Sen. Cheryl Kagan
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Aggressive Drunk Driving - Punitive Damages [SB-605]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a finder of fact to determine that a person with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more in the blood or breath of the person who causes personal injury or wrongful death while driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle was acting with malice and to award punitive damages under specified circumstances; limiting liability for punitive damages under this Act to the person driving or attempting to drive the motor vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/13/2015
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Health Insurance - Abuse-Deterrent Opioid Analgesic Drug Products - Coverage [SB-606]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for at least two brand name abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products and, if available, at least two generic abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products; prohibiting the insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from requiring an insured or an enrollee to first use a specified drug product before providing coverage for a specified abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 372 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders [SB-607]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders; specifying the purposes of the Joint Committee are to review the final report of the Governor's Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force, review and monitor the activities of the Governor's Inter-Agency Heroin and Opioid Coordinating Council, monitor the effectiveness of specified programs, policies, and practices, review compliance with specified federal and State laws by health insurance carriers, and identify areas of concern and corrective measures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan General Election [SB-679]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing a method for the election of judges to the circuit court on a nonpartisan basis at a general election; providing that a candidate for election as judge of a circuit court may be nominated at a primary election; establishing a deadline for the filing of a certificate of candidacy for a candidate for election as a judge of the circuit court; deeming the office of judge of a circuit court vacant under specified circumstances and that the vacancy be filled in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/16/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Family Law - Information and Services for Foster Children and Former Foster Children [SB-685]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the juvenile court to determine whether a local department made a reasonable effort, for a child at least 18 years of age, to enroll the child in health insurance that will continue after the child is emancipated, screen and assist the child with eligibility for public assistance, and establish a plan for stable housing for at least 12 months and sufficient income after emancipation; requiring a local department to advise a child before emancipation of the right to reenter care and procedures for reentering care; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 46 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Assault - First Responders [SB-705]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, a rescue squad member, or any other first responder engaged in providing emergency medical care or rescue services; and applying specified penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vital Records - New Certificates of Birth - Sex Change or Diagnosis of an Intersex Condition [SB-743]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, under specified circumstances, to make a new certificate of birth for an individual whose sex has been changed or who has been diagnosed with an intersex condition; requiring that a specified sex designation and, under specified circumstances, a specified name be on the new certificate of birth; prohibiting a new certificate of birth from having specified markings or showing on its face specified changes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 484 on 05/30/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2011 - Montgomery County - Water Park at Bohrer Park [SB-744]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
[Water ]
Amending the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2011 to provide that specified grants for the Water Park at Bohrer Park may not terminate before June 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 196 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Web Sites [SB-758]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Providing that, beginning on October 1, 2015, the reasonable steps specified departments, agencies, and programs are required to take under a specified provision of law include the operation and maintenance of equal access versions of specified Web sites in specified languages subject to a specified exception; requiring the Department of Information Technology to establish minimum standards to which the equal access versions of specified Web sites must conform; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/01/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Disabled Individuals - Task Force on the Maryland ABLE Program [SB-761]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Establishing a Task Force on the Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 382 on 05/12/2015