Built to Learn Act of 2020 [SB-1]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring or authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Maryland Stadium Authority to contract for, manage, and oversee certain public school facility projects; authorizing the Prince George's County government and Board of Education to enter into a certain public-private partnership to enhance the delivery of public school construction projects in the county; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2020, to include in the annual budget certain supplemental funding to be used for certain educational purposes; etc.
SB-1: Built to Learn Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/08/2020
Funeral Establishments and Crematories - Unclaimed Cremains of Veterans - Notification, Disposition, and Reporting [SB-84]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Specifying that the purpose for which licensed funeral establishments and holders of certain permits are authorized to transfer unclaimed cremains of a veteran or an eligible dependent to a veterans service organization under certain circumstances is for the appropriate disposition of the cremains; requiring a funeral establishment or crematory to transfer certain cremains to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of the appropriate disposition of the cremains; etc.
SB-84: Funeral Establishments and Crematories - Unclaimed Cremains of Veterans - Notification, Disposition, and Reporting
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2020
Local Government – Animal Control Facilities – Adoption Fee Waiver for Veterans
(Pets for Vets Act of 2020) [SB-128]
[Animals ]
[Veterans ]
Requiring an animal control facility operated by a county or municipality to waive the adoption fee for a dog or cat for a veteran who presents a valid driver's license or identification card that includes a notation of veteran status; authorizing an animal control facility to limit the number of adoption fee waivers granted to an individual under the Act to one dog and one cat within a 6-month period; and applying the Act to all counties and municipalities.
SB-128: Local Government – Animal Control Facilities – Adoption Fee Waiver for Veterans
(Pets for Vets Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2020
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income [SB-211]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
Altering the maximum amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain military retirement income for certain taxable years; removing a certain limitation on the subtraction modification for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022; etc.
SB-211: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 1/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2020
Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund [SB-203]
[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
Establishing an income tax checkoff for voluntary contributions to the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund; requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on the individual income tax return; requiring the Comptroller to collect and account for contributions made through the checkoff and to credit the proceeds to the Fund after deducting the amount necessary to administer the checkoff; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
SB-203: Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing 1/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2020
Commission on Tax Policy, Reform, and Fairness [SB-223]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing the Commission on Tax Policy, Reform, and Fairness; specifying the membership of the Commission; requiring the Commission to study and review issues related to the State's revenue structure and to make recommendations designed to promote economic development and a business-friendly environment, ensure fairness in the revenue structure, and maintain existing services; requiring the Commission to submit a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2021; etc.
SB-223: Commission on Tax Policy, Reform, and Fairness
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2020
State Personnel - Employee Accommodations - Pregnancy and Childbirth [SB-225]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring all units in the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches of State government, including all units with independent personnel systems, to provide certain reasonable accommodations for an employee with certain limitations caused or contributed to by pregnancy or childbirth; prohibiting units of State government, under certain circumstances, from requiring an employee to take certain leave or requiring an employee to accept certain accommodations under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-225: State Personnel - Employee Accommodations - Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 234 on 05/08/2020
Peace Orders and Protective Orders – Extension [SB-227]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Specifying that, if a petitioner or person eligible for relief files a certain motion to extend the term of a final peace order or final protective order during the term of the order and a hearing on the motion is not held before the order's original expiration date, the order is automatically extended and its terms remain in full force and effect until the hearing on the motion.
SB-227: Peace Orders and Protective Orders – Extension
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 135 on 05/08/2020
Sales and Use Tax - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Exemption [SB-121]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for materials, parts, and equipment used to repair, maintain, or upgrade aircraft or the avionics systems of aircraft if the materials, parts, or equipment are installed on the aircraft; requiring the Comptroller to report to the General Assembly by December 31 each year on the amount of sales and use tax revenue lost from the exemption and any change to the number of aviation technicians employed in the State as a result of the exemption; terminating the Act after June 30, 2025; etc.
SB-121: Sales and Use Tax - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Exemption
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 638 on 05/08/2020
Occupational and Professional Licensing - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Revisions to Reciprocity Requirements [SB-280]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
Altering the application requirements for a service member, veteran, or military spouse to apply for an occupational or professional license from a unit in the Maryland Department of Labor to require submission of proof that the applicant has held a certain license from another state for at least 1 year; authorizing the issuance of a temporary license to certain individuals who have held a valid license from another state for less than 1 year provided that the license is in good standing; etc.
SB-280: Occupational and Professional Licensing - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Revisions to Reciprocity Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 177 on 05/08/2020
You have voted SB-280: Occupational and Professional Licensing - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Revisions to Reciprocity Requirements.