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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Legislative Districts - Standards [HB-1495]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to alter the standards for legislative districts to prohibit the accounting for certain information relating to the voting history and party affiliation of certain individuals; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/02 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Legislative Districts - Standards [HB-1495]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to alter the standards for legislative districts to prohibit the accounting for certain information relating to the voting history and party affiliation of certain individuals; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/02 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law - Candidate Defeated in Primary Election - Write-In Candidacy in General Election Prohibited [HB-1158]
[Elections ]
Prohibiting a candidate who is defeated for the nomination for a public office from filing a certificate of candidacy as a write-in candidate at the next succeeding general election as a candidate for any office.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Congressional Districts - Standards (Anti-Gerrymandering of Maryland's Congressional Districts) [HB-1460]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to require congressional districts to conform to certain standards, to prohibit the accounting for certain information relating to the voting history and party affiliation of certain individuals, and to require that due regard be given to natural boundaries and boundaries of political subdivisions; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/02 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Maryland Music Therapists Act [HB-1102]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing the Music Therapist Advisory Committee within the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists; requiring the Board to adopt regulations and a code of ethics for the practice of music therapy; requiring the Board to set certain fees for services provided by the Board to music therapists; requiring the Board to pay the fees to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute the fees to the Board; requiring the fees to be used to cover certain costs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [HB-1139]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [HB-1139]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases - Compact [HB-1051]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Entering into the Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases Compact; establishing the Solemn Covenant of States Commission to administer the Compact; providing for the composition, voting procedures, operation, and powers and duties of the Commission; establishing certain procedures for the making of rules by the Commission; authorizing the Commission to establish a management committee; providing for the composition, operation, powers and duties of the management committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Hours of Operation [HB-1094]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring early voting centers to be open in elections during the hours between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. each early voting day.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Circuit Court and District Court of Maryland Employees – Collective Bargaining [HB-1134]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing collective bargaining rights for certain employees of the circuit courts and the District Court of Maryland; establishing a State Judicial Employees Labor Relations Board; providing for the composition, chair, staffing, powers, and duties of the Board; providing for the staggering of terms of the members of the Board; requiring the Board to recognize one statewide bargaining unit; requiring the Board to adopt certain regulations; requiring the Board to conduct certain investigations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing [HB-1040]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the State Board of Physicians to license genetic counselors; providing that provisions of the Act do not limit the right of certain individuals to practice certain occupations; establishing the Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee within the Board; requiring individuals, on or after October 1, 2022, to be licensed by the Board as genetic counselors before practicing genetic counseling in the State except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law - Polling Places at Continuing Care Retirement Communities [HB-1107]
[Elections ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring local boards of elections to establish separate precincts in continuing care retirement communities of 200 or more individuals who are at least 60 years old specifically to serve at least the residents of those retirement communities if a continuing care retirement community requests a polling place be established on the premises; requiring continuing care retirement community providers to provide certain facilities and services to the local board if a certain polling place is established on the premises; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sid Saab
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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South Dakota 2020 Regular Session
Revise certain provisions regarding the voting rights of felony offenders. [HB-1245]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Revise certain provisions regarding the voting rights of felony offenders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shawn Bordeaux
House Of Representatives Motion To Amend, Passed H.j. 426 Amendment 1245d on 02/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Frederick County - Board of Education - Compensation [HB-909]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Increasing the amount of annual compensation of the president of the Frederick County Board of Education, from $11,000 to $15,000, and of the other voting members, from $10,000 to $14,000, beginning with the commencement on December 6, 2022, of the term of office of members of the county board elected in the general election of 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 363 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020) [HB-999]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing a process for an electric cooperative to operate as a member-regulated cooperative in a certain area; requiring a cooperative's board of directors to hold a certain meeting and forums and provide a certain notice and information to the cooperative's members on whether to operate as a member-regulated cooperative; requiring a member-regulated cooperative to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the status of the deployment of broadband Internet service to the cooperative's members; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 606 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Commemorative Days - Maryland Voting Equity Reform Day [HB-950]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Providing that the Fourth Tuesday in October each year is Maryland Voting Equity Reform Day.
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading Health And Government Operations on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - License Applications - Durational Residency Requirements [HB-902]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Repealing certain requirements that a person be a resident for a certain period of time, a taxpayer, or a registered voter to be issued certain statewide alcoholic beverages licenses and permits; requiring that a person, to be issued a certain statewide license or permit, remain a resident for the duration of time that the license or permit is in effect; repealing from certain local alcoholic beverages licenses certain durational residency requirements; making conforming changes; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 462 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing [SB-763]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the State Board of Physicians to license genetic counselors; providing that provisions of the Act do not limit the right of certain individuals to practice certain occupations; establishing the Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee within the Board; requiring individuals, on or after October 1, 2022, to be licensed by the Board as genetic counselors before practicing genetic counseling in the State except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Education - Juvenile Services Education System - Establishment, Powers, and Duties [SB-798]
[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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Administration - Duties of State Administrator, Local Boards of Elections, and Election Directors and Cybersecurity Requirements [SB-936]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to exercise disciplinary authority over the local election directors for non-compliance with State rules, regulations, and policies; requiring a local board of elections to notify the State Administrator in writing within 24 hours after becoming aware of a certain security violation or a certain significant attempted security violation involving an election system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 02/18/2020