Weights And Measures
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Marketplace License [SB-479]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a marketplace license in a specified alcoholic beverages district in Baltimore City; authorizing the Baltimore City Board of License Commissioners to issue the license; authorizing a license holder to obtain a refillable container permit under specified conditions; requiring the marketplace to have a minimum seating capacity of 75 individuals, a minimum capacity of 200 individuals, and a maximum capacity of 500 individuals; providing an annual license fee of $6,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 602 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems - Automated External Defibrillators - Study (The Joe Sheya Act) [HB-522]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to conduct a study regarding the location of automated external defibrillators, the costs associated with owning, using, and training individuals to use automated external defibrillators, and potential liability issues; requiring the study to include any relevant data available for calendar years 2015, 2016, and 2017; requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to report its findings to the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 35 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems - Automated External Defibrillators - Study (The Joe Sheya Act) [SB-427]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to conduct a study regarding the most beneficial locations for automated external defibrillators, the costs associated with installation of and training on the specified defibrillators and to summarize the immunity from liability provisions in State law related to use of the defibrillators; requiring the Institute to report its findings and recommendations to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 34 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Tasting at Dispensaries MC 19-17 [HB-306]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing the Department of Liquor Control for Montgomery County to hold tastings of beer, wine, and liquor in the inventory of the dispensary under specified circumstances at specified dispensaries; and limiting the quantity of beer, wine, and liquor that an individual may consume as part of a tasting.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 127 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Warehouse Shopping Clubs - Beer or Wine Licenses [HB-296]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing a local licensing board to issue a Class A (off-sale) beer license, wine license, or beer and wine license for use in conjunction with or on the premises of warehouse shopping clubs with a minimum of 120,000 square feet of retail and storage area and within 10 miles of the State border; prohibiting a license holder from operating a gasoline service station or allowing a gasoline service station to be operated on or adjacent to the licensed premises; and establishing that a license holder may sell beer or wine only by the case.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Marketplace License [HB-289]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a marketplace license in a specified alcoholic beverages district in Baltimore City; authorizing the Baltimore City Board of License Commissioners to issue the license; authorizing a license holder to obtain a refillable container permit under specified conditions; requiring the marketplace to have a minimum seating capacity of 75 individuals, a minimum capacity of 200 individuals, and a maximum capacity of 500 individuals; providing an annual license fee of $6,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 778 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Wine Village Permit [SB-275]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a wine village permit; authorizing the Comptroller to issue the permit to a holder of a Class 4 limited winery license for use at a location in an area that a governing body of a county or municipality designates within its territory; requiring the governing body to give notice to the Comptroller of the boundaries of the wine village; requiring the holder to comply with specified laws and regulations; authorizing the holder to sell wine and pomace brandy in a specified amount and to sell or serve specified foods; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Liquor and Wine [HB-252]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Adding a definition of "liquor" to the Alcoholic Beverages Article; and adding an alcohol content limitation on wine that is sold under a beer and wine license in specified jurisdictions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 315 on 04/18/2017
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Maine 128th Legislature
An Act To Amend and Add Consistency to the Maine Weights and Measures Law [HB-1579]
[Consumer Protection ]
An Act To Amend and Add Consistency to the Maine Weights and Measures Law
Sponsored by: Rep. Maryanne Kinney
Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 06/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Definition of Beer - Hard Cider [SB-281]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering from 7% to 8.5% the alcoholic content of hard cider that is part of the definition of beer used in the Alcoholic Beverages Article.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 316 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Frederick County - Beer and Wine Licenses - Barbershops [SB-209]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing in Frederick County a barbershop beer and wine license; requiring a recipient of the license to be a holder of a barbershop permit; authorizing a holder of the license to provide no more than 5 ounces of beer or wine by the glass for on-premises consumption by a customer when a barbering service is provided or a specified fund-raising event is held; prohibiting the license from being transferred to another location; specifying the hours that the license privilege may be exercised; specifying an annual license fee of $100; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Frederick County - Beer and Wine Licenses - Barbershops [HB-179]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing in Frederick County a barbershop beer and wine license; requiring a recipient of the license to be a holder of a barbershop permit; authorizing a holder of the license to provide no more than 5 ounces of beer or wine by the glass for on-premises consumption by a customer when a barbering service is provided or a specified fund-raising event is held; prohibiting the license from being transferred to another location; specifying the hours that the license privilege may be exercised; specifying an annual license fee of $100; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 493 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Use of Medical Oxygen in Residential Dwellings - Smoking and Open Flame Restrictions [SB-175]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
Prohibiting an individual from lighting or smoking specified matters or substances that contain tobacco in a room of a residential dwelling in which medical oxygen is being used and within a specified number of feet of a specified room of a specified residential dwelling; prohibiting an individual from having an open flame in a room of a residential dwelling in which medical oxygen is being used and within a specified number of feet of a specified room of a specified residential dwelling; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 02/23/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 1 Distillery Licenses [HB-42]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Allowing the holder of a Class 1 distillery license to establish and operate a plant for distilling, rectifying, blending, and bottling specified alcoholic beverages at the location described in the license; allowing the license holder to acquire alcoholic beverages from a holder of any manufacturer's license, wholesaler's license, or a holder of a nonresident dealer's permit; authorizing the license holder to serve at no cost or for a fee specified product samples to specified individuals who have participated in a guided tour; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 314 on 04/18/2017
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Produce Scales In Markets [HB-5653]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Agriculture ]
Requires sealers of weights and measures appointed by the cities and towns to receive the same fees as charged by state sealers who perform the same inspecting/testing services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Chippendale
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/16/2017
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Produce Scales In Markets [SB-97]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Agriculture ]
Requires sealers of weights and measures appointed by the cities and towns to receive the same fees as charged by state sealers who perform the same inspecting/testing services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Elaine Morgan
Referred To House Municipal Government on 06/23/2017