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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation – Complete Streets – Access to Healthy Food and Necessities [HB-82]
Expanding the definition of "complete streets design features" under the Compete 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 streets policy and as a 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 Complete Streets Program until money is appropriated in the State budget for the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 572 on 05/25/2019
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State Procurement – State Funded Construction Projects – Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses [HB-680]
Requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations to require certain bidders, contractors, and subcontractors to pay certain employee health care expenses; requiring the Department of General Services and the Department of Transportation, by regulation, to establish certain procedures to certify that a bidder, contractor, or subcontractor pays certain employee health care expenses; authorizing a procurement officer to void a contract if a certain bidder fails to submit certain records within a reasonable period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 686 on 05/25/2019
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Mandated Reports and Statutory Commissions, Councils, and Committees - Revisions [HB-58]
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: Rep. The Speaker
Hearing 2/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Crosswalks – Violation of Pedestrian Right–of–Way – Penalty [HB-517]
Increasing the maximum fine for a certain motor vehicle violation related to the right-of-way for pedestrians in crosswalks from $500 to $1,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2019
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Procurement - Qualification Based Selection - Land Surveying Services [HB-478]
Authorizing a procurement officer in the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation to use qualification based selection as a method of procuring land surveying services; and applying certain parameters, standards, and requirements of qualification based selection to land surveying services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 356 on 04/30/2019
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Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Maryland Transportation Authority Police [HB-387]
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: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 67 on 04/18/2019
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Commission to Study Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Funding [HB-366]
Establishing the Commission to Study Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Funding to review the State's funding requirements for non-emergency medical transportation services and the impact on locally operated transit systems; requiring the Commission to consider certain matters as part of the study; providing for the composition, cochairs, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and to certain committees of the General Assembly by June 30, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Income and Property Tax Credits - Purple Line Construction Zone [HB-313]
Allowing certain businesses impacted by the construction of the Purple Line light rail project in Montgomery County and Prince George's County a credit against the State income tax and State property tax; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Comptroller, to determine the amount of the income tax credit; requiring the Department to certify a business entity as a qualified business if the business entity can establish loss of business income at a property in the area impacted by the construction; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2019
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Vehicle Laws - Multiyear Registration [HB-3]
Requiring that the system of multiyear vehicle registration adopted by the Motor Vehicle Administration include for Class A (passenger) vehicles and Class D (motorcycle) vehicles options for registration for 1- or 2-year periods to be phased in over 5 years on a county-by-county basis; and requiring the Administration to make certain methods of obtaining or renewing a vehicle registration available for registration for 1- and 2-year periods.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/04/2019
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Procurement – Small Businesses and Minority Businesses – Qualification and Certification (Small and Minority Business Certification Streamlining Act of 2019) [HB-284]
Requiring the Secretary of General Services, the Secretary of Transportation, the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, and the President of Morgan State University to adopt certain regulations by December 31, 2019, to require the qualification of a business as a small business under certain circumstances; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations providing for the certification of a business as a minority business enterprise under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 315 on 04/30/2019
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Regional Initiative to Limit or Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Transportation Sector - Authorization (Regional Transportation and Climate Protection Act of 2019) [HB-277]
Authorizing the Governor to include the State as a full participant in a regional governmental initiative, agreement, or compact that limits or reduces greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector; requiring the Department of the Environment and the Department of Transportation to submit a report on the status of any regional initiative, agreement or compact that limits or reduces greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector to the General Assembly on or before November 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 605 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland Transit Administration – State Employees – Free Ridership (Transit Benefit for State Employees) [HB-201]
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: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Sea Level Rise Inundation and Coastal Flooding - Construction, Adaptation, and Mitigation [HB-1427]
Altering the application of certain design and siting criteria established by the Coast Smart Council to apply only to certain State and local capital projects; extending the date the projects must comply with the criteria to July 1, 2020, and the date certain local jurisdictions must develop a plan to address certain nuisance flooding to October 1, 2020; requiring the Department of Planning, by October 1, 2019, to develop guidelines to assist local jurisdictions in data collection to establish nuisance flooding baselines; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 442 on 05/13/2019
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Transportation – Maryland Metro/Transit Funding Act – Alterations [HB-1412]
Specifying that the Maryland Transit Administration must regularly consult with certain entities regarding the compilation and submission of the Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to submit a draft Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan to certain entities at least a certain period of time before the finalization of the Plan; altering the contents and elements of the Plan; altering the time frame that the Plan must address; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2019
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Vehicle Laws – Overweight Vehicles – Heavy Weight Port Corridor Permit [HB-1401]
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"; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 254 on 04/30/2019
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Optional Retirement Program - Membership [HB-1379]
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 February 1, 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 348 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland Transit Administration and Baltimore City Department of Transportation – Study of Dedicated Bus Lanes [HB-130]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration and the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to study and analyze dedicated bus lane enforcement mechanisms in use by peer transit agencies and develop a certain enforcement plan; requiring the study to include an overview of best practices and technologies, a review of potential costs, and an evaluation of the most effective methods for ensuring compliance with and enforcement of existing law; requiring a report on the findings of the study be submitted by December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 340 on 04/30/2019
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School Vehicles - Three-Point Seat Belts - Pilot Program [HB-1286]
Establishing a pilot program to provide competitive grants to county school boards for equipping school vehicles with three-point seat belts; providing that the goal of the program is to determine the feasibility and desirability of equipping school vehicles with three-point seat belts; requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to implement and administer the pilot program; requiring the Department to solicit applications from county school boards for grants to defray certain costs of the program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2019
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Transportation – Bikeways Network Program and Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan [HB-1281]
Codifying the Bikeways Network Program to provide grant support for bicycle network development activities; requiring the Department of Transportation to establish certain eligibility criteria; requiring the Governor to provide at least $3,800,000 each year from the Transportation Trust Fund for the Program; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to present a draft transit plan 45 days before finalization to include provisions for reliable transit services to enable certain residents to access certain job opportunities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Procurement - Source Selection MC/PG 112-19 [HB-1279]
Requiring the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to adopt certain procurement regulations relating to source selection; authorizing the Commission to adopt regulations establishing a minority business enterprise program if it determines that there is a compelling interest to implement remedial measures to assist certain minority- and women-owned businesses; requiring the Commission to report the findings of a certain study to certain persons on or before January 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 354 on 04/30/2019