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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Prohibition - Junk and [HB-983]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring specified local critical area programs to, with a specified exception, prohibit the location of junkyards, scrap storage yards, and other scrap metal facilities in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Frush
Senate Refuses To Recede on 04/05/2012
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Other Tobacco Products - Restrictions on Sale, Distribution, and Shipment - [HB-570]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Specifying that provisions of law relating to the regulation of other tobacco products do not apply to a seller located outside the State when selling, holding for sale, shipping, or delivering specified cigars or pipe tobacco to consumers in the State; requiring the Comptroller to submit a report to the General Assembly on or before November 1, 2012, on the viability and efficacy of instituting in Maryland the policy of permitting direct shipment of premium cigars and pipe tobacco to consumers in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Handling Human Remains with Dignity Act of 2012 [HB-540]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a funeral establishment or crematory, on taking custody of the body of a decedent in accordance with all authorizations required by law, to maintain the body in a specified manner; requiring a funeral establishment or crematory to maintain the body of a decedent with refrigeration and at a specified temperature under specified circumstances; prohibiting the body of a decedent from being embalmed or artificially preserved except under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Schools - Epinephrine Availability and Use - Policy Requirements [HB-497]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each county board of education to establish a policy to authorize specified school personnel to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to specified students under specified circumstances; requiring that the policy include specified information; requiring specified public schools to submit a report to the State Department of Education; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Health - Cottage Food Businesses - Requirements [HB-399]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
Providing that a cottage food business is not required, under specified circumstances, to be licensed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing that the owner of a cottage food business may sell only cottage food products that are stored on specified premises and prepackaged with a specified label; requiring the owner of a cottage food business to comply with specified county and municipal laws and ordinances; providing that a specified investigation of a cottage food business may include sampling; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures [HB-160]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Clarifying the application of and altering security requirements for tow trucks; altering penalties for specified violations relating to tow truck vehicle registration; repealing a provision exempting abandoned vehicles from the application of provisions relating to the towing and removal of vehicles from parking lots; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish and maintain a database containing addresses for specified insurers and make the database available to any tower free of charge; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Real Property - Storage of Personal Property After Eviction [HB-1342]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a purchaser in a foreclosure sale executing a judgment awarding possession of residential property and a landlord executing a warrant of restitution of residential property to store personal property remaining on the residential property for 30 days in a specified manner; providing that the purchaser and landlord are liable to the former occupant or tenant for damage to or loss of the personal property during the storage period; requiring the purchaser and landlord to prepare a specified inventory at a specified time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Weir
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax - Services [HB-1051]
[Taxes ]
Altering the definition of a "taxable service" under the sales and use tax to impose the tax on specified services; exempting from the sales tax the sale of a parking facility or service by a political subdivision of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Hearing 3/6 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Automotive Dismantlers and Recyclers or Scrap Processors - [HB-1008]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Repealing provisions of law that authorize specified persons to transfer inoperable vehicles to an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor without providing a certificate of title or fulfilling notice requirements; repealing a provision of law that authorizes an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor to require specified vehicle transferors to execute a specified indemnity agreement; requiring the State Police to perform a stolen vehicle investigation under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Frush
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/24/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Landlord and Tenant - Reclaiming Property After [SB-978]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a landlord in Prince George's County to repossess rental premises under specified circumstances after 4 days after a judgment of possession; establishing that the tenant has the right to reclaim any personal property left in the premises within 3 days after the repossession; authorizing the landlord to secure the tenant's personal property in a specified manner; requiring the landlord to allow the tenant to make reasonable arrangements to obtain and move the personal property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers - Precious [SB-950]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing to 30 days from 18 days the period of time during which secondhand precious metal object dealers in Prince George's County must keep precious metal objects in the county; and providing an exception for specified pawned precious metal objects.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Miscellaneous Business Licenses - Fees [SB-876]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
Altering license fees applicants in Baltimore County are required to pay for keeping a billiard table for commercial use, for doing construction business, for keeping a motor vehicle storage garage business, for doing the business of laundry or dry cleaning, for doing business as a plumber or gas fitter, for operating a restaurant, for doing business as a trader, and for operating a chain store.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Environment - Exemption from Noise Restrictions - Marinas and Boatyards [SB-863]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
Adding an exemption to the list of exemptions from the authority of the Department of the Environment to adopt specified noise restrictions for the noise from equipment used to store and maintain marine vessels during the hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. at a marina or boatyard.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 03/21/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Abandoned Vehicles - Notice [SB-780]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "abandoned vehicle" to include a vehicle that has been reported stolen and has been taken into custody by a police department; and altering the time and manner for a specified notice to be sent to the owner by a police department.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 04/07/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Peace Orders - Surrender of Firearms [SB-650]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a court issuing a temporary peace order to order the respondent to surrender to law enforcement authorities and to refrain from possessing firearms for a specified period of time under specified circumstances; requiring a court issuing a final peace order to order the respondent to surrender to law enforcement authorities and to refrain from possessing firearms for a specified period of time under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/15/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Raymond Scott Brown II Vehicle Towing Act [SB-572]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing for the statewide application of specified provisions of law governing the towing or removal of vehicles from parking lots; requiring a person who undertakes the towing or removal of vehicles from parking lots to provide notice to police departments before towing or removing a vehicle from a parking lot; repealing the requirement for a tower to provide notice to specified police departments after towing a vehicle from a parking lot; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 04/11/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures [SB-570]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing for the statewide application of provisions of law governing the towing or removal of vehicles from parking lots; establishing a motor vehicle towing, recovery, and storage lien on a towed motor vehicle on behalf of the tower or agent; authorizing a court to enter a judgment of restitution for a specified victim under specified circumstances; prohibiting a motor vehicle towing, recovery, and storage lienor from selling the motor vehicle to which the lien is attached under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environmental Matters on 04/09/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Foreclosure Purchaser and Tenant - Evictions - Tenant's Right to Reclaim [SB-503]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a sheriff or county official directed to evict a tenant to give notice to the purchaser and the tenant of the scheduled date of execution of the warrant of restitution; establishing that the tenant has the right to reclaim any personal property left in the premises within 3 full days after the eviction; specifying how the purchaser may secure the tenant's personal property; requiring the purchaser to allow the tenant to make reasonable arrangements to obtain and move the personal property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/07/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Nuclear Power Transparency Act of 2011 [SB-460]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from operating a nuclear generating facility in the State until the person discloses specified information to the Public Service Commission in writing.
Sponsored by: Sen. E. J. Pipkin
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/22/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Administrative Procedures - Electronic Citations, [SB-414]
[Environmental ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the acknowledgment procedures for citations issued by specified police officers for specified natural resources violations; repealing a hearing requirement that must be met before the Department of Natural Resources may suspend a recreational or commercial fishing license and requiring the Department to provide notice to specified persons of the right to a hearing; authorizing the Department to suspend a recreational or commercial fishing license without a hearing under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Frosh
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011