Sen. Joanne Benson
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes - Hate Crimes - Use of an Item or a Symbol to Threaten or Intimidate [SB-161]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from placing or inscribing an item or a symbol, including an actual or depicted noose or swastika, whether temporary or permanent, on any real or personal property, public or private, without the express permission of the owner, owner's agent, or lawful occupant of the property, with the intent to threaten or intimidate any person or group of persons; and establishing that a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both applies to a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 22 on 05/08/2020
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Public Safety – Rifles and Shotguns – Sales, Rentals, and Transfers [SB-208]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a person who is not a certain licensee may not complete a sale, rental, or transfer of a certain rifle or shotgun as a purchaser, lessee, or transferee or seller, lessor, or transferor, except under certain circumstances; requiring, before a certain sale, rental, or transfer is conducted, the seller, lessor, or transferor and purchaser, lessee, or transferee to both request that a certain licensee facilitate the sale, rental, or transfer; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range [SB-217]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer, on request, to provide to an applicant for employment the wage range for the position for which the applicant applied; prohibiting an employer from taking negative actions against an applicant for employment because the applicant did not provide wage history or wage range; prohibiting an employer from relying on wage history, except when voluntarily provided, for the purpose of determining fair wage, and from seeking an applicant's wage history from former employers or their agents; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Favorable With Amendments Report By Economic Matters on 03/18/2020
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Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition [SB-233]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Providing that certain licenses to manufacture, sell, buy, and store cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices do not authorize the licensee to manufacture, ship, import, or sell into or within the State a flavored tobacco product with a taste or smell of fruit, mint, candy, or other nontobacco flavors; providing that a public statement that cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices have or produce a certain smell or taste is presumptive evidence that they are flavored tobacco products; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
First Reading Finance on 01/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Repeal of Spousal Defense [SB-230]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing a certain prohibition on prosecuting a person for rape or a certain sexual offense against a victim who was the person's legal spouse at the time of the alleged rape or sexual offense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/17/2020
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Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges - County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion [SB-229]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Expanding to all counties in the State a prohibition on State agencies constructing within the nine Eastern Shore counties a toll road, toll highway, or toll bridge without the consent of a majority of the affected counties.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing Canceled on 01/24/2020
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Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Applicability [SB-232]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Repealing a certain limitation on the applicability of the Prevailing Wage Law to the construction of a public work by revising a certain definition.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
First Reading Finance on 01/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Sexual Solicitation of a Minor - Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian - Prohibition and Penalties [SB-231]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and with a certain intent soliciting the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor, or a law enforcement officer posing as a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor, to engage in certain prohibited sexual acts with the minor; and establishing and altering certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 129 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Leave With Pay - Bereavement Leave (Family Bereavement Act) [SB-260]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Animals ]
Authorizing employees of certain employers to use certain leave with pay for bereavement leave in the event of the death of an immediate family member or a pet of the employee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2020
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Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Definitions and Legislative Intent [SB-262]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
Defining "mortgage lender" to mean a person that is duly licensed under certain provisions of the Financial Institutions Article; clarifying the definition of "consumer claim"; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly that the Act be construed as clarifying the Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act and that, with regard to sales of real property to bona fide purchasers, the Act applies only to sales made on or after June 1, 2020.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2020