Baltimore County - Board of Education - Retention Policy for Financial Records [HB-755]
Requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to adopt a retention policy for the financial records of the Baltimore County public school system on or before January 1, 2021; and requiring the retention policy to require retention of all financial records for 7 years, the Board to designate a custodian of records, the custodian to certify any records that have been digitally stored for 7 years or more, and all financial records to be backed up in a secure secondary cloud-based location.
HB-755: Baltimore County - Board of Education - Retention Policy for Financial Records
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
Public and Nonpublic Schools – Medical Cannabis – Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina’s Law) [SB-604]
Authorizing a parent or legal guardian of a medical cannabis patient under the age of 18 years to designate not more than two additional adults to be a caregiver, in addition to the parent or legal guardian; specifying that the definition of "caregiver" does not include designated school personnel; authorizing a qualified patient under the age of 18 years to obtain medical cannabis from certain designated school personnel; exempting certain caregivers and school personnel from certain penalties related to the administration of cannabis; etc.
SB-604: Public and Nonpublic Schools – Medical Cannabis – Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina’s Law)
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 625 on 05/08/2020
You have voted SB-604: Public and Nonpublic Schools – Medical Cannabis – Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina’s Law).
Kent County Alcohol Act of 2020 [HB-777]
Altering the days and hours of sale under a Class B wine shop and lounge license in Kent County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Kent County to issue a refillable container permit for draft beer to certain license holders; establishing an application process, hours of sale, and fees for the permit; requiring the Board to adopt certain regulations; authorizing the Board to issue a Class C multiple event beer, wine, and liquor license; etc.
HB-777: Kent County Alcohol Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 322 on 05/08/2020
Law Enforcement Body Camera Task Force [HB-739]
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 jurisdictions; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020; etc.
HB-739: Law Enforcement Body Camera Task Force
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 309 on 05/08/2020
Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax [HB-732]
Increasing certain tax rates on cigarettes and other tobacco products; imposing a sales and use tax rate of 12% on electronic smoking devices; requiring the Governor to include at least $18,250,000 in the annual budget for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter for certain smoking cessation activities; requiring the Comptroller to distribute certain revenue attributable to certain taxes to The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund; imposing a tax on certain revenues from certain digital advertising services in the State; etc.
HB-732: Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
Public Health - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program - Revisions [SB-477]
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 under the Program 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.
SB-477: Public Health - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 479 on 05/08/2020
Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements [HB-636]
Altering a certain prohibition to prohibit a person from storing or leaving a loaded or unloaded firearm in a location where a minor could gain access to the firearm; repealing a certain exception to the prohibition; prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded or unloaded firearm in a location where an unsupervised minor could gain access to the firearm and an unsupervised minor does gain access to the firearm; etc.
HB-636: Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2020
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Medical Cannabis - Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina's Law) [HB-617]
Authorizing a parent or legal guardian of a medical cannabis patient under the age of 18 years to designate not more than two additional adults to be a caregiver, in addition to the parent or legal guardian; specifying that the definition of "caregiver" does not include designated school personnel; authorizing a qualified patient under the age of 18 years to obtain medical cannabis from certain designated school personnel; exempting certain caregivers and school personnel from certain penalties related to the administration of cannabis; etc.
HB-617: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Medical Cannabis - Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina's Law)
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 624 on 05/08/2020
You have voted HB-617: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Medical Cannabis - Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina's Law).
Facial Recognition Privacy Protection Act [SB-476]
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.
SB-476: Facial Recognition Privacy Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
Towing or Removal of Vehicles From Parking Lots - Reclamation Hours [SB-392]
Limiting, to between 6 a.m. and 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.
SB-392: Towing or Removal of Vehicles From Parking Lots - Reclamation Hours
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/20/2020
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Assisted Living Program License [SB-373]
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 a certain assisted living program, but not more than five Class ALP licenses to a person; authorizing the license holder to provide beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption by a resident or guest from Monday through Sunday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; establishing an annual license fee of $5,000; etc.
SB-373: Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Assisted Living Program License
Sponsored by: Sen.
Third Reading Passed (45-1) on 03/13/2020
State House Trust - Lawyer's Mall - Thurgood Marshall Memorial Statues [HB-405]
Requiring the State House Trust to ensure that the Thurgood Marshall Memorial statues on Lawyer's Mall are maintained in the same material condition in which they were on July 1, 2018; providing that the Thurgood Marshall Memorial statues on Lawyer's Mall may be removed as necessary only under certain conditions; making the Act contingent on the completion of construction on Lawyer's Mall begun in August 2018 by the Department of General Services; and prohibiting the removal of the statutes except under certain conditions; etc.
HB-405: State House Trust - Lawyer's Mall - Thurgood Marshall Memorial Statues
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
State Highway Administration - Highway Work Permits - Pedestrian Access (Pedestrian Access Act of 2020) [SB-285]
Requiring a person that obtains a highway work permit from the State Highway Administration to maintain a safe alternative pedestrian path at work sites that are within 1 mile of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority or Maryland Transit Administration rail or bus rapid transit stations, including Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) stations; requiring the Administration to compile, publish, and make available information on best practices for the maintenance of pedestrian access in certain areas; etc.
SB-285: State Highway Administration - Highway Work Permits - Pedestrian Access (Pedestrian Access Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 103 on 05/08/2020
Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition [SB-233]
Providing that certain licenses to manufacture, sell, buy, and store cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices do not authorize the licensee to manufacture, ship, import, or sell into or within the State a flavored tobacco product with a taste or smell of fruit, mint, candy, or other nontobacco flavors; 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; etc.
SB-233: Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
First Reading Finance on 01/17/2020
State Boat Act - Abandoned or Sunken Vessels - Removal [SB-219]
Altering the definition of an "abandoned or sunken vessel" to mean one that has remained at a location for more than 60 instead of 90 days without the consent of the property owner; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to take an abandoned vessel into custody without providing a certain notice if it determines that the vessel poses certain hazards; requiring, within 15 days after taking custody of an abandoned vessel, the Department to send a certain notice to the last known owner and each know secured party of the vessel; etc.
SB-219: State Boat Act - Abandoned or Sunken Vessels - Removal
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 76 on 05/08/2020
State Highway Administration - Highway Work Permits - Pedestrian Access (Pedestrian Access Act of 2020) [HB-194]
Requiring a person that obtains a highway work permit from the State Highway Administration to maintain a safe alternative pedestrian path at work sites that are within 1 mile of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority rail or bus rapid transit stations or Maryland Transit Administration rail or bus rapid transit stations, including Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) stations; requiring the Administration to make available information on best practices for the maintenance of pedestrian access in certain areas; etc.
HB-194: State Highway Administration - Highway Work Permits - Pedestrian Access (Pedestrian Access Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 102 on 05/08/2020
Electronic Smoking Devices, Other Tobacco Products, and Cigarettes - Taxation and Regulation [SB-3]
Applying certain provisions of tax law regulating the sale, manufacture, distribution, possession, and use of cigarettes and other tobacco products to certain electronic smoking devices; altering the definition of "other tobacco products" to include certain consumable products and the components or parts of those products and to exclude certain other products; requiring the Governor, in fiscal year 2022 and thereafter, to include at least $21,000,000 in the annual budget for certain activities aimed at reducing tobacco use; etc.
SB-3: Electronic Smoking Devices, Other Tobacco Products, and Cigarettes - Taxation and Regulation
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/13/2020
Business Regulation – Tobacco Products – Electronic Smoking Devices, Prohibition on Flavoring, and Sales to Military Members [HB-3]
Providing that licenses to manufacture, sell, buy, and store cigarettes do not authorize the licensee to manufacture, ship, import, or sell into or within the State a cigarette that has a characterizing flavor; providing that a public statement that cigarettes or other tobacco products have or produce a certain smell or taste is presumptive evidence that they have a characterizing flavor if the statement is made by certain persons: prohibiting the sale of electronic smoking devices by mail or certain other networks; etc.
HB-3: Business Regulation – Tobacco Products – Electronic Smoking Devices, Prohibition on Flavoring, and Sales to Military Members
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2020
Solar Energy Grant Program - Energy Storage [HB-1395]
Providing that the Solar Energy Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration may award grants not to exceed specified amounts for the installed cost of specified energy storage equipment; adding grants for specified energy storage equipment to the purposes of the Program; defining "energy storage equipment"; and authorizing the Director of the Administration to designate specified equipment as energy storage equipment.
HB-1395: Solar Energy Grant Program - Energy Storage
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2017