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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Election Law - Voting Systems Costs and Polling Places - Requirements [SB-158]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Codifying a requirement that a county pay its share of 50% of the State's costs to acquire and operate the uniform statewide voting systems; requiring that a county's share of the cost of acquiring and operating the uniform statewide voting system be based on the county's voting age population; and requiring that, in both the 2022 statewide primary election and the 2022 statewide general election, in-person voting on election day be conducted at a certain number of precinct polling places.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 35 on 04/09/2022
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Election Law - Contested Elections [SB-101]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
Altering certain definitions to allow a campaign finance entity to pay expenses associated with contesting an election; prohibiting a recount under certain circumstances; altering the circumstances under which a petitioner for a recount is not liable for the costs of the recount; providing that a person who accepts certain public campaign financing may accept a donation or make a disbursement related to a contested election only if the person establishes a contested election committee and makes certain disclosures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 625 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts [SB-67]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a veterinary practitioner from performing certain declawing procedures on a cat unless the procedure is necessary for a therapeutic purpose; authorizing the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to impose certain disciplinary actions on a veterinary practitioner for willful violations of the prohibition; providing that a violation of the Act is a civil offense; and providing that a person who violates the Act is subject to a fine of up to $1,000.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 179 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Public Safety - Interference with a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties [SB-83]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from committing computer-related crimes with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of a public safety answering point.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Election Law - False Ballot Drop Boxes - Criminal Penalty [SB-112]
[Elections ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting an individual, an organization, an association, a political party, or any other person from collecting absentee ballots during an election in a certain container that is not a ballot drop box officially designated by the State Board or a local board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 1/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/13/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Public Safety - Communications With Public Safety Answering Points [SB-57]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Telecommunications ]
Prohibiting a person from making communications that are reasonably expected to impair the functioning of a public safety answering point or intended to disrupt an emergency response; prohibiting a person from making a false statement, report, or complaint to a public safety answering point or law enforcement officer that results in a certain response and providing a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of up to $25,000, or both.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Election Law - Ballots - Processing and Reporting Procedures [SB-163]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the procedures for the canvassing of and curing of errors on absentee and provisional ballots; repealing the requirements that a certain statement of election results be by precinct and that the local boards of elections publish copies of the complete election results in a certain manner; and requiring that a certain report of election results by the State Board of Elections be reported by precinct, including reports of the early, absentee, and provisional vote; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Rental Vehicle Agreements - Disclosures - Spare Tires [SB-149]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring a motor vehicle rental company to disclose in the rental agreement whether a rental vehicle is equipped with a spare tire; and requiring a motor vehicle rental company to require a renter to initial the disclosure before renting a rental vehicle.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 1/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Higher Education – Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships – Qualifications and Limitations [SB-262]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
Requiring applicants for a Delegate Scholarship, at the time of initial application, to be domiciled in the legislative district from which the applicant is seeking an award; prohibiting applicants for senatorial and Delegate Scholarships from applying for awards from more than one legislative district; and prohibiting Senators and Delegates from awarding scholarships to relatives except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program – Nonprofit, Interest–Free, Micro Bridge Loan (NIMBL) Account – Funding [SB-245]
[Nonprofit ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 for the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program Fund to be used for certain loans under the Nonprofit, Interest-Free, Micro Bridge Loan (NIMBL) Account; and requiring the Governor to include an appropriation of $1,000,000 in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2024 if the $1,000,000 is not included in the fiscal year 2023 budget bill.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2022