Institutions of Postsecondary Education – Disorderly School Closures [SB-446]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Higher Education to require certain institutions of postsecondary education to refund all tuition and fees to certain Maryland students under certain circumstances; establishing that an institution that closes programs in a manner that is a disorderly closure is in violation of the enrollment agreement or other contract with an enrolled student; authorizing the Commission to approve a certain plan for the of filing certain records of former students with a certain successor institution; etc.
SB-446: Institutions of Postsecondary Education – Disorderly School Closures
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 554 on 05/08/2020
Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition Exemption for Military Personnel, Spouses, and Dependents - Alterations [SB-458]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Exempting spouses and financially dependent children of active duty members of the United States armed forces from paying nonresident tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State if certain requirements are met at the time of acceptance to attend the institution; and requiring the exemption to continue if the qualifying individual enrolls and remains continuously enrolled at the institution, and remains domiciled in the State, regardless of changes in the station, residency, or domicile of the active duty member.
SB-458: Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition Exemption for Military Personnel, Spouses, and Dependents - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 227 on 05/08/2020
Homeowner's Insurance - Weather-Related Claims and Notice of Cancellation or Nonrenewal [SB-345]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
Repealing a certain exception that allowed an insurer to cancel or refuse to renew coverage for homeowner's insurance based on weather-related claims if there were three or more weather-related claims within the preceding 3-year period; and requiring that a certain written notice of intention to cancel or not renew a homeowner's insurance policy include a form adopted by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner that allows the insured to protest the proposed action and request a hearing 30 days after the mailing date of the notice.
SB-345: Homeowner's Insurance - Weather-Related Claims and Notice of Cancellation or Nonrenewal
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 01/24/2020
Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program - Eligibility - Lead-Based Paint Affected Properties [SB-713]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Property Tax ]
Altering the information required to be provided to the Department of Commerce in order to qualify for certain tax credit enhancements under the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program to include, with respect to certain qualified opportunity zone business property, certain information on the performance of certain lead hazard reduction activities; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
SB-713: Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program - Eligibility - Lead-Based Paint Affected Properties
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 255 on 05/08/2020
Health Facilities - Hospitals - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees (Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act) [SB-632]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain hospitals to provide each patient with a certain written notice related to outpatient facility fees that are charged for services provided at the hospital that is in a certain form; requiring that certain notices be provided to certain patients in certain manners and at certain times; requiring certain hospitals to determine the range of hospital outpatient facility fees and fee estimates; requiring a certain hospital that charges an outpatient facility fee to use a certain range of fees and fee estimates; etc.
SB-632: Health Facilities - Hospitals - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees (Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 366 on 05/08/2020
Grant Applications and Reporting - Uniform Forms and Requirements [SB-630]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council to study and make recommendations to the Governor's Grants Office and the Department of Budget and Management regarding the grants life cycle, including the creation of certain materials for use by certain grant-making agencies, grant applicants, and grant recipients, certain regulations, and certain recommended timelines and deadlines; requiring the Council to solicit the input of certain stakeholders and establish certain working groups; etc.
SB-630: Grant Applications and Reporting - Uniform Forms and Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 485 on 05/08/2020
Utilities - Surviving Spouse of Account Holder - Protections [SB-628]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a certain utility, on presentation of certain documents and without requiring certain information or imposing a fee or penalty, to temporarily keep a certain account open for a certain period of time or transfer a certain account to a surviving spouse under certain circumstances; and authorizing a certain utility to impose a fee or penalty or terminate an account for nonpayment under certain circumstances or close a certain account under certain circumstances.
SB-628: Utilities - Surviving Spouse of Account Holder - Protections
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 570 on 05/08/2020
Property Tax Credit - Disabled Military Personnel and Surviving Spouses [SB-700]
[Property Tax ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
Expanding eligibility for a certain credit authorized against the county or municipal corporation property tax to include certain active duty, retired, or honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the United States and certain surviving spouses; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to provide, by law, for certain eligibility criteria; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2020; etc.
SB-700: Property Tax Credit - Disabled Military Personnel and Surviving Spouses
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 642 on 05/08/2020
End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act) [SB-701]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; prohibiting another individual from requesting aid in dying on behalf of an individual; requiring a certain request to be made in a certain manner; requiring a written request for aid in dying to meet certain requirements; establishing certain requirements for witnesses to a written request for aid in dying; requiring a written request for aid in dying to be in a certain form; etc.
SB-701: End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020