Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established [SB-101]
[Animals ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Court Dog and Child Witness Program to provide a facility dog or therapy dog to a child witness in any circuit court proceeding or other related court process, meeting, or interview; providing participation in the Program by a circuit court is voluntary; requiring participating courts to adhere to the procedures adopted by the Administrative Office of the Courts; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop a plan to implement the Program and ensure the details are publicly available; etc.
SB-101: Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 162 on 05/08/2020
Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Streaming and Archiving - Open Meetings [SB-123]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to make available to the public on the Internet live video streaming of each open meeting of the Authority held at the Authority's headquarters or any other location where the Authority held at least 10 meetings in the preceding calendar year; requiring the Authority to make available to the public on the Internet complete and unedited archived video recordings of streamed open meetings; requiring the Authority to make the archived video recordings available for a minimum of 4 years; etc.
SB-123: Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Streaming and Archiving - Open Meetings
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/24/2020
Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Prohibition on Cancellation Due to Towing or Emergency Roadside Coverage Claims [SB-125]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting an insurer from canceling, refusing to renew, or otherwise terminating coverage for a private passenger motor vehicle insurance policy based on claims made under the policy's towing or emergency roadside coverage; authorizing an insurer to remove towing or emergency roadside service coverage from a certain policy at renewal based on the number of claims pursuant to the towing coverage; and authorizing an insurer to increase a premium of a private passenger motor vehicle insurance policy as a result of certain claims.
SB-125: Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Prohibition on Cancellation Due to Towing or Emergency Roadside Coverage Claims
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 63 on 05/08/2020
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – Assessment Applicability and State–Based Individual Market Health Insurance Subsidies [SB-124]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Clarifying the applicability of a certain assessment by the State to certain entities for certain products that were subject to § 9010 of the Affordable Care Act, as in effect on December 1,2019; and requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2020, on certain information related to establishing State-based individual market health insurance subsidies in Maryland.
SB-124: Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – Assessment Applicability and State–Based Individual Market Health Insurance Subsidies
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 104 on 05/08/2020
Public Health - Immunizations - Minor Consent (Access to Vaccines Act) [SB-135]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a health care provider to provide an immunization to a minor without the consent of certain individuals if the minor is at least 16 years of age and consents to the immunization and the health care provider determines the minor is mature and capable of giving informed consent with regard to the immunization; authorizing a health care provider to provide an immunization to a minor under certain provisions of the Act whether or not a parent is not reasonably available or objects to the provision of the immunization; etc.
SB-135: Public Health - Immunizations - Minor Consent (Access to Vaccines Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/21/2020
Transportation – Maryland Metro/Transit Funding Act – Alterations [SB-136]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Specifying that the Maryland Transit Administration must regularly consult with certain entities regarding the compilation and submission of the Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to submit a draft Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan to certain entities at least 45 days before the draft is finalized; altering the contents and elements of the Plan; requiring the Plan to be reviewed and updated every 6 years and to address a certain 30-year period; etc.
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Expenses of Medical Cannabis Grower, Processor, Dispensary, or Independent Testing Laboratory [SB-146]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for amounts of ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year, including a reasonable allowance for salaries and certain other compensation, in carrying on a trade or business as a certain medical cannabis grower, processor, dispensary, or independent testing laboratory; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
SB-146: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Expenses of Medical Cannabis Grower, Processor, Dispensary, or Independent Testing Laboratory
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2020
You have voted SB-146: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Expenses of Medical Cannabis Grower, Processor, Dispensary, or Independent Testing Laboratory.
Consumer Protection – Electronic Transactions – Sale and Lease of Vehicles [SB-134]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Providing that only a dealer may contract for the sale and delivery of a vehicle by electronic means under certain circumstances; providing that a consumer shall be deemed not to have agreed to enter into a transaction for the sale or lease of a vehicle with a dealer by electronic means unless the dealer provides the consumer with certain documents and a reasonable opportunity to review the documents before providing an electronic signature; requiring that a vehicle be delivered at a certain location and within a certain time period; etc.
SB-134: Consumer Protection – Electronic Transactions – Sale and Lease of Vehicles
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 72 on 05/08/2020
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.
SB-161: Crimes - Hate Crimes - Use of an Item or a Symbol to Threaten or Intimidate
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 22 on 05/08/2020
Automobile Insurance – Usage–Based Insurance [SB-195]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that the application of a certain insurance program on vehicle operation during the current policy period is not a violation of certain restrictions on classification for private passenger motor vehicle insurance; requiring that a certain notice include information for a premium increase that is due to a program that measures the operation of an insured vehicle during the current policy period; prohibiting an insurer from requiring a policyholder to participate in a usage-based program to obtain motor vehicle insurance; etc.