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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration - Labor Relations - Resolution of Labor Disputes [SB-101]
Authorizing, except under specified circumstances, either the Maryland Transit Administration or an accredited representative to request that a fact finder be employed to resolve a labor dispute; repealing the requirement that the Administration submit a specified labor dispute to an arbitration board; requiring the Administration, under specified circumstances, to request the State Labor Relations Board to resolve a specified labor dispute in a specified manner; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2016
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Department of Information Technology - Data Sharing and Integration [SB-1003]
Expanding the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology to include the permitting of data sharing and integration among specified units of State government; establishing the Management Intelligence Incentive Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring the Governor to submit with the State budget specified information about the Fund and projects supported by the Fund; authorizing specified State units to request specified project funding from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 03/16/2016
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Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles [HB-8]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Issues Related to the Use of Self-Driving Vehicles; requiring the Task Force to determine the most effective and appropriate best practices for governing self-driving vehicles based on a review of specified information; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to make specified recommendations; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/14/2016
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Department of Aging - Comprehensive Plan for the Aging Population [HB-685]
Requiring the Department of Aging, in consultation with specified other units, to develop a comprehensive long-term plan to address the impacts and needs of the State's aging population; requiring the plan to include specified information, recommendations, and benchmarks; requiring the Department to submit specified progress reports to the General Assembly; requiring the Department to submit the completed plan to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/15/2016
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Video Lottery Facilities - Charles County - Expansion and Use of Proceeds [HB-647]
Authorizing the award of an additional video lottery operation license for a facility in Charles County in a vessel on the Potomac River; specifying that specified proceeds from video lottery terminals and table games at the facility be paid to the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge Fund; exempting the Fund from a specified provision of law requiring interest earnings on State money in special funds to accrue to the General Fund of the State; submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016
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Vehicle Laws - Historic Motor Vehicles - Authorized Uses and Inspections [HB-58]
Requiring the owner of a historic motor vehicle to certify for the vehicle in a registration application that it will not be used for daily transportation, for transportation of passengers, for employment, for transportation to and from employment or school, or for commercial purposes; limiting the application of the exemption from specified motor vehicle inspection requirements and enforcement procedures to historic motor vehicles with a specified model year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony O'Donnell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 608 on 05/19/2016
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Construction Contracts - Change Orders (State Procurement Change Order Fairness Act) [HB-403]
Prohibiting a unit from requiring a prime contractor and a prime contractor from requiring a subcontractor to begin change order work under a contract until the procurement officer for the unit issues a written change order; providing that written acceptance letters for a State Highway Administration or Maryland Aviation Administration procurement contract for construction have the same force and effect as change orders until the specified units issue written change orders; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 581 on 05/19/2016
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State Government - Display of the POW/MIA Flag on State Building Grounds [HB-391]
Requiring the Secretary of General Services and the Secretary of Transportation to cause the POW/MIA flag to be flown on the grounds of State buildings under their control whenever the flag of the United States is flown; defining "POW/MIA flag" as the POW/MIA flag of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2016
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Maryland Transportation Authority - Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Toll Collection [HB-35]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to implement a procedure at the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Chesapeake Bay Bridge by July 1, 2026, that requires all tolls to be paid by an electronic means that allows vehicles to pass through the toll plaza without stopping at a toll booth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/29/2016
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Minority Business Enterprises - Transitioning From Subcontractors to Prime Contractors - Study and Report [HB-236]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and the Office of Minority Business Enterprise in the Department of Transportation to conduct a specified study with specified parties on how the State can assist minority business enterprises in transitioning from subcontractors to prime contractors; requiring the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and the Office of Minority Business Enterprise to report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/01/2016
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Commercial Motor Vehicles - Operation - Transportation Emergencies [HB-229]
Authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to waive specified safety regulations for commercial motor vehicles in intrastate travel to facilitate specified emergency relief efforts; establishing 20 days as the maximum total period of time that a specified transportation emergency may extend; authorizing the Governor to take specified action to facilitate emergency relief efforts through a declaration of a state of emergency if the duration of the transportation emergency conditions extends for more than 20 days; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 256 on 04/26/2016
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Certified Business Enterprises - Gaming and Lottery Control Commission Contracts - Preferences [HB-1574]
Establishing a preference program under the State procurement law for bids or proposals submitted by specified entities to provide goods or services to the Maryland Gaming and Lottery Control Commission; providing for the assignment of additional points or percentage price reductions, as specified, for bids or proposals to the Commission by prime contractors that include the use of specified certified business entities; establishing eligibility requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2016
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Chesapeake Bay Water Transportation Network [HB-1439]
Requiring the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transit Administration to study and examine the feasibility and practicality of using the Chesapeake Bay and its navigable waters as a water transportation network to link waterfront communities along the Chesapeake Bay; requiring the Department and the Administration to prepare a specified inventory of facilities on the Chesapeake Bay; requiring the Department and the Administration to estimate the cost of implementing a Chesapeake Bay Water Transportation Network; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2016
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Rail Safety Act of 2016 [HB-1434]
Increasing the fee imposed on a barrel of petroleum transferred in the State; establishing the Rail Safety Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund not subject to specified provisions of law; providing for the administration and use of the Fund; requiring a railroad operator in the State to file a specified oil spill response plan and certification of financial liability with the Department of the Environment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Turner
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2016
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Department of Information Technology - Data Sharing and Integration [HB-1425]
Expanding the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology to include the permitting of data sharing and integration among specified units of State government; establishing the Management Intelligence Incentive Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring the Governor to submit with the State budget specified information about the Fund and projects supported by the Fund; authorizing specified State units to request specified project funding from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/01/2016
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Transportation - Transit Improvements - Interstate 270 Corridor [HB-1338]
Requiring the Governor to include appropriations for fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2021 aggregating to at least $100,000,000 for the purpose of financing improvements to Maryland Area Rail Commuter service in a specified area; requiring the improvements to Maryland Area Rail Commuter service to be consistent with a specified plan; requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to submit a report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2016, that includes specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/17/2016
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Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Pub Crawl Promoter's Permits [HB-1068]
Creating a pub crawl promoter's permit in Baltimore City; authorizing the Baltimore City Board of License Commissioners to issue a pub crawl promoter's permit to an applicant who has submitted an application to the Board of License Commissioners no less than 42 days before the date of the pub crawl; requiring an applicant to obtain and provide a copy of a special event permit, provide a completed application signed and dated by each license holder, provide a list of each of the premises for the pub crawl, and other documents as required; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 644 on 05/19/2016
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Task Force to Study Extending Metrorail Service From Shady Grove to the City of Frederick [HB-1023]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Extending Metrorail Service From Shady Grove to the City of Frederick; providing for the membership, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to consider transportation-related issues and make recommendations relating to expanding Metrorail service from Shady Grove to Frederick, as specified; requiring the Task Force to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2016
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Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act of 2016 [HB-1013]
Establishing State transportation goals; establishing measures by which the Department of Transportation is required to score the extent to which major capital projects satisfy the goals; requiring the Department to develop a project-based scoring system and promulgate specified regulations; requiring the Department, in accordance with the specified project-based scoring system, to rank major transportation projects for inclusion in the draft and final Consolidated Transportation Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 36 on 04/08/2016
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Department of Transportation - Modal Administrations - Appointments [HB-1011]
Requiring that the appointment of the administrator or executive director of specified modal administrations in the Department of Transportation be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/07/2016