Road Service Area Consolidation [HB-289]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
An Act relating to road service area consolidation.
HB-289: Road Service Area Consolidation
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Wool
Withdrawn By Sponsor Motion Withdrawn on 03/19/2020
Baltimore County Board of Education - Election of Officers [SB-1055]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
Requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to elect a chair and vice chair by a quorum of a majority of the voting members then serving rather than by a majority vote of the members present and voting.
SB-1055: Baltimore County Board of Education - Election of Officers
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2020
Baltimore County Board of Education - Election of Officers [HB-1633]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
Requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to elect a chair and vice chair by a quorum of a majority of the voting members then serving rather than by a majority vote of the members present and voting.
HB-1633: Baltimore County Board of Education - Election of Officers
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2020
Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining [HB-1623]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing collective bargaining rights for community college employees; establishing procedures for the selection of an exclusive bargaining representative; establishing that a maximum number of six bargaining units may be designated at each community college; requiring certain contracts and agreements entered into before October 1, 2020, to remain in effect until the agreement or contract expires; etc.
HB-1623: Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Haynes
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/20/2020
Voter Registration Age [HB-250]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
An Act relating to voter preregistration for minors at least 16 years of age.
HB-250: Voter Registration Age
Sponsored by: Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Sta Rpt 4dp 1dnp 1nr on 03/11/2020
Election Law - Time Off for Employee Voting [HB-1589]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring every employer in the State to allow any employee, rather than any employee who claims to be a registered voter, in the State a certain period of absence from work to vote in an election, rather than only on election day; requiring the employee to provide reasonable proof to the employer in a timely manner that the employee voted or attempted to vote; prohibiting an employer from taking certain actions against an employee who exercises the right under certain provisions of law to be absent from work to vote; etc.
HB-1589: Election Law - Time Off for Employee Voting
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/15/2020
Election Law - Time Off for Employee Voting [HB-1589]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring every employer in the State to allow any employee, rather than any employee who claims to be a registered voter, in the State a certain period of absence from work to vote in an election, rather than only on election day; requiring the employee to provide reasonable proof to the employer in a timely manner that the employee voted or attempted to vote; prohibiting an employer from taking certain actions against an employee who exercises the right under certain provisions of law to be absent from work to vote; etc.
HB-1589: Election Law - Time Off for Employee Voting
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/15/2020
Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [SB-1010]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc.
SB-1010: Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 592 on 05/08/2020
Education - Juvenile Services Education System - Establishment, Powers, and Duties [HB-1513]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing certain provisions of law regarding educational programs for juveniles in residential facilities; establishing a Juvenile Services Education System; establishing the Board of Education for the Juvenile Services Education System; requiring the Board to have the authority and responsibility for all functions relating to the juvenile services educations programs in the State beginning July 1, 2021; requiring each county board of education to pay to the Board a certain cost for certain juveniles; etc.
HB-1513: Education - Juvenile Services Education System - Establishment, Powers, and Duties
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/11/2020
Election Law - Voter Registration List Maintenance - Reporting (Voter Registration Security Act) [HB-1244]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring each local board of elections to report certain information to the State Board of Elections on or before January 15 each year regarding certain voters who are placed into inactive status and certain voters who are removed from the statewide voter registration list; requiring the State Board to compile and summarize the data reported by the local boards in a report and publish the report on the State Board's website on or before February 1 each year; etc.
HB-1244: Election Law - Voter Registration List Maintenance - Reporting (Voter Registration Security Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Cox
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 02/28/2020
Election Law - Eligible Detainees - Information on Voting Rights [SB-1003]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations establishing a program to inform certain eligible detainees in correctional facilities of upcoming elections and how the eligible detainees may exercise the right to vote; requiring that the regulations provide for the dissemination of certain information and applications and certain transmission of certain applications and ballots between correctional facilities and the local boards of elections; etc.
SB-1003: Election Law - Eligible Detainees - Information on Voting Rights
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Senate Rules; Withdrawn on 03/02/2020
Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits [HB-1172]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring that the State Board of Elections conduct a certain automated software audit in collaboration with the local boards of elections; requiring the State Board, in collaboration with the local boards, to conduct a certain risk-limiting audit after each statewide election; repealing a requirement that the State Board conduct a certain manual audit after each statewide general election; repealing the authority of the State Board to conduct a certain manual audit after each statewide primary election; etc.
HB-1172: Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities [HB-1314]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring each voter to use a ballot marking device that is accessible to voters with disabilities to vote at early voting centers and election day polling places to ensure that access is provided to voters with disabilities in accordance with a certain provision of law; applying the Act to all elections beginning with the statewide primary election held under a certain provision of law in 2022; etc.
HB-1314: Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020