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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Assisted Living Program License [HB-312]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Establishing a Class ALP (assisted living program) beer, wine, and liquor license in Harford County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County to issue the license to a manager of an assisted living program, but not more than five ALP licenses to a person; authorizing the license holder to provide beer and wine for on-premises consumption by a resident or guest; authorizing the license holder to store liquor, prepare mixed drinks, and serve liquor or mixed drinks; specifying a license fee of $3,500; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 537 on 05/30/2021
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Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement [SB-53]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing a clean energy attribute credit standard for certain purposes; repealing certain provisions relating to the renewable energy portfolio standard; stating certain findings of the General Assembly; stating certain policies of the State regarding certain energy sources and markets; requiring the Public Service Commission to appoint an independent administrator for certain purposes with certain qualifications and certain duties; providing for the term and reappointment of the independent administrator; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 1/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act) [HB-183]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a policy of proactive disclosure of public records that are available for inspection; authorizing the official custodian to adopt a policy appropriate to the type of public record, to reflect the staff and resources of the governmental unit, and to include publication of public records on certain websites; altering the composition of the State Public Information Act Compliance Board; requiring the Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Hearing 2/11 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition [HB-134]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Providing that certain licenses to manufacture, sell, buy, and store cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices do not authorize the licensee to or to attempt to manufacture, ship, import, or sell into or within the State a flavored tobacco product; providing that a public statement that cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices have or produce a certain smell or taste is presumptive evidence that they are flavored tobacco products if the statement is made by certain persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. (economic Matters) on 01/20/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Cecil County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Federal Facilities Redevelopment Areas [SB-294]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain construction material or warehousing equipment purchased for use in a certain federal facilities redevelopment area in Cecil County under certain circumstances; requiring a buyer claiming the exemption to provide to the vendor evidence of eligibility issued by the Comptroller; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement [HB-220]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing a clean energy attribute credit standard for certain purposes; repealing certain provisions relating to the renewable energy portfolio standard; stating certain findings of the General Assembly; stating certain policies of the State regarding certain energy sources and markets; requiring the Public Service Commission to appoint an independent administrator for certain purposes with certain qualifications and certain duties; providing for the term and reappointment of the independent administrator; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Clean Energy Loan Program - Remediation and Resiliency [SB-319]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Expanding the purpose of a certain clean energy loan program to include loans for water efficiency projects, environmental remediation projects intended to remove environmental or health hazards, and resiliency projects to increase the capacity of a property to withstand the effects of climate change; adding water efficiency projects, environmental remediation, resiliency projects, and grid resiliency projects to the list of items that require eligibility requirements under a certain ordinance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Third Reading Passed (108-28) on 04/12/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Coverage of Fertility Preservation Procedures for Iatrogenic Infertility [SB-271]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Reproductive Rights ]
Requiring, except under certain circumstances, certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide certain benefits under certain insurance policies or contracts to provide coverage for certain fertility preservation procedures; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 716 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Higher Education - Heroin and Opioid Addiction and Prevention Policies - Exceptions and Revisions [SB-139]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Exempting the University of Maryland, University College, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and an off-campus nonresidential location of an institution of higher education from the requirement to establish a policy that addresses heroin and opioid addiction and prevention that includes storing naloxone and training campus police or other designated personnel on how to recognize the symptoms of an opioid overdose; requiring these institutions to provide all students with certain resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 414 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Coverage of Fertility Preservation Procedures for Iatrogenic Infertility [HB-908]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Reproductive Rights ]
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide certain benefits under certain insurance policies or contracts to provide coverage for certain fertility preservation procedures; providing a certain exception for a religious organization that requests and receives an exclusion from in vitro fertilization coverage; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 715 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Brewery Modernization Act of 2019 [SB-801]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing the holder of a Class 5 brewery license to brew and bottle malt beverages at a location listed on an individual storage permit; authorizing a local licensing board to conditionally grant an applicant an on-site consumption permit or a Class D beer license that will become effective after the applicant meets certain requirements; authorizing a holder of a micro-brewery license to hold another license; altering the amount of beer that certain manufacturers may sell; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 318 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement [SB-546]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring that a summary of each nutrient management plan be filed and updated with the Department of Agriculture at certain times; authorizing the Department to require an updated summary to take the form of an annual implementation report; requiring a manure broker to provide certain information to a certain person; requiring a person who holds a certain certificate or license to comply with certain reporting requirements and deadlines related to implementation of the Phosphorus Management Tool; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 760 on 05/25/2019
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Public Health - Overdose Response - Storage Warehouses [SB-531]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the owner or operator of a storage warehouse, in accordance with certain provisions of law, to obtain and store naloxone and certain related paraphernalia on the premises and to make naloxone available to individuals to administer to certain individuals under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements [SB-441]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded or an unloaded firearm in a location where a child could gain access to the firearm, unless the firearm is locked by a certain safety lock or is secured in a container that is capable of preventing an unintended person from gaining access to the contents; altering the definition of "child" to be an individual under the age of 18 years instead of 16 years; and providing a penalty for a violation of the Act of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/21 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Environment – Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products – Prohibitions [SB-285]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
Prohibiting a person from selling in the State an expanded polystyrene food service product on or after July 1, 2020; prohibiting food service businesses and schools from selling or providing food or beverages in expanded polystyrene food service products on or after July 1, 2020; confirming the authority of certain local government entities to establish standards that are at least as stringent as those in the Act; requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a public education and outreach antilittering campaign; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 580 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax - Cleaning of Commercial or Industrial Buildings - Community Property Exemption [SB-283]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
Exempting from the sales and use tax the cleaning of a commercial or industrial building if the building is owned by a common ownership community or retirement community and used for certain purposes; providing that the exemption does not apply to a building or a proportionate share of a building if the building or proportionate share of the building is used for a purpose that requires the collection of the sales and use tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 293 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity [SB-219]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that certain employers are not liable, under certain circumstances, for negligently hiring or failing to adequately supervise an employee based on evidence that the employee has received probation before judgment for an offense or has been convicted of an offense; providing that the Act does not limit or abrogate specified other immunities or defenses; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Target Redevelopment Area - Washington County [SB-106]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Expanding the definition of "target redevelopment area" to include certain areas in Washington County for purposes of an exemption from the sales and use tax for the purchase of certain construction materials and warehousing equipment to be used in the target redevelopment areas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol - Subsequent Offenders - Mandatory Ignition Interlock [HB-943]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a court to prohibit a person convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence of alcohol from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system and to order the person to install an ignition interlock system on the person's vehicle as a sentence, part of a sentence, or condition of probation; requiring a court to order certain motor vehicles to be impounded or immobilized for a certain period under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement [HB-904]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring that a summary of each nutrient management plan be filed and updated with the Department of Agriculture at certain times; authorizing the Department to require an updated summary to take the form of an annual implementation report; requiring a manure broker to provide certain information to a certain person; requiring a person who holds a certain certificate or license to comply with certain reporting requirements and deadlines related to implementation of the Phosphorus Management Tool; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Third Reading Passed (96-43) on 03/18/2019