Family Investment Program - Eligibility - Drug Testing [HB-560]
Requiring individuals applying for or receiving temporary cash assistance benefits under the Family Investment Program to comply with eligibility requirements related to drug testing; authorizing temporary cash assistance benefits that have been terminated to resume under specified circumstances; requiring an addictions specialist to notify the Family Investment Program case manager if an applicant or a recipient does not complete drug testing; etc.
HB-560: Family Investment Program - Eligibility - Drug Testing
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations Withdrawn on 02/27/2012
Other Tobacco Products - Restrictions on Sale, Distribution, and Shipment - [HB-570]
Specifying that provisions of law relating to the regulation of other tobacco products do not apply to a seller located outside the State when selling, holding for sale, shipping, or delivering specified cigars or pipe tobacco to consumers in the State; requiring the Comptroller to submit a report to the General Assembly on or before November 1, 2012, on the viability and efficacy of instituting in Maryland the policy of permitting direct shipment of premium cigars and pipe tobacco to consumers in the State; etc.
HB-570: Other Tobacco Products - Restrictions on Sale, Distribution, and Shipment -
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
Justice's Law [HB-604]
Expanding the list of persons who can be convicted of first-degree child abuse under specified circumstances to include a family member or household member who has permanent or temporary care or the responsibility for the supervision of a minor; increasing the maximum penalty for first-degree child abuse resulting in death of the victim to imprisonment not exceeding 40 years; and increasing the maximum penalty for a subsequent conviction of child abuse resulting in death of the victim to imprisonment not exceeding 40 years.
HB-604: Justice's Law
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - Sign Posting [HB-607]
Requiring the business owner of a privately owned bus station or truck stop located in the State to post in restrooms in a specified manner a specified sign that provides National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information; requiring an agency that determines a violation has occurred to provide a notice to the business owner of a bus station or truck stop or the business owner's agent; etc.
HB-607: National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - Sign Posting
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
Business Regulation - Independent Contractor Registry - Presumptions Under [HB-734]
Requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to develop and maintain an Independent Contractor Registry; authorizing an individual who performs construction services or landscaping services as an independent contractor to register with the Registry; establishing that work performed by an individual registered with the Registry is not presumed to create an employer-employee relationship for the purposes of specified provisions related to workplace fraud; etc.
HB-734: Business Regulation - Independent Contractor Registry - Presumptions Under
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/24/2012
Office of the Inspector General - Establishment [HB-819]
Establishing the office of the Inspector General; specifying qualifications that an individual must meet to be eligible for the office; providing that the Inspector General is subject to removal by the General Assembly under specified circumstances; specifying the duties and powers of the Inspector General; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection; etc.
HB-819: Office of the Inspector General - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/20/2012
State Government - E-Verify Program [HB-82]
Declaring that it is the public policy of the State to restrict and deter the use of unauthorized alien workers in the performance of public contracts and grants in the State; specifying criteria for mandatory registration in a federal E-Verify program for specified contractors and grantees; prohibiting noncompliant persons or entities from performing specified contracts; imposing specified requirements on subcontractors; authorizing the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to assess penalties; etc.
HB-82: State Government - E-Verify Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/07/2012
State Government - Inspector General [HB-820]
Specifying that there is an Inspector General of the State; establishing the Office of the Inspector General; requiring the Inspector General to examine and investigate the management and affairs of units and conduct audits of the units; authorizing the Inspector General to investigate specified matters; requiring that a unit cooperate fully with the Inspector General under specified circumstances; requiring that the Inspector General have access to specified documents of a unit under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-820: State Government - Inspector General
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/20/2012
Procurement - Living Wage - Repeal [HB-840]
Repealing the provisions of law regarding the living wage for State contracts; repealing the requirement that specified employers pay specified hourly wages to employees who work on specified State contracts; etc.
HB-840: Procurement - Living Wage - Repeal
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/24/2012