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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Sea Level Rise Inundation and Coastal Flooding - Construction, Adaptation, and Mitigation [HB-1427]
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[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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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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Natural Resources - Crab Harvest - Start Time [HB-1385]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations that allow a tidal fish licensee who catches crabs regardless of the gear used to begin the workday 2 hours before sunrise if the projected temperature for the day is at least 90 degrees Fahrenheit provided that the licensee uses the Department's hailing system to hail in and hail out of the workday.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Human Services - Homelessness - Emergency Cold Weather Planning [SB-920]
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[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Establishing an emergency cold weather council in each county; establishing the membership of emergency cold weather councils; requiring emergency cold weather councils to create specified plans; requiring local administering agencies to provide a specified plan to the Department of Human Resources on or before October 1 each year; requiring local administering agencies to initiate specified plans under specified conditions; requiring specified agencies to collaborate to create a specified reporting system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2016
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Fairness and Integrity for Baltimore City Renters Act [SB-801]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Repealing and adding specified provisions in the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City concerning landlord and tenant law and the repossession of premises; requiring a landlord to maintain specified records for payments of rent and other charges; establishing specified procedures for repossession by a landlord when a tenant fails to pay rent when due; requiring a sheriff to serve a specified summons in a specified manner; establishing a specified tenant legal assistance special fund and a $30 surcharge on the filing of an eviction complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Dangerous Accumulations of Snow and Ice - Removal From Exposed Vehicle Surfaces [SB-627]
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[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a person from operating or towing a vehicle without removing from exposed vehicle surfaces accumulated snow and ice; prohibiting a person from committing a violation of the Act that contributes to an accident resulting in property damage or the death of or serious bodily injury to another; establishing specified penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2016
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Labor and Employment - Hiring and Promotion Preferences - Veterans and Their Spouses [SB-245]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
Authorizing employers to grant a preference in hiring and promotion to eligible veterans, spouses of eligible veterans who have service-connected disabilities, and surviving spouses of deceased eligible veterans; providing that granting a preference under the Act does not violate State or local equal employment opportunity laws; and defining the term "eligible veteran".
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 318 on 05/10/2016
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Baltimore City - Landlord and Tenant Law - Actions for Repossession (Fairness and Integrity for Baltimore City Renters Act) [HB-796]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing and adding specified provisions in the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City concerning landlord and tenant law and the repossession of premises; requiring a landlord to maintain specified records for payments of rent and other charges; establishing specified procedures for repossession by a landlord when a tenant fails to pay rent when due; requiring a sheriff to serve a specified summons in a specified manner; establishing a specified tenant legal assistance special fund and a $30 surcharge on the filing of an eviction complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Homeowner's Insurance - Underwriting Standards - Deductibles [HB-557]
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[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing an insurer to issue a policy of homeowner's insurance that includes a specified deductible, subject to specified limitations; authorizing the insurer to require a specified deductible in a policy of homeowner's insurance or to offer a specified deductible as an option; requiring an insurer that has adopted a specified underwriting standard to apply a specified deductible only during a specified period time and regardless of where the insured's home is located in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 491 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Hiring and Promotion Preferences - Veterans and Their Spouses [HB-306]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
Authorizing employers to grant a preference in hiring and promotion to eligible veterans, spouses of eligible veterans who have service-connected disabilities, and surviving spouses of deceased eligible veterans; providing that granting a preference under the Act does not violate State or local equal employment opportunity laws; and defining the term "eligible veteran".
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 319 on 05/10/2016
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Human Services - Homelessness - Emergency Cold Weather Planning [HB-1482]
[Human Services ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Establishing an emergency cold weather council in each county; establishing the membership of emergency cold weather councils; requiring emergency cold weather councils to create specified plans; requiring local administering agencies to provide a specified plan to the Department of Human Resources on or before October 1 each year; requiring local administering agencies to initiate specified plans under specified conditions; requiring specified agencies to collaborate to create a specified reporting system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Dangerous Accumulations of Snow and Ice - Removal From Exposed Vehicle Surfaces [HB-1284]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a person from operating or towing a vehicle without removing from exposed vehicle surfaces accumulated snow and ice; prohibiting a person from committing a violation of the Act that contributes to an accident resulting in property damage or the death of or serious bodily injury to another; establishing specified penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/17/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Leaving Dogs Outside in Extreme Temperatures [SB-26]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from leaving a dog outside and unattended by use of a specified restraint during a snow emergency declared by the State Police or during a specified period in which the temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below for at least 1 hour; and providing penalties of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or a fine not to exceed $1000, or both, for any person convicted of violating the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/16/2015
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Maryland Commission on Climate Change [SB-258]
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[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Establishing the Commission on Climate Change in the Department of the Environment to advise the Governor and General Assembly on ways to mitigate the causes of, prepare for, and adapt to the consequences of climate change; establishing the membership of the Commission; requiring the Commission to establish specified working groups; requiring the commission members and working group members to be appointed and the Commission to be convened on or before July 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland Shoreline Risk Assessment, Preparation, and Adaptation Act [SB-256]
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[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture on or before July 1, 2016 to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change on agriculture in the State; requiring the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to establish specified sea level rise projections; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to update Maryland Environmental Policy Act guidelines; altering the State's Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy to include the consideration of climate change risks; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2015
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Maryland Shoreline Risk Assessment, Preparation, and Adaptation Act [HB-881]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture, on or before July 1, 2016, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change on agriculture in the State; requiring the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to establish specified sea level rise projections; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to update Maryland Environmental Policy Act guidelines; altering the State's Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy to include the consideration of climate change risks; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Frush
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/19/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Homeowner's Insurance - Notices to Policyholders - Required [HB-691]
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[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting an insurer from issuing, delivering, or renewing a policy of homeowner's insurance in the State on or after January 1, 2016, unless the policy is accompanied by a specified notice; providing for the contents of the notice; providing that specified notice is not considered a replacement for specified terms, does not have the effect of altering specified coverage, and does not confer specified rights; requiring the notice to expressly state specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/02/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Homeowner's Insurance - Underwriting Standards - Deductibles [HB-684]
[Insurance ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing the requirement that an insurer that issues a policy of homeowner's insurance file with the Maryland Insurance Commissioner for approval a specified underwriting standard that requires a specified deductible under specified circumstances before the insurer may implement the underwriting standard; requiring an insurer to file for information with the Commissioner a specified underwriting standard at least a specified period of time before the insurer proposes to implement the underwriting standard; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/02/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Commission on Climate Change [HB-514]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Establishing the Commission on Climate Change in the Department of the Environment to advise the Governor and General Assembly on ways to mitigate the causes of, prepare for, and adapt to the consequences of climate change; establishing the membership of the Commission; requiring the Commission to establish specified working groups; requiring the Commission members and working group members to be appointed and the Commission to be convened on or before July 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 429 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Leaving Dogs Outside and Unattended in Extreme Weather [HB-153]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from leaving a dog outside and unattended by use of a specified restraint for a period longer than 15 minutes when a hazardous weather warning issued by the National Weather Service is in effect for the local area; prohibiting a person from leaving a dog outside and unattended by use of a specified restraint for a period longer than 1 hour when the local temperature is above or below a specified temperature; and establishing penalties, not to exceed $1,000 per conviction, for violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/18/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Procurement - Contracts for Pretreatment and Removal of Snow and Ice [HB-1224]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to enter into procurement contracts for snow and ice removal operations as required or permitted under specified provisions of law; requiring the State Highway Administration, beginning on June 30, 2016, and no later than June 30 of each succeeding year, to report to the Board of Public Works on the operation and effectiveness of the procurement contracts; authorizing the Board, in consultation with the State Highway Administration, to adopt regulations to carry out the requirements of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 303 on 05/12/2015