The Maryland International and Preakness Stakes Incentive Act of 2016 [HB-965]
[Sports ]
[Gaming ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Maryland International thoroughbred race; providing that the Maryland International is a Grade 1 stakes race run on a turf track; providing for the funding of the purse for the Maryland International beginning on July 1, 2017; providing that money from the State Lottery Fund be distributed as part of a bonus award program for Maryland-bred or-sired horses running in the Preakness Stakes in fiscal year 2017; providing that specified funds from the State Lottery Fund be distributed to pay for specified sporting events; etc.
HB-965: The Maryland International and Preakness Stakes Incentive Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 727 on 05/28/2016
Economic Development - Maryland Stadium Authority - Downtown Frederick Conference Center [HB-1474]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to review specified matters and make specified recommendations relating to the Downtown Frederick Conference Center; authorizing the Authority to acquire by specified means a Downtown Frederick Conference site or an interest in the site; requiring the Authority to submit a specified annual report, prepared in cooperation with the Office of the Comptroller and the Department of Budget and Management, to the Governor and the General Assembly; establishing a specified fund as a continuing, nonlapsing fund;
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HB-1474: Economic Development - Maryland Stadium Authority - Downtown Frederick Conference Center
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol L. Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/11/2016
Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies [HB-1269]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing specified persons or the Commission on Civil Rights to elect to have the claims asserted in a complaint alleging discrimination by a place of public accommodation determined in a civil action brought by the Commission; expanding the remedies available for specified discrimination; clarifying the remedies available for an unlawful employment practice; authorizing a complainant alleging specified discrimination to bring a civil action under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-1269: Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/17/2016
Baltimore City Public Schools Construction and Revitalization Act of 2013 [SB-743]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue bonds to finance the construction of or improvements to specified Baltimore City public school facilities in accordance with a specified 10-year plan for Baltimore City Public Schools and subject to specified limitations; specifying that the Authority and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners shall be responsible for specified public school facilities construction and improvement projects; etc.
SB-743: Baltimore City Public Schools Construction and Revitalization Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 04/08/2013
Economic Development - Baltimore Convention Facility - Operating Deficits [SB-516]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the period during which the Maryland Stadium Authority and Baltimore City must contribute a specified amount to the annual operating deficits of the Baltimore Convention facility and extending to December 31, 2019, the date after which Baltimore City is solely responsible for all operating deficits and capital improvements for the Baltimore Convention facility.
SB-516: Economic Development - Baltimore Convention Facility - Operating Deficits
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 283 on 05/02/2013
Baltimore City Public Schools Construction and Revitalization Act of 2013 [HB-860]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue bonds to finance the construction of or improvements to specified Baltimore City public school facilities in accordance with a specified 10-year plan for Baltimore City Schools and subject to specified limitations; specifying that the Authority and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners shall be responsible for specified public school facilities construction and improvement projects; etc.
HB-860: Baltimore City Public Schools Construction and Revitalization Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Baltimore City Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 647 on 05/16/2013
Economic Development - Baltimore Convention Facility - Operating Deficits [HB-525]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
Extending the period during which the Maryland Stadium Authority and Baltimore City must contribute a specified amount to the annual operating deficits of the Baltimore Convention facility; and extending to December 31, 2019, the date after which Baltimore City is solely responsible for all operating deficits and capital improvements for the Baltimore Convention facility.
HB-525: Economic Development - Baltimore Convention Facility - Operating Deficits
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis S. Anderson
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/04/2013
Ocean City Convention Center - Financial Obligations and Taxing Authority [SB-990]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering a provision that places a limit on the amount of specified bonds that may be issued by a local governing body in connection with a specified convention center facility in a resort area and a tax on the sale of food and beverages in the resort area so that the limit applies to the total outstanding principal amount of the bonds; extending the time during which Ocean City and the Stadium Authority each own a specified leasehold interest in the Ocean City Convention Center and its expansion; etc.
SB-990: Ocean City Convention Center - Financial Obligations and Taxing Authority
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
Ocean City Convention Center - Financial Obligations and Taxing Authority [HB-1424]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering a provision that places a limit on the amount of specified bonds that may be issued by a local governing body in connection with a specified convention center facility in a resort area and a tax on the sale of food and beverages in the resort area so that the limit applies to the total outstanding principal amount of the bonds; extending the time during which Ocean City and the Stadium Authority each own a specified leasehold interest in the Ocean City Convention Center and its expansion; etc.
HB-1424: Ocean City Convention Center - Financial Obligations and Taxing Authority
Sponsored by: Rep. Norman H. Conway
Favorable Report By Appropriations on 04/05/2012
Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act [SB-984]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; repealing provisions of law regarding stem cell research; altering or repealing specified grant programs; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; altering the calculation of specified State aid for education; altering State aid provided to community colleges and to specified nonpublic institutions of higher education; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering the use of specified funds; etc.
SB-984: Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act
Sponsored by: Sen. David Ross Brinkley
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2011
Maryland Stadium Authority - Bonding, Financing, and Revenue Limitations - [HB-383]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Gaming ]
[Sports ]
[Funding ]
Clarifying and placing limitations on the borrowing authority of the Maryland Stadium Authority; altering provisions relating to the money to be deposited in the Camden Yards Fund for specified purposes; altering provisions relating to the Comptroller's distribution of specified lottery revenues into the Maryland Stadium Facilities Fund; requiring the Comptroller to pay specified sports lottery revenues into the State General Fund; requiring the State Lottery Agency to conduct sports lotteries as specified; etc.
Maryland Stadium Authority - Racetrack Feasibility Study [HB-1250]
[Sports ]
[Economic Development ]
[Gaming ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to prepare independent studies to evaluate specified sites and to develop a comprehensive financing plan for a new thoroughbred racetrack in the State; requiring the Authority to submit a specified report to the Governor and General Assembly; etc.
HB-1250: Maryland Stadium Authority - Racetrack Feasibility Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Justin David Ross
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2011
Budget Reduction Act [SB-840]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Altering or repealing specified State aid to local jurisdictions; altering or repealing specified grants to specified persons or institutions; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering the distribution of highway user revenues; stating the intent of the General Assembly regarding restraining spending in the State budget by implementation of specified actions; etc.
SB-840: Budget Reduction Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward R. Reilly
Hearing Cancelled on 02/26/2010
Budget Reduction Act [HB-1159]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Altering or repealing specified State aid to local jurisdictions; altering or repealing specified grants to specified persons or institutions; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering the distribution of highway user revenues; stating the intent of the General Assembly regarding restraining spending in the State budget by implementation of specified actions; etc.
HB-1159: Budget Reduction Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/12/2010
Maryland Stadium Authority – Youth and Amateur Sports Grants Program and Michael Erin Busch Sports Fund [HB-1659]
[Sports ]
[Tourism ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Youth and Amateur Sports Grants Program to provide grants from the Michael Erin Busch Sports Fund to bring new youth and amateur events to the State and attract sports fans, participants, and tourists; requiring Maryland Sports to implement and administer the Program in a certain manner; requiring the Comptroller to distribute a certain amount of money from the State Lottery Fund to the Michael Erin Busch Sports Fund each fiscal year; etc.
HB-1659: Maryland Stadium Authority – Youth and Amateur Sports Grants Program and Michael Erin Busch Sports Fund
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
Maryland Stadium Authority - Youth and Amateur Sports Grants Program and Fund [SB-1076]
[Sports ]
[Tourism ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Youth and Amateur Sports Grants Program to provide grants from the Youth and Amateur Sports Fund to bring new youth and amateur sporting events to the State and attract sports fans, participants, and tourists; requiring Maryland Sports to implement and administer the Program in a certain manner; requiring the Comptroller to distribute a certain amount of money from the State Lottery Fund to the Youth and Amateur Sports Fund each fiscal year; etc.
SB-1076: Maryland Stadium Authority - Youth and Amateur Sports Grants Program and Fund
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/28/2020
Racing and Community Development Act of 2020 [HB-1056]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of the Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property to the City of Bowie in a certain manner; authorizing, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375,000,000 of bonds for the redevelopment of certain racing facilities, including Laurel Park and Pimlico; establishing certain funds for certain purposes; etc.
HB-1056: Racing and Community Development Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/18/2020
Racing and Community Development Act of 2020 [SB-987]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property to the City of Bowie in a certain manner; authorizing, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375,000,000 of bonds for the redevelopment of certain racing facilities; requiring the Authority, before issuing certain bonds, to ensure certain agreements are executed; etc.
SB-987: Racing and Community Development Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 590 on 05/08/2020
State Procurement - Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses - Revisions [SB-782]
[Construction ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority and the University System of Maryland, by regulation, to establish certain procedures for each bidder, contractor, or subcontractor that performs work on certain construction projects to certify that the bidder, contractor, or subcontractor pays certain employee health care expenses; authorizing a certain bidder, contractor, or subcontractor to demonstrate the payment of certain employee health care expenses in a certain manner on or before July 1, 2021; etc.
SB-782: State Procurement - Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
State Procurement - Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses - Revisions [HB-583]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a certain bidder, contractor, or subcontractor to demonstrate the payment of certain employee health care expenses in a certain manner on or before July 1, 2021; altering the definition of "subcontractor" for the purposes of certain provisions of law related to the payment of employee health care expenses by bidders, contractors, and subcontractors to include a person added to a contract with the State after a contract is awarded and to limit the application to subcontractors providing construction services; etc.
HB-583: State Procurement - Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 264 on 05/08/2020