Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention – Crime Firearms – Study [HB-774]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to study and compile information regarding certain matters that relate to certain crime firearms; requiring the Department of State Police to provide certain information for the study; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020; etc.
HB-774: Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention – Crime Firearms – Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Bartlett
Third Reading Passed (138-0) on 04/08/2019
Law Enforcement Body Camera Task Force [HB-717]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Law Enforcement Body Camera Task Force; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study the options for economical storage of audio and video recordings made by body-worn cameras and make recommendations for storage considering the budget limitations of State, county, local, and campus law enforcement entities; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019; etc.
HB-717: Law Enforcement Body Camera Task Force
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2019
Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Target Redevelopment Area - Washington County [HB-51]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
[Property Tax ]
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.
HB-51: Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Target Redevelopment Area - Washington County
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2019
Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity [HB-503]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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 certain other immunities or defenses; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
HB-503: Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/04/2019
Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements [HB-468]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded or 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.
HB-468: Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
First Reading Judiciary on 02/01/2019
Commercial Law - Self-Service Storage Facilities - Late Fees [HB-1380]
[Consumer Protection ]
Increasing the limit on the late fees an operator of a self-service storage facility may charge an occupant from 20% to 25% of the monthly rent for the leased space for each month the occupant does not pay rent when due.
HB-1380: Commercial Law - Self-Service Storage Facilities - Late Fees
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/21/2019
Environment – Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products – Prohibitions [HB-109]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[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 or schools from selling or providing food or beverages in expanded polystyrene food service products on or after July 1, 2020; confirming the authority of 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.
HB-109: Environment – Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products – Prohibitions
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 579 on 05/25/2019
Brewery Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-1010]
[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 at retail; etc.
HB-1010: Brewery Modernization Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 317 on 04/30/2019
Public Health - Auto-Injectable Epinephrine - Certification for Emergency Administration [SB-898]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Establishing requirements for an authorized entity to obtain and store a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine; prohibiting an authorized entity from obtaining and storing auto-injectable epinephrine unless the authorized entity has at least two who are certificate holders or specified affiliated individuals; requiring an authorized entity to maintain a copy of a specified certificate issued to specified individuals; etc.
SB-898: Public Health - Auto-Injectable Epinephrine - Certification for Emergency Administration
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2016
Income Tax Credit - Energy Storage Systems [SB-834]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for the total installed costs of specified energy storage systems installed on or after January 1, 2016, but before January 1, 2021; providing that the credit may not exceed a specified amount; providing that the credit may not be carried forward to another taxable year; requiring a taxpayer claiming the credit to attach proof of the total installed costs to the taxpayer's return; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015; etc.
SB-834: Income Tax Credit - Energy Storage Systems
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2016
Alcoholic Beverages Article [SB-724]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Adding a new article to the Annotated Code of Maryland, to be designated and known as the "Alcoholic Beverages Article", to revise, restate, and recodify the laws of the State relating to the regulation and control of the manufacture, sale, distribution, transportation, and storage of alcoholic beverages by the State and specified jurisdictions in the State, the establishment of boards of license commissioners in specified jurisdictions, and the establishment of liquor control boards and departments of liquor control; etc.
SB-724: Alcoholic Beverages Article
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 41 on 04/12/2016
Comptroller - Distillery Off-Site Permit and Liquor Festival Permit [SB-630]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing the Comptroller to grant a distillery off-site permit to a holder of a Class 1 distillery license or a Class 9 limited distillery license for specified purposes under specified circumstances; establishing limitations on the times and locations that distillery off-site permits may be used in a year; requiring the distillery off-site permit holder to notify the Comptroller of the permit holder's intention to attend an event within a time period that the Comptroller determines; etc.
SB-630: Comptroller - Distillery Off-Site Permit and Liquor Festival Permit
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 418 on 05/10/2016
Tobacco Taxes - Healthy Maryland Initiative [SB-514]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the Governor to include for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter an additional $11,000,000 in annual appropriations for tobacco use prevention and cessation programs; altering the tobacco tax rates on cigarettes and other tobacco products; establishing the tobacco tax rates on cigarillos; clarifying that all cigarettes and other tobacco products used, possessed, or held in the State on or after July 1, 2016, are subject to the full tax enacted under the Act; etc.
State Board of Dental Examiners - Ownership, Management, and Operation of a Dental Practice [SB-1082]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering a specified provision of law to exempt specified entities from the requirements of the Maryland Dentistry Act; prohibiting the State Board of Dental Examiners from requiring a person to be licensed by the Board to engage in specified activities in the State; prohibiting the Board from adopting regulations restricting specified activities; altering specified penalties; etc.
SB-1082: State Board of Dental Examiners - Ownership, Management, and Operation of a Dental Practice
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2016
Energy Storage Portfolio Standard (Storage Technology and Electric Power (STEP) Act) [HB-821]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing a specified energy storage portfolio standard in the State; requiring specified electricity suppliers to comply with the energy storage portfolio standard by specified dates; requiring specified storage capacity to be sufficient to provide electricity at a specified capacity for a specified period; providing that specified energy storage devices may be used to comply with the energy storage portfolio standard, with specified exceptions; providing for the creation and use of energy storage credits; etc.
HB-821: Energy Storage Portfolio Standard (Storage Technology and Electric Power (STEP) Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/08/2016
Electricity - Energy Storage Systems (Storage Technology and Electric Power (STEP) Act) [HB-787]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to open a proceeding to determine appropriate targets and policies for specified electric companies to procure energy storage systems by January 1, 2021, and January 1, 2026; providing for the consideration of specified matters in the proceeding; requiring the Commission to adopt targets by October 1, 2018; requiring the Commission to reevaluate specified determinations in a specified manner; providing for the scope and application of the Act; etc.
HB-787: Electricity - Energy Storage Systems (Storage Technology and Electric Power (STEP) Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/14/2016
Tobacco Taxes - Healthy Maryland Initiative [HB-71]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the Governor to include for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter an additional $11,000,000 in annual appropriations for tobacco use prevention and cessation programs; altering the tobacco tax rates on cigarettes and other tobacco products; establishing the tobacco tax rates on cigarillos; clarifying that all cigarettes and other tobacco products used, possessed, or held in the State on or after July 1, 2016, are subject to the full tax enacted under the Act; etc.
Income Tax Credit - Energy Storage Systems [HB-386]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for the total installed costs of specified energy storage systems installed on or after January 1, 2016, but before January 1, 2021; providing that the credit may not exceed a specified amount; providing that the credit may not be carried forward to another taxable year; requiring a taxpayer claiming the credit to attach proof of the total installed costs to the taxpayer's return; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015; etc.
HB-386: Income Tax Credit - Energy Storage Systems
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2016
Department of Human Resources - Housing Counselor and Aftercare Program [HB-1467]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Establishing a Housing Counselor and Aftercare Program in the Department of Human Resources; providing for the purpose of the Program; specifying the duties of housing counselors and aftercare case managers under the Program; authorizing each county to apply to the Department for a grant to administer the Program in that county; requiring the Department to provide a specified grant to a county under specified circumstances; requiring a county to provide specified funds for a specified purpose; etc.
HB-1467: Department of Human Resources - Housing Counselor and Aftercare Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/11/2016
Public Health - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program for Food Service Facilities [HB-1418]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing the Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program for Food Service Facilities in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; establishing that the purpose of the Program is to provide a means of authorizing individuals in a food service facility to obtain and store auto-injectable epinephrine and administer auto-injectable epinephrine to individuals who are experiencing anaphylaxis when physician or emergency medical services are not immediately available; etc.
HB-1418: Public Health - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program for Food Service Facilities
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016