Sen. William Smith
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Firearms - Right to Purchase, Possess, and Carry - Use of Medical Cannabis [SB-179]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Cannabis ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Referred Judiciary on 02/17/2020
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Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Prices Listed on Dealer Websites [SB-178]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from listing on the dealer's website a vehicle for sale or lease at the purchase price or coerce or require a dealer to list a price different from the purchase price on the dealer's website or take an adverse action against a dealer for listing a vehicle at a particular price on the dealer's website; and defining "purchase price" as the full delivered price of a vehicle, excluding taxes, title fees, and certain other dealer charges.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Referred Economic Matters on 02/19/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 1/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services [SB-207]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
Authorizing a certain unaccompanied minor in need of shelter to consent to shelter and supportive services under certain circumstances; authorizing an unaccompanied minor who is a parent to consent to shelter and supportive services for the minor's child; requiring a certain service provider to contact a parent, a guardian, or an adult relative of an unaccompanied minor within 72 hours; requiring a service provider to develop procedures to screen staff members who work with minors including a criminal history check; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 109 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety – Rifles and Shotguns – Sales, Rentals, and Transfers [SB-208]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a person who is not a certain licensee may not complete a sale, rental, or transfer of a certain rifle or shotgun as a purchaser, lessee, or transferee or seller, lessor, or transferor, except under certain circumstances; requiring, before a certain sale, rental, or transfer is conducted, the seller, lessor, or transferor and purchaser, lessee, or transferee to both request that a certain licensee facilitate the sale, rental, or transfer; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range [SB-217]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer, on request, to provide to an applicant for employment the wage range for the position for which the applicant applied; prohibiting an employer from taking negative actions against an applicant for employment because the applicant did not provide wage history or wage range; prohibiting an employer from relying on wage history, except when voluntarily provided, for the purpose of determining fair wage, and from seeking an applicant's wage history from former employers or their agents; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Favorable With Amendments Report By Economic Matters on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020) [SB-206]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the eligibility for the filing of a certain motion to vacate judgment if the person's participation in the offense was a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking; requiring that a certain motion be served on a certain State's Attorney; requiring that a certain motion be mailed to a victim or victim's representative at a certain address if the qualifying offense occurred within 5 years before the filing of the motion; requiring the court to take certain factors into consideration when making a certain finding; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 127 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing 1/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2020
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Criminal Law – Assault in the First Degree – Strangulation [SB-212]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from intentionally strangling another in the commission of an assault; and providing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 25 years for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 120 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Income Tax - Carried Interest - Additional Tax [SB-216]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Investments ]
Imposing a tax of 17% on the Maryland taxable income attributable to certain investment management services of an individual or a corporation or the distributive share of a pass-through entity; providing that the tax does not apply to investment management services if at least 80% of the specified assets consists of real estate; terminating the Act if certain federal legislation is enacted into law; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2020