presolicitation reports and make certain recommendations; requiring a certain reporting agency to include in presolicitation reports for public-private partnerships with a total value that exceeds $500,000,000 presolicitation reports of certain contracts; requiring a reporting agency to submit a separate presolicitation report for each phase of a project that will develop in phases; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Third Reading Passed (96-39) on 03/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public–Private Partnerships – Process and Oversight [SB-361]
Establishing the Public-Private Partnership Oversight Review Board; requiring a certain reporting agency to include in presolicitation reports for public-private partnerships with a total value that exceeds $500,000,000 presolicitation reports of certain contracts and a certain environmental impact statement under certain circumstances; requiring certain agreements to be submitted to the Legislative Policy Committee; prohibiting the Board of Public Works, under certain circumstances, from designating a public-private partnership; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing Canceled (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [HB-534]
Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/11 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/11/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Public Ethics Law - Special Session of the General Assembly - Contributions Prohibited [SB-374]
Prohibiting legislators and persons acting on behalf of legislators from receiving, depositing, or using a certain contribution, conducting a fund-raising event, or selling or soliciting a ticket to a fundraising event during a special session of the General Assembly except under certain circumstances; and prohibiting legislators from intentionally scheduling a fund-raising event that coincides with a special session of the General Assembly once the special session has been announced.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/30 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Election Law – Campaign Finance – Protection of Contributor Information [SB-296]
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, or other similar media or on a website for the purpose of facilitating commercial solicitation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 3/23 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/01/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Veterans – Benefits and Benefits Appeals Services – Disclosure Requirements [SB-353]
Requiring a person who charges a fee for certain veterans benefits services or veterans benefits appeals services to provide a written disclosure statement to and obtain written acknowledgment of the disclosure statement from certain individuals under certain circumstances; requiring a certain person who charges a fee for providing certain veterans benefits appeals services to include a certain notice in advertisements for those services; establishing a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 312 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Sexual Activity With an Animal, Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practices, and Sodomy [SB-800]
Repealing the offenses of sodomy and unnatural or perverted sexual practices; prohibiting a person from engaging in sexual activity with an animal; prohibiting a person from advertising, soliciting, offering, possessing, selling, transferring, accepting, purchasing, or otherwise obtaining an animal with a certain intent; prohibiting a person from organizing, promoting, conducting, or participating as an observer of a certain event; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
21st Century School Facilities Act [SB-1243]
Altering the requirements for awarding contracts to bidders for school buildings; requiring the Interagency Committee on School Construction to conduct a certain facility assessment; specifying the process for the review and approval of public school construction projects; establishing the Local Share of School Construction Costs Revolving Loan Fund; declaring the intent of the General Assembly regarding funding for public school construction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2018