Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund [SB-875]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the basis for calculating a specified license fee credited to the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund; altering the date by which the Department of the Environment is required to report annually to specified subcommittees of the General Assembly; extending the deadline by which the owner of a specified eligible heating oil tank may apply for reimbursement of specified costs from the Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund; requiring a specified annual status report; etc.
SB-875: Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2013
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Melwood Recreation Center [SB-867]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $105,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Inc. for the construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Melwood Recreation Center, including replacing an old barn, renovating storage buildings, and replacing the HVAC system, located in Nanjemoy, Charles County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds; etc.
SB-867: Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Melwood Recreation Center
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2013
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Epinephrine Availability and Use - Policy [SB-815]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing nonpublic schools in the State to establish a policy to authorize specified school personnel to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to specified students under specified circumstances; requiring specified policies to include specified information; providing that specified nurses and specified school personnel may not be held personally liable for specified acts or omissions except in specified circumstances; and defining terms.
SB-815: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Epinephrine Availability and Use - Policy
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 559 on 05/16/2013
Limited Lines Insurance Licenses - Self-Service Storage Agents [SB-780]
[Insurance ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to issue a limited lines license as a self-service storage agent to an owner or operator of a self-service storage facility who meets specified requirements; providing for the scope of the license; providing that an owner or operator is not required to be licensed under specified circumstances; requiring an applicant for a license to file a specified application with the Commissioner; etc.
Business Regulation - Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Holding Period for Junk and Scrap Metal [SB-725]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a junk dealer or scrap metal processor who is a resident of the State to hold in a specified county a purchase of junk or scrap metal for 3 business days; and requiring a junk dealer or scrap metal processor to hold a purchase of junk or scrap metal and a record of the purchase at a specified business address.
SB-725: Business Regulation - Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Holding Period for Junk and Scrap Metal
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/22/2013
Commercial Law - Self-Service Storage Facilities [SB-634]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering specified notice procedures required to enforce a lien on specified property stored in a leased space at a self-service storage facility; providing that a specified sale held on an online auction Web site to enforce a specified lien shall be deemed to be held at a specified location; altering the required means of delivery of specified notices; etc.
SB-634: Commercial Law - Self-Service Storage Facilities
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 302 on 05/02/2013
Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Middle Patuxent Environmental Area [SB-562]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the County Executive and County Council of Howard County for the planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of a restroom, storage building, and staging area at Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, located in Clarksville; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
SB-562: Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Middle Patuxent Environmental Area
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2013
Criminal Law - Child's Access to Firearms - Penalty [SB-532]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the penalty for storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised child would gain access to the firearm.
SB-532: Criminal Law - Child's Access to Firearms - Penalty
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/18/2013
Criminal Law - Access to Firearms - Penalties [SB-531]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded or unloaded firearm in a location where specified individuals could gain access to the firearm; and altering the penalty for a violation of the Act.
SB-531: Criminal Law - Access to Firearms - Penalties
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/18/2013
Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services [SB-376]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell essential goods and services during a state of emergency for a price of more than 10% above the price charged by that person for those goods and services a specified time prior to the state of emergency; prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell repair or reconstruction services or services used for emergency cleanup for a price of more than 10% above the price charged by that person for those services immediately prior to the state of emergency; creating an exception; etc.
SB-376: Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2013
Garrett County - Coal Combustion By-Products - Storage [SB-310]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing, notwithstanding a specified regulation, Garrett County to store coal combustion by-products used as a traction aide in winter driving conditions in the same locations and in the same manner that the coal combustion by-products were stored on January 1, 2013.
SB-310: Garrett County - Coal Combustion By-Products - Storage
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/21/2013
Firearm Safety Act of 2013 [SB-281]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing an exception to the prohibition against carrying a deadly weapon on public school property; making it a misdemeanor to possess or use specified firearm ammunition during the commission of a crime of violence; limiting the authorization for a person to wear, carry, or transport a handgun; designating specified firearms as assault weapons; prohibiting, with exceptions, a person from transporting an assault weapon into the State or possessing, selling, offering to sell, transferring, purchasing, or receiving an assault weapon; etc.
SB-281: Firearm Safety Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 427 on 05/16/2013
Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services [SB-185]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell essential goods and services during a state of emergency for a price of more than 15% above the price charged by that person for those goods and services a specified time prior to the state of emergency; prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell repair or reconstruction services or services used for emergency cleanup for a price of more than 15% above the price charged by that person for those services immediately prior to the state of emergency; creating exceptions; etc.
SB-185: Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2013
Criminal Procedure - Reports to Crimesolvers/Crimestoppers Organization - Inadmissibility and Confidentiality [SB-169]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that evidence of a communication or information contained in the communication between an individual reporting alleged criminal activity to a specified Crimesolvers/Crimestoppers organization and the individual who accepts the report is not admissible in a court proceeding; establishing that a law enforcement agency that receives information concerning alleged criminal activity from a Crimesolvers/Crimestoppers organization may not disclose the identity of the individual who provided the information; etc.
SB-169: Criminal Procedure - Reports to Crimesolvers/Crimestoppers Organization - Inadmissibility and Confidentiality
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/18/2013
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Melwood Recreation Center [HB-997]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $105,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Inc. for the construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Melwood Recreation Center, including replacing an old barn, renovating storage buildings, and replacing the HVAC system, located in Nanjemoy, Charles County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds; etc.
HB-997: Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Melwood Recreation Center
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/08/2013
Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements [HB-861]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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 specified safety lock or is secured in a specified locked container; and altering the penalty for a violation of the Act.
HB-861: Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2013
Criminal Law - Child's Access to Firearms - Penalty [HB-655]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the penalty for storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised child would gain access to the firearm.
HB-655: Criminal Law - Child's Access to Firearms - Penalty
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2013
Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Middle Patuxent Environmental Area Ho. Co. 1-13 [HB-457]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the County Executive and County Council of Howard County for the planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of a restroom, storage building, and staging area at Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, located in Clarksville; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
HB-457: Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Middle Patuxent Environmental Area Ho. Co. 1-13
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/08/2013