Sen. Cheryl Kagan
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Sponsored Legislation
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Special Elections for United States Senate Vacancies Act [SB-529]
[Elections ]
Altering the process for filling a vacancy in the office of United States Senator; repealing the authority of the Governor to make an appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator under specified circumstances; requiring the Governor to issue a proclamation to call for a special primary election and a special general election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator under specified circumstances; specifying the dates when a special election to fill a vacancy is to be held; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2015
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Land Use - Plans - Development and Adoption [SB-551]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing the legislative body of a local jurisdiction to adopt, modify, remand, or disapprove a specified plan or part of a plan, a plan for one or more geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction, or an amendment to the plan; authorizing and requiring the legislative body to hold a public hearing before taking specified actions; requiring a planning commission to hold a public hearing before submitting a new recommended plan under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Food Fish and Shellfish - Labeling and Identification Requirements (Maryland Seafood Authenticity Act) [SB-557]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from selling or offering for sale within the State specified food fish or shellfish unless the person identifies the species of food fish or shellfish in a specified manner; prohibiting a person from knowingly misidentifying the species of specified food fish or shellfish on a label, sign, or menu; prohibiting a person from knowingly selling or offering for sale within the State specified crab products identified as "blue crab" except under specified conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2015
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Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Relationship With Dealers [SB-558]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a manufacturer to make specified payments to dealers relating to benefits, incentives, and rebates; prohibiting manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches from taking specified coercive, punitive, and retaliatory actions against dealers; altering requirements relating to the transfer of franchises and the payment of claims made by dealers; increasing from $50,000 to $500,000 the maximum fine for specified violations committed by manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Law - Dealers' Facilities - Internet Locations [SB-559]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
Defining "dealer's facility" and "dealership facility" to include any Internet location where a dealer conducts the business authorized by its license, for purposes of specified prohibitions on the coercion of motor vehicle dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/18/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Trust and Chesapeake Conservation Corps - Funding [SB-600]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Water ]
Increasing, from $250,000 to $375,000, the amount the Chesapeake Bay Trust is required to receive each fiscal year from the Environmental Trust Fund for funding energy conservation projects through the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program; requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority, in consultation with the Chesapeake Bay Trust, to report to the General Assembly on the feasibility of establishing a specified donation program for the benefit of the Chesapeake Bay Trust to which E-ZPass account holders may donate; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 370 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
African American Heritage Preservation Program - Reestablishment and Revisions [SB-601]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Reestablishing the African American Heritage Preservation Program in the Maryland Historical Trust to identify and preserve buildings, communities, and sites of historical and cultural importance to the African American experience in the State; requiring the Trust to develop and administer the Program in partnership with the Commission on African American History and Culture; requiring the Governor, for each fiscal year, to include $1,000,000 for the Program in the annual operating or capital budget; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 371 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council [SB-602]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council in the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention; requiring the Council to develop a statewide framework of sentencing and corrections policies to further reduce the State's incarcerated population, reduce spending on corrections and reinvest in strategies for specified purposes; requiring the Council to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 42 on 04/14/2015
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Correctional Services - Aging Prisoners - Conditional Parole [SB-603]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Establishing conditional parole as a form of release from incarceration for inmates over the age of 64 years under specified circumstances; establishing a means of initiating consideration by the Maryland Parole Commission of the appropriateness of granting conditional parole; requiring the Commission to provide for a conditional parole hearing on receipt of a specified request; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2015
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Human Relations - Employment Discrimination - Protection for Interns [SB-604]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing specified protections for interns and applicants for internships from specified discriminatory acts; providing that a specified intern has access to a specified complaint resolution procedure or, under specified circumstances, may file a complaint with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights for specified nonmonetary administrative remedies; providing that the Act does not create an employment relationship between an employer and an intern for the purposes of specified remedies or specified provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 43 on 04/14/2015