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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2016 [SB-1014]
Establishing the Clean Energy Workforce Account in the Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now Program; providing the Account be used for grants for strategic industry partnerships for pre-apprenticeship job training for careers in the clean energy industry, or to provide pathways to advance existing careers within the clean energy industry; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to include specified information about the Clean Energy Workforce Account in a specified annual report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Unfavorable Report By Senate Rules; Withdrawn on 02/19/2016
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Criminal Law - Participation in Court Proceedings - Retaliation [HB-98]
Prohibiting a person from retaliating against a juror or an officer of the court for any reason relating to the performance of official duties in a pending or completed case in a State or federal court; prohibiting a person from soliciting another to retaliate against a juror or an officer of the court for any reason relating to the performance of official duties in a pending or completed case in a State or federal court; applying specified penalties for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 533 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Crimes - Solicitation to Commit Murder or Arson - Statute of Limitations [HB-97]
Providing that the statute of limitations for the crime of solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree, or arson in the second degree is the statute of limitations for the prosecution of the substantive crime that is the subject of the solicitation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Wilson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/15/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Threatening Juror, Witness, or Officer of Court for Performance of Duty - Penalties [HB-556]
Establishing that a person may not threaten, intimidate, impede, or injure a juror, a witness, or an officer of a court of the State or of the United States for any reason related to the performance by the juror, witness, or officer of that person's official duties; prohibiting a person from soliciting another person to violate the Act; and providing penalties for a violation of the Act of imprisonment, not to exceed 5 years, or a maximum fine of $5,000, or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Insurance - Surplus Lines - Short-Term Medical Insurance [HB-554]
Altering the scope of provisions of law governing surplus lines insurance to authorize the use of surplus lines insurance for short-term medical insurance coverage; authorizing the procurement of short-term medical insurance from a nonadmitted insurer under specified circumstances; prohibiting the inclusion of specified provisions in a short-term policy procured from a nonadmitted insurer; requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to develop and make available on the Web site a consumer guide on short-term medical insurance; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 208 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Door-to-Door Sales [HB-439]
Altering the circumstances under which it is an unfair or deceptive trade practice for a seller in a door-to-door sale to fail to furnish a specified statement that specifies the time period in which a buyer has the right to cancel a transaction; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, in collaboration with the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General to convene a workgroup to review specified consumer complaints and laws governing home improvement contracts; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 485 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Song - Replacement - State Song Selection Panel and Competition [HB-417]
Establishing the State Song Selection Panel; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Panel; requiring the Panel to develop a plan for and conduct a specified State song competition and to carry out specified tasks relating to the competition; authorizing the Panel to solicit specified private contributions for a specified prize fund; requiring the Panel to report the finalists of the State song competition to the Governor and the General Assembly and to recommend specified legislation on or before December 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/18/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Commission to Study the Employment of Ethnic Minorities and Women Under Procurement Contracts at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport [HB-333]
Establishing the Commission to Study the Employment of Ethnic Minorities and Women Under Procurement Contracts at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving specified compensation; requiring the Commission to review, assess, and examine specified matters and to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Election Law - State Elected Officials - Campaign Fund-Raising During General Assembly Session - Civil Penalty [HB-241]
Clarifying that specified persons are prohibited from soliciting a contribution during the General Assembly session; authorizing the State Board of Elections to impose a civil penalty for a violation by a campaign finance entity of the prohibition on fund-raising during the General Assembly session; repealing provisions of law authorizing the State Board, represented by the State Prosecutor, to institute a civil action in a circuit court against a campaign finance entity for violating the prohibition on fund-raising during the session; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 203 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Procurement - Prohibitions on Participation [HB-195]
Providing that specified prohibitions on participation in procurement apply only for a specified period of time following the issuance of an invitation for bids or a request for proposals; providing that specified prohibitions on participation in procurement do not apply to a subsequent invitation for bids or request for proposals for which the specifications are reused under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships - Unsolicited Proposals - Procedures [HB-1594]
Altering a specified provision of law relating to public-private partnerships to require a reporting agency to protect proprietary information included in an unsolicited proposal to a specified extent and comply with specified procedural requirements whether or not the reporting agency conducts a competitive solicitation process under a specified provision of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation [HB-1420]
Establishing the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; renaming the State Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Examiners, altering the membership of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and transferring specified authority to license massage therapists and register massage practitioners to the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 739 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Medical Laboratories - Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing [HB-1392]
Authorizing a person to advertise for, solicit business in the State for, offer, or perform direct-to-consumer genetic testing only if specified conditions are met.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Election Law - Departmental Secretaries - Political Activity [HB-1230]
Prohibiting a secretary of a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government from soliciting, accepting, transmitting, or depositing in a campaign account contributions or donations for the benefit of a candidate or political party; prohibiting a secretary of a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government from being a candidate for a public elective office while serving as secretary; requiring a campaign finance entity to refund to the donor contributions made as a result of a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/21/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Solicitation for Prostitution - Fine [HB-1089]
Increasing the maximum fine to which a person is subject on conviction of procuring or soliciting or offering to procure or solicit for prostitution or assignation; requiring specified fines to be remitted to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to fund services for victims of human trafficking; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Solicitation of Money or Donations From Occupants of Vehicles - Prohibitions and Permit Program [HB-102]
Altering a prohibition, in Anne Arundel County, on a person standing in a specified highway to solicit money or donations; authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in the county to enact a specified permit program to allow individuals, of at least 18 years of age, or representatives of specified qualified organizations, who are 18 years old, to stand in a roadway, median divider, or an intersection to solicit money or donations from the occupant of a vehicle under specified conditions: etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Personnel and Procurement - Service Contracts - Reporting and Audit Requirements [SB-243]
Requiring that specified units meet with the exclusive representative of the employees who may be affected by the service contract to discuss specified alternatives to service contracts under specified circumstances; requiring that specified service contracts be subject to a legislative audit to determine compliance with specified requirements; requiring that the findings of the specified legislative audit be made available to the public; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Family Law - Rehoming of Adopted Children [SB-208]
Prohibiting a person from rehoming a child, committing specified acts related to rehoming a child, conspiring in the commission of specified acts related to rehoming a child, or acting as an accessory to the commission of specified acts related to rehoming a child; providing that the Act does not apply to the placement of a child by a licensed attorney, a child placement agency, or the State Department of Human Resources; and imposing a specified penalty not to exceed 5 years or a fine of $10,000 or both if found guilty of violating the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Crimes - Solicitation to Commit Crimes - Statute of Limitations [SB-137]
Providing that the statute of limitations for the crime of solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, rape in the first degree, rape in the second degree, arson in the first degree, or arson in the second degree is the statute of limitations for the prosecution of the substantive crime that is the subject of the solicitation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Permanent Protective Orders - Conspiracy or Solicitation to Commit Murder [HB-263]
Expanding the circumstances under which a court is required to issue a permanent final protective order to include the conviction of an individual for conspiracy or solicitation to commit murder under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 233 on 05/12/2015