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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Deer Hunting - Sundays MC 21-17 [HB-310]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt deer on specified property during a specified time period on specified Sundays in Montgomery County, subject to specified provisions of law; establishing that the authority of the Department to allow deer hunting on specified Sundays does not apply in Montgomery County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 459 on 05/04/2017
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Education - Behavior Intervention Plans - Physical Restraint and Seclusion [HB-331]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a public agency and a nonpublic school from using physical restraint except under specified circumstances; prohibiting a public agency and a nonpublic school from using seclusion except under specified circumstances; requiring a public agency or a nonpublic school that uses seclusion to take specified actions; requiring schools to report to the State Department of Education on or before December 1 each year specified information relating to physical restraint and seclusion incidents; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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Presidential Candidate Tax Transparency Act [SB-358]
[Elections ]
[Taxes ]
[Ethics ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring specified candidates for President or Vice President of the United States to file copies of specified federal income tax returns and written consent for the disclosure of those federal income tax returns with the State Board of Elections no later than 65 days before a presidential general election; requiring the State Board to make federal income tax returns filed by candidates for President or Vice President of the United States publicly available on the State Board's Web site; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2017
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Procurement - Prohibitions on Participation [HB-283]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Providing that specified prohibitions on participation in procurement apply only for a specified period of time following the issuance of an invitation for bids or a request for proposals; providing that specified prohibitions on participation in procurement do not apply to a subsequent invitation for bids or request for proposals for which the specifications are reused under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 341 on 04/18/2017
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Adult Protective Services - Investigation - Time Period Increase [HB-256]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
Increasing from 30 days to 60 days the period of time during which a local department of social services, or in Montgomery County the county department of health and human services, must complete an investigation after receiving a report of suspected abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation of an alleged vulnerable adult.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2017
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Improving the State Procurement Oversight Structure [SB-310]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Repealing a specified provision of law relating to prequalification of specified bidders and offerors; increasing from $100,000 to $200,000 the total value of specified contracts, leases, or other agreements that require a business to file a specified disclosure with the Secretary of State; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with a specified press association, to study the use and costs of public announcements of specified solicitations and report to specified committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 587 on 05/25/2017
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Consumer Protection - Credit Report Security Freezes - Prohibition on Fees and Required Notices [SB-270]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Finance ]
Prohibiting a consumer reporting agency from charging a consumer a fee for placing a security freeze if the consumer has not previously requested the placement of a security freeze from the consumer reporting agency; and altering the contents of a specified notice that must be included with a specified summary of rights provided to the consumer.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 828 on 05/27/2017
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Consumer Protection - Credit Report Security Freezes - Prohibition on Fees and Required Notices [HB-212]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Finance ]
Prohibiting a consumer reporting agency from charging a consumer a fee for placing a security freeze if the consumer has not previously requested the placement of a security freeze from the consumer reporting agency; and altering the contents of a specified notice that must be included with a specified summary of rights provided to the consumer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 827 on 05/27/2017
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State Board of Elections - Open Meetings - Audio Recordings and Documents (State Board of Elections Transparency Act) [HB-169]
[Elections ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to make an audio recording of each of its open meetings and, within a specified amount of time after an open meeting, make available to the public on the State Board's Web site the audio recording and specified documents and handouts; and requiring the State Board to take any action necessary to ensure an audio recording of an open meeting is understandable by the public.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/16/2017
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Video Lottery Terminals - Disposition of Unclaimed Winnings [SB-228]
[Gaming ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Specifying that a jackpot won at a video lottery terminal that is not claimed by the winner within 182 days after the jackpot is won shall become the property of the State and be distributed in a specified manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 452 on 05/04/2017
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Public Utilities - Water Companies and Sewage Disposal Companies - Rate Cases and Proceedings [SB-218]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
Authorizing the technical staff of the Public Service Commission to assist a water company or a sewage disposal company in establishing a proposed just and reasonable rate; authorizing the technical staff to seek information from specified companies under specified circumstances; requiring the Commission to restrict the availability of specified staff-assisted rate cases to companies who gross annual revenues for a specified time period are below an amount determined by the Commission, not to exceed $1,000,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 536 on 05/04/2017
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Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [SB-230]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring employers that employ 15 or more employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with 14 or fewer employees to provide unpaid earned sick and safe leave; prohibiting an employer from being required to pay a tipped employee more than a specified wage for earned sick and safe leave; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop a specified model paid sick and safe leave policy for use by specified employers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
First Reading Economic Matters on 03/16/2017
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Health Insurance - Required Conformity With Federal Law [HB-123]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the length of a policy term and the information provided in a specified notice for short-term medical insurance procured from a nonadmitted insurer; making specified provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management applicable to specified individual health insurance coverage; authorizing the dependents of specified victims to enroll in a specified health plan, at a specified time, under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 720 on 05/25/2017
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Unemployment Insurance - Employer Determinations - Process and Appeal Rights [HB-139]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Specifying the process and timeframe for exercising specified appeal rights related to employer determinations under the unemployment insurance law; requiring the Lower Appeals Division to hear and decide appeals from review determination decisions; authorizing an employer to file an appeal of a specified review determination decision to the Lower Appeals Division and the Board of Appeals under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 251 on 04/18/2017
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Public Health - Use of Medical Oxygen in Residential Dwellings - Smoking and Open Flame Restrictions [SB-175]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
Prohibiting an individual from lighting or smoking specified matters or substances that contain tobacco in a room of a residential dwelling in which medical oxygen is being used and within a specified number of feet of a specified room of a specified residential dwelling; prohibiting an individual from having an open flame in a room of a residential dwelling in which medical oxygen is being used and within a specified number of feet of a specified room of a specified residential dwelling; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 02/23/2017
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State Board of Physicians - Medical Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Verification, Publication, and Notification Requirements (Janet's Law) [SB-195]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a specified physician to provide the State Board of Physicians with verification or documentation that the physician maintains medical professional liability insurance within 25 business days after the physician receives the request from the Board; requiring the public profile of specified licensees of the Board to include information on whether the licensee maintains medical professional liability insurance; requiring each licensee practicing medicine to provide a specified written notification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2018
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Financial Institutions - Mortgage Lenders - Examinations and Records [HB-142]
[Finance ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the time period during which the Commissioner of Financial Regulation must examine the business of specified mortgage lender licensees from at least once during any 36-month period to at least once during any 60-month period; and altering the minimum time period for which licensed mortgage lenders must retain specified records from 25 to 61 months.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2017
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Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Nonlicensed Persons - Provisional Licensure [HB-145]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the owner of a nursing home or other appropriate nursing home authority, under specified circumstances, to immediately appoint a nonlicensed person to serve in the capacity of interim nursing home administrator; authorizing the appointed nonlicensed person to act as the interim nursing home administrator on filing an application with the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators requesting a provisional license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 109 on 04/11/2017
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Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration Expiration Date [HB-154]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Altering the date on which the registration of a pharmacy benefits manager expires unless the registration is renewed.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 113 on 04/11/2017
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State Board of Nursing - Disciplinary Process and Authority - Revisions [SB-151]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a disciplinary committee of the State Board of Nursing to grant and deny licenses and certificates and take specified disciplinary action against licensees and certificate holders; authorizing the Board to establish one or more disciplinary committees to conduct specified hearings and issue final decisions or orders under specified provisions of law; authorizing the Board to delegate authority to conduct a hearing and issue a final decision or order to a disciplinary committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2017