Motor Vehicles - Access to Towed Vehicles [HB-1183]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring specified persons who take an abandoned motor vehicle into custody to make the motor vehicle available to specified persons for specified purposes, subject to oversight and limitations.
HB-1183: Motor Vehicles - Access to Towed Vehicles
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2010
Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures [HB-1120]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing for the statewide application for provisions of law governing the towing or removal of vehicles from parking lots; establishing a motor vehicle towing and storage lien on a towed motor vehicle on behalf of the tower for specified towing and storage charges; prohibiting a motor vehicle towing and storage lienor from selling the motor vehicle to which the lien is attached under specified circumstances; specifying the manner in which a motor vehicle towing and storage lienor may sell a vehicle; etc.
HB-1120: Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures
Sponsored by: Rep. Doyle Niemann
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2010
Business Regulation - Storage and Display of Tobacco-Related Products [HB-1103]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Prohibiting specified persons from storing or displaying a tobacco-related product unless the tobacco-related product is not immediately accessible to customers and is accessible only to the owner or operator of the business or an agent or employee of the owner or operator; providing for civil penalties for specified violations of the Act; authorizing a county health officer, or the county health officer's designee, to issue a civil citation to a person who violates a specified provision of law; etc.
HB-1103: Business Regulation - Storage and Display of Tobacco-Related Products
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/27/2010
State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
(COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020) [HB-1663]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Unemployment ]
[Healthcare ]
Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain violation is subject to certain provisions of law under certain circumstances; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc.
HB-1663: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
(COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 14 on 03/19/2020
You have voted HB-1663: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
(COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020).
State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
(COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020) [HB-1663]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Unemployment ]
[Healthcare ]
Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain violation is subject to certain provisions of law under certain circumstances; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc.
HB-1663: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
(COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 14 on 03/19/2020
You have voted HB-1663: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
(COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020).
SB-1080: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health
Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
(COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 13 on 03/19/2020
You have voted SB-1080: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health
Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
(COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020).
SB-1080: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health
Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
(COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 13 on 03/19/2020
You have voted SB-1080: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health
Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
(COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020).
Alcoholic Beverages - Fulfillment Warehouse Permit [SB-1068]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing a direct wine shipper to sell wine to a consumer through a holder of a fulfillment warehouse permit; establishing a fulfillment warehouse permit that authorizes the holder to deliver wine through a common carrier to a consumer in the State for the consumer's personal use; requiring a permit holder to verify certain information about a direct wine shipper before accepting a certain shipment; establishing a fee for the permit; requiring a permit holder to maintain certain records in a certain manner for a certain period; etc.
Public Schools - Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices [SB-1019]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, to install at least one video recording device in each special education classroom; requiring video recording devices to record special education classrooms and exclusion areas during school hours and during any time that the classroom or exclusion area is in use; prohibiting the use of a video recording device in bathrooms or in areas that students use to change clothing; etc.
SB-1019: Public Schools - Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/13/2020
Facial Recognition Privacy Protection Act [HB-1578]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Human Rights ]
Expressing the sense of the General Assembly that facial recognition technology can present certain risks as well as provide a variety of benefits and that safeguards are necessary to allow the use of the technology in ways that benefit society; establishing certain requirements and certain prohibited actions relating to provision of facial recognition services by certain persons; prohibiting certain governmental units from using facial recognition services under certain circumstances; etc.
Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety (Safe Care Act) [HB-1568]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to develop a workplace safety plan; establishing certain requirements for a certain workplace safety plan; requiring that certain training address certain risks and include certain instruction on certain matters; requiring certain State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to collaborate with a certain committee for certain purposes; requiring that certain procedures include certain other procedures; etc.
HB-1568: Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety (Safe Care Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
Medical Cannabis - Dispensary Grower-Processor License [HB-1317]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to license medical cannabis dispensary grower-processors under certain circumstances; requiring an applicant to meet certain conditions to be licensed as a dispensary grower-processor; providing that an applicant for a dispensary grower-processor license may not have received certain disciplinary action from the Commission or have failed to meet certain deadlines; requiring the Commission to establish a certain application review process; etc.
HB-1317: Medical Cannabis - Dispensary Grower-Processor License
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement [HB-1349]
[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.
HB-1349: Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation [HB-1400]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing an exception to the existing prohibition on obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled dangerous substance or procuring or attempting to procure the administration of a controlled dangerous substance under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-1400: Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/10/2020
County Boards of Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policies and Reports [HB-1298]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring each county board of education to establish a certain policy to support certain goals and improve the educational outcomes of pregnant and parenting students, collect and track certain data, and, on or before June 1 each year, beginning in 2021, submit the data in a certain manner to the University of Maryland Institute for Innovation and Implementation; requiring the Institute to analyze the data and submit certain reports to the General Assembly on or before June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2024; etc.
HB-1298: County Boards of Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policies and Reports
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
Public Health - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program - Revisions [HB-1462]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
Altering the name of the Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program at Institutions of Higher Education to be the Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program; authorizing food service facilities to store and make available for administration auto-injectable epinephrine for individuals who are experiencing or are believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis when a physician or emergency medical services are not immediately available; altering the purpose of the Program; etc.
HB-1462: Public Health - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 478 on 05/08/2020
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol - Subsequent Offenders - Mandatory Ignition Interlock [HB-1320]
[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.
HB-1320: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol - Subsequent Offenders - Mandatory Ignition Interlock
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/02/2020
Towing or Removal of Vehicles from Parking Lots - Reclamation Hours [HB-1384]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Limiting, to at a minimum from 6 a.m. to midnight, the hours during which a certain person in possession of a vehicle that has been towed or removed from a parking lot is required to provide an opportunity for the vehicle owner or the owner's agent to retake possession of the vehicle; and altering a certain signage requirement imposed on the owner or operator of a parking lot relating to hours during which a towed vehicle may be reclaimed.
HB-1384: Towing or Removal of Vehicles from Parking Lots - Reclamation Hours
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/15/2020