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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project - Requirements and Funding [SB-845]
Requiring the State Department of Transportation to promptly undertake all steps necessary to complete the design, engineering, and National Environmental Policy Act process and secure a record of decision for the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project; requiring the Governor to include in the annual State budget an appropriation of a certain amount from the Transportation Trust Fund in certain fiscal years for certain purposes related to the Project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing Canceled on 02/28/2019
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Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Monitoring Cameras - Authorization [SB-837]
Prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in a dedicated bus lane unless authorized by a local jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing the Maryland Transit Administration to use, under certain standards and procedures, a certain bus lane monitoring camera to enforce the prohibition against driving a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane; modifying the jurisdiction of the District Court to include certain proceedings related to bus lane monitoring cameras; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - Bikeways Network Program - Funding [SB-787]
Codifying the Bikeways Network Program to provide grant support for bicycle network development activities; requiring the Department of Transportation to establish certain application and eligibility criteria; requiring the Governor to provide an appropriation for the Program; requiring that $100,000 of the appropriation be distributed to the Maryland Association of Counties and the Maryland Municipal League to provide technical assistance to counties and municipalities with the drafting and submission of grant proposals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/05 At 1:45 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Transportation Access [SB-642]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Transportation Access for the purpose of reviewing certain information, findings, and recommendations to improve transportation access for certain individuals and families in Maryland; requiring the Task Force to make a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Buildings and Places of Public Accommodation - Diaper-Changing Facilities in Restrooms [SB-534]
Requiring, except under certain circumstances, that a diaper-changing facility be installed in certain restrooms in certain public buildings and certain places of public accommodation; requiring the Board of Public Works, through the Department of General Services, to adopt certain standards; requiring certain standards to be filed with the Secretary of State; requiring that certain bodies be responsible for the enforcement of certain provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Maryland Transportation Authority Police [SB-477]
Expanding a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for law enforcement officers to include law enforcement officers who are members of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police and reside in a political subdivision in which the crime rate exceeds the State's crime rate; and applying the Act to all taxable years after December 31, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 68 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Pedestrian Safety Fund Act of 2019 [SB-460]
Increasing the maximum fine from $500 to $1,000 that may be imposed for a violation of provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law regarding crosswalks; establishing the Pedestrian Safety Fund for the purpose of enhancing the safety and quality of pedestrian and bicycle transportation, including through certain educational programming for bicyclists, motorists, and pedestrians, certain physical design changes, and certain increased enforcement of existing rules of the road; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 519 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Buildings – Diaper–Changing Facilities [SB-330]
Requiring, except under certain circumstances, that a diaper-changing facility be installed in certain public restrooms in certain public buildings; requiring the Board of Public Works, through the Department of General Services, to adopt certain standards; providing that the Department of General Services, the University System of Maryland, and the Department of Transportation are responsible for the enforcement of certain provisions of the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 523 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration – State Employees – Free Ridership (Transit Benefit for State Employees) [SB-319]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to provide ridership services on transit vehicles to any permanent employee in any unit of the Executive Branch of State government, including a unit with an independent personnel system; prohibiting the Administration from collecting fees or reimbursement for certain transit services; and requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Department of Budget and Management to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the cost and feasibility of expanding the program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 420 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [SB-316]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles have certain pavement markings; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for certain purposes; establishing a civil penalty of $50 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Personnel - Grievance Procedures [SB-289]
Expanding the application of provisions of law governing grievance procedures for certain employees in the State Personnel Management System; requiring a grievant to complete certain forms in sufficient detail that will allow for the expeditious resolution of the grievance; and applying a certain definition of "grievance" to a certain requirement that the Department of Transportation adopt certain regulations relating to employee grievance procedures.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Regional Initiative to Limit or Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Transportation Sector - Authorization (Regional Transportation and Climate Protection Act of 2019) [SB-249]
Authorizing the Governor to include the State as a full participant in any regional governmental initiative, agreement, or compact that limits or reduces greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector; requiring, beginning November 1, 2019, and for each of the next 3 years, the Departments of the Environment and Transportation to submit a report on the status of any regional initiative, agreement, or compact that limits or reduces emissions from the transportation sector to the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 606 on 05/25/2019
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Baltimore City - Summer Youth Employment - Funding and Incentives [SB-229]
Requiring the Governor to include in the State budget for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023, $3,000,000 each for the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation and the Department of Human Services to be distributed to the Maryland Summer Youth Connection Program in Baltimore City; requiring Baltimore City to appropriate a 75% match for a certain summer youth employment program; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to provide free student bus passes for youth participating in the program in Baltimore City; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation – Complete Streets – Access to Healthy Food and Necessities [SB-116]
Expanding the definition of "complete streets design features" under the Complete Streets Program by adding access to retail stores that provide health food and other necessities, especially in food deserts, as a design feature of the complete street policy and as a design feature and goal of the Program; and providing the Act may not be construed to require the Maryland Department of Transportation to provide staff or operating expenses for the administration of the Program until money is appropriated in the State budget.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 573 on 05/25/2019
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Mandated Reports and Statutory Commissions, Councils, and Committees - Revisions [SB-112]
Repealing certain reporting requirements that are obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative; consolidating certain reporting requirements for efficiency; codifying certain reporting requirements for transparency; modifying certain reporting requirements for practicality; repealing the requirement that the Council for the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services establish a certain workgroup; repealing the Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 6 on 03/27/2019
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Vehicle Laws – Overweight Vehicles – Heavy Weight Port Corridor Permit [SB-1038]
Authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to determine that a vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting certain freight is an indivisible load authorized to obtain a certain overweight vehicle permit under certain circumstances; establishing certain conditions for a vehicle issued a permit under the Act, including a requirement to travel only on roads designated as being part of a "heavy weight port corridor"; establishing a certain maximum gross vehicle weight for a vehicle with a certain permit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 255 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Transportation Access [HB-923]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Transportation Access for the purpose of reviewing certain information, findings, and recommendations to improve transportation access; requiring the Task Force to make a final report of its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 705 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships - Presolicitation Reports - Environmental Impact Statement Requirement [HB-91]
Prohibiting a reporting agency for certain proposed public-private partnerships from submitting a certain presolicitation report before a draft environmental impact statement that complies with the National Environmental Policy Act is available; requiring the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority to withdraw a certain presolicitation report; prohibiting the resubmission of the report until a certain draft environmental impact statement is adopted and a certain alternative is selected; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Reassigned To Environment And Transportation And Appropriations on 01/21/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Personnel - Grievance Procedures [HB-891]
Expanding the application of provisions of law governing grievance procedures for certain employees; requiring a grievant to complete certain forms in sufficient detail that will allow for the expeditious resolution of the grievance; applying a certain definition of "grievance" to a certain requirement that the Department of Transportation adopt certain regulations relating to employee grievance procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - Vision Zero - Establishment [HB-885]
Establishing Vision Zero; providing the purpose of the program is for planning and developing a State highway system that has zero vehicle-related deaths or serious injuries; requiring the Department of Transportation to designate a coordinator to oversee the implementation of Vision Zero; requiring the coordinator, in implementing Vision Zero, to collaborate with certain entities and include certain strategies; requiring that the funding for Vision Zero be as provided by the Governor in the State budget; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 377 on 04/30/2019