Public Safety - Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center - Reporting Requirements [SB-107]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Repealing the requirement for the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to report certain information to certain committees of the General Assembly regarding interrogation rooms; requiring the Office to place on its website in an easily accessible location a filterable data display showing all data collected and a summary relating to the establishment of certain interrogation rooms; requiring the Office to provide a paper copy of certain information under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-107: Public Safety - Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center - Reporting Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judiciary on 04/09/2018
You have voted SB-107: Public Safety - Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center - Reporting Requirements.
Health Insurance - Individual Market Stabilization (Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2018) [HB-1782]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, managed care organizations, dental plans, and certain entities or persons to be subject to a certain assessment in calendar year 2019; providing the assessment's purpose to recoup the aggregate amount of a certain insurer provider fee as a bridge to stability in the individual health insurance market; requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to distribute the assessment to the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; etc.
HB-1782: Health Insurance - Individual Market Stabilization (Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2018)
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 37 on 04/10/2018
Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Exemptions [HB-1536]
[Education ]
Altering the circumstances under which certain individuals are exempt from paying the out-of-state tuition rate at public institutions of higher education; altering the circumstances under which certain individuals are eligible to pay the resident tuition rate at a public senior higher education institution or the in-county rate at a community college; requiring certain individuals to retain a certain tuition status until the individual is awarded a certain degree under certain circumstances; etc.
Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program [SB-802]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program to improve data collection on uninsured individuals and to maximize enrollment of eligible uninsured individuals in affordable insurance programs; requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish a Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program Advisory Workgroup; requiring the Comptroller to include a certain checkoff, to indicate whether an individual is interested in obtaining minimum essential health coverage, on certain State income tax forms; etc.
SB-802: Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 424 on 05/13/2019
Health - Prescription Drug Affordability Board [SB-759]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Establishing the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to protect State residents, State and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the State, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products; providing for the membership of the Board and the disclosure of certain conflicts of interest; requiring the Board to identify certain prescription drug products with certain costs; etc.
SB-759: Health - Prescription Drug Affordability Board
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Favorable With Amendments Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/08/2019
Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program [HB-814]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program to improve data collection on uninsured individuals and to maximize enrollment of eligible uninsured individuals in affordable insurance programs; requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish a Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program Advisory Workgroup; requiring the Comptroller to include a certain checkoff, to indicate whether an individual is interested in obtaining minimum essential health coverage, on certain State income tax forms; etc.
HB-814: Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 423 on 05/13/2019
Health - Prescription Drug Affordability Board [HB-768]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to protect State residents and certain stakeholders from the high costs of prescription drug products; requiring the Board to collect data and identify prescription drug products that may cause affordability challenges; authorizing the Board to meet in closed session when discussing trade secrets; authorizing the Board to set an upper payment limit for certain drug products; creating a Stakeholder Council to assist the Board with certain reporting requirements; etc.
HB-768: Health - Prescription Drug Affordability Board
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 692 on 05/25/2019
Marijuana Laws - Full Disclosure of Legal, Employment, and Health Risks [HB-1307]
[Cannabis ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the Office of the Attorney General, at least 90 days before the implementation of any law that reduces penalties for or legalizes the use of marijuana, to establish an information system, including the creation of a website and public service announcements for radio, television, newspapers, and billboards, to notify the public of the risks related to the change in the law.
HB-1307: Marijuana Laws - Full Disclosure of Legal, Employment, and Health Risks
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard K Impallaria
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2019
Relating To Taxation. [SB-675]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
Requires that real estate investment trusts file returns reporting their shareholders' pro rata shares of net income and net income attributable to this State. Requires withholding on all payments to shareholders. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019.
SB-675: Relating To Taxation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Les S. Ihara
The Committee On Wam Deferred The Measure. on 02/06/2019
Relating To Elections. [HB-712]
[Elections ]
[Taxes ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires candidates for President, Vice President, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Mayor to disclose their federal income tax returns to be listed on a general election ballot. Prohibits electors from voting for candidates for President or Vice President if those candidates have not disclosed their federal income tax returns. (HB712 HD1)
HB-712: Relating To Elections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Roy M. Takumi
Failed To Pass Third Reading. Ayes, 10; Aye(s) With Reservations: Senator(s) Ruderman, Taniguchi . Noes, 15 (senator(s) S. Chang, Dela Cruz, English, Fevella, Ihara, Inouye, Kanuha, J.keohokalole, Kidani, Kim, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, L. Thielen, Wakai). Excused, 0 (none). on 04/09/2019
Utilities - Surviving Spouse of Account Holder - Protections [SB-628]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a certain utility, on presentation of certain documents and without requiring certain information or imposing a fee or penalty, to temporarily keep a certain account open for a certain period of time or transfer a certain account to a surviving spouse under certain circumstances; and authorizing a certain utility to impose a fee or penalty or terminate an account for nonpayment under certain circumstances or close a certain account under certain circumstances.
SB-628: Utilities - Surviving Spouse of Account Holder - Protections
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 570 on 05/08/2020
Income Tax Checkoff - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund [SB-644]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Establishing an income tax checkoff for voluntary contributions to The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund; requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on the individual income tax return; requiring the Comptroller to collect and account for contributions made through the checkoff and to credit the proceeds to the Fund after deducting the amount necessary to administer the checkoff; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
SB-644: Income Tax Checkoff - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2020
Maryland Mortgage Lender Law - Considerations of a Mortgage Servicer - Borrower's Ability to Repay [SB-621]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a mortgage servicer from making or modifying certain mortgage loans without giving due regard to the borrower's ability to repay the loans; requiring that due regard to a borrower's ability to repay include consideration of a debt-to-income ratio and verification of certain income and assets through the review of certain written documentation; and exempting certain mortgage loans from the Act.
SB-621: Maryland Mortgage Lender Law - Considerations of a Mortgage Servicer - Borrower's Ability to Repay
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax [HB-732]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
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 G Luedtke
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
Child Support - Reporting of Employment Information [HB-647]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Transferring, from the Labor and Employment Article to the Family Law Article, certain provisions of law relating to the reporting of certain employment information concerning certain individuals for certain purposes relating to child support collection; transferring, from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of Human Services, certain duties and authority relating to the reporting of certain employment information concerning certain individuals; etc.
HB-647: Child Support - Reporting of Employment Information
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
First Reading Judiciary on 01/29/2020
Corporate Income Tax - Combined Reporting [HB-295]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
Requiring affiliated corporations to compute Maryland taxable income using a certain combined reporting method; requiring the Comptroller to report by March 1 of each year an estimate of the total additional tax revenue from corporations to be collected in the next fiscal year as a result of the combined reporting method; requiring the Comptroller to distribute certain revenue from corporations to The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund; etc.
HB-295: Corporate Income Tax - Combined Reporting
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020