Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Digital Registration Plates - Prohibited Acts [SB-842]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from issuing to the owner of a vehicle a digital registration plate that transmits the location of the vehicle or the vehicle miles traveled for the vehicle to any unit of State of local government.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 2/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Procurement and Correctional Facilities - Employment Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals [SB-858]
Requiring, beginning on January 1, 2021, certain invitations to bid and certain requests for proposals to require bidders and offerors to provide certain documentation; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and county departments of corrections to give a preference to certain bidders and offerors based on the number of formerly incarcerated individuals the bidder or offeror employs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 2/26 At 12:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement [SB-890]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Liquor Store Cameras [SB-945]
Requiring certain alcoholic beverages license holders in Baltimore City to install and operate a digital surveillance system on the licensed premises in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City; requiring the digital surveillance system to be equipped with high-definition cameras; requiring the cameras to be placed in certain places; requiring the video recorded from the surveillance system to be retained for at least 14 days; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Security Systems - Battery-Charged Fences [SB-883]
Making certain provisions of law that prohibit a local government from imposing certain requirements relating to wireless security systems also apply to certain battery-charged fence security systems; defining "battery-charged fence security system" as an alarm security system that includes a fence and any ancillary components and attached equipment; prohibiting a local government from imposing certain additional installation or operational requirements or prohibitions on certain battery-charged fence security systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Program Changes and Required Reports [SB-796]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to ensure that providers of and individuals who receive certain services are not negatively impacted when using a certain software system or function; requiring that an individual receiving certain services who receives a certain notice have 90 days to appeal a certain eligibility determination; requiring certain services to continue uninterrupted under certain circumstances until the outcome of a certain appeal is complete; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Information Technology - Communications Lines - Installation [SB-790]
Providing that certain provisions of law governing resource sharing do not apply to any private industry entities that have separate legal rights of access under State or local law to install communications lines and associated facilities in the State rights-of-way; and requiring the Department of Information Technology to waive certain fees for all last mile broadband telecommunications projects in unserved areas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act) [SB-758]
Establishing the intent of the General Assembly that each official custodian adopt a policy to use the Internet and other technological advancements to expand remote access to public records and increase the transparency of government; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints alleging that a custodian unreasonably failed to waive a fee under certain circumstances; altering the minimum fee charged under which the Board has authority to review a complaint from $350 to $200; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/18 At 12:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Underground Facilities Damage Prevention - Revision [SB-877]
Revising provisions relating to the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority; altering the application and scope of certain provisions relating to underground facilities and damage prevention; requiring certain newly installed underground facilities to be detectable or locatable after October 1, 2021; requiring certain previously detectable or locatable facilities to be restored to a certain status after a certain date; altering the qualifications of certain members of the Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Schools – Mathematics Credit – Computer Science or Computer Programming Course [SB-892]
Authorizing a student who is enrolled at a public high school to satisfy a certain requirement to earn credits in mathematics by completing a credit in a computer science or computer programming course selected by the county board; and requiring the county board to certify to the State Department of Education that the computer science or computer programming course may count toward the mathematics graduation requirement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Criminal Law - Untraceable Firearms [SB-958]
Prohibiting a person from manufacturing, causing to be manufactured, assembling, constructing, possessing, selling, offering to sell, transferring, purchasing, or receiving certain firearms; prohibiting a person from using a certain 3-dimensional printer to manufacture, cause to be manufactured, assemble, or construct a certain firearm; prohibiting a person from distributing a certain computer program; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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State Retirement and Pension System - Membership and Benefits [SB-960]
Prohibiting certain individuals who are members of the Employees' Pension System of the State Retirement and Pension System from becoming a member of the Optional Retirement Program of the State Retirement and Pension System on or after a certain date; prohibiting certain individuals from continuing membership in the Optional Retirement Program on or after a certain date; requiring certain individuals to resume participation as a member of the Employees' Pension System on a certain date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 588 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Personnel - Information Technology and Cybersecurity Qualifications - Established (Maryland State IT Hiring Act) [SB-724]
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management, in partnership with the Secretary of Information Technology and the State Chief Information Security Officer, to establish certain minimum qualifications for skilled service and professional service classes of State employees in the information technology and cybersecurity fields; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to revise the standards for position selection plans for certain classifications of State employees in certain fields by January 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Economic Development - Advanced Clean Energy and Clean Energy Innovation Investments and Initiatives [SB-739]
Altering references to the term "clean energy" to be "advanced clean energy" for purposes of certain provisions of law concerning the Maryland Clean Energy Center and the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute; altering certain findings of the General Assembly, the purposes of certain provisions of law concerning the development of clean energy industries in the State, and the purposes, powers, and duties of the Center and Institute to include certain actions supporting clean energy innovation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair [SB-723]
Requiring an original equipment manufacturer to make available, on certain terms, certain materials or updates to an independent repair provider or owner of digital electronic equipment; providing that a violation of certain provisions of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice and subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law - Absentee Ballot Requests, Delivery, and Marking [HB-859]
Requiring the State Board of Elections approved absentee ballot application to require the applicant to provide certain information; repealing a provision of law requiring a local board of elections to provide an absentee ballot by facsimile transmission if requested by a voter; altering a certain provision of law to require a local board to provide an absentee ballot by the Internet only if requested by certain voters, rather than to any voter on request; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy [HB-804]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters relating to the State's current and future workforce and emerging digital economy; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
University System of Maryland – Textbooks – Availability of Free or Low–Cost Digital Materials
(Textbook Transparency Act of 2020) [SB-667]
Requiring each constituent institution of higher education in the University System of Maryland to develop a method to clearly and conspicuously show students in the online course catalog which courses use free or low-cost digital materials and may provide access to certain low-cost print materials; and providing that certain free or low-cost digital materials include certain resources and be equally accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 166 on 05/08/2020
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Public Utilities - Underground Facilities - Time-Sensitive Ticket [HB-861]
Requiring an owner-member whose underground facility provides broadband service to mark the location of the underground facility within 4 hours after a time-sensitive ticket is transferred to the owner-member; and defining "time-sensitive ticket" as a ticket that the person initiating a ticket request identifies as requiring an owner-member to mark its underground facility promptly in order to minimize damage to property; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 02/25/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Security Features for Connected Devices [HB-888]
Requiring the manufacturer of a connected device to equip the device with a certain reasonable security feature; providing that a security feature for a connected device is reasonable if the connected device is equipped with a certain means for authentication; providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act and is subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020