Built to Learn Act of 2020 [HB-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.
HB-1: Built to Learn Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 20 on 05/08/2020
Family Law - Parentage and Adoption - Definitions [HB-96]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "mother" so as to deny inclusion of a gamete donor unless the gamete donor and the child's mother agree in writing that the gamete donor will be a parent of the child, or at the time of the child's conception or birth, the gamete donor is married to the child's mother.
HB-96: Family Law - Parentage and Adoption - Definitions
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
Motor Carriers and For-Hire Driving Services - Nonprofit Organizations and Volunteer Drivers [HB-120]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Nonprofit ]
Providing that a motor carrier permit is not required for transportation services that a nonprofit organization provides through the use of a volunteer driver and the volunteer driver's personal vehicle; altering the definition of "transportation network services"; and providing that a nonprofit organization that provides transportation for remuneration to clients of certain services may not be required to obtain a motor carrier permit.
HB-120: Motor Carriers and For-Hire Driving Services - Nonprofit Organizations and Volunteer Drivers
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 64 on 05/08/2020
Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Prohibition on Cancellation Due to Towing or Emergency Roadside Coverage Claims [HB-118]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting an insurer from canceling, refusing to renew, or otherwise terminating coverage for a private passenger motor vehicle insurance policy based on claims made under the policy's towing or emergency roadside coverage; authorizing an insurer to remove towing or emergency roadside service coverage from a certain policy at renewal based on the number of claims pursuant to the towing coverage; and authorizing an insurer to increase a premium of a private passenger motor vehicle insurance policy as a result of certain claims.
HB-118: Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Prohibition on Cancellation Due to Towing or Emergency Roadside Coverage Claims
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 62 on 05/08/2020
Insurance - Industry Automobile Insurance Association - Board of Directors [HB-117]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Altering the nominating entity for four board members of the Industry Automobile Insurance Association to reflect the merger of the American Insurance Association and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America into the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
HB-117: Insurance - Industry Automobile Insurance Association - Board of Directors
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 60 on 05/08/2020
Criminal Procedure - Family Law Services for Sustained Safety Fund [HB-170]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Family Law Services for Sustained Safety Fund to increase legal services in family law cases for victims in order to help ensure safety and long-term stability after victimization; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to administer the Fund; requiring each grantee from the Fund to receive training on the effects of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and elder abuse; prohibiting a grantee from requesting an individual to waive certain rights in order to receive services; etc.
HB-170: Criminal Procedure - Family Law Services for Sustained Safety Fund
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020
Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range [HB-123]
[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 a 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.
HB-123: Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 67 on 05/08/2020
Family Law - Nonpayment of Child Support - Sentencing [HB-148]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a sentence for a conviction under a provision of law prohibiting a parent from willfully failing to provide for the support of his or her minor child to run concurrently with a sentence for any other conviction under the same provision of law imposed against the parent.
HB-148: Family Law - Nonpayment of Child Support - Sentencing
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
First Reading Judiciary on 01/15/2020
Commission on Tax Policy, Reform, and Fairness [HB-185]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Commission on Tax Policy, Reform, and Fairness; specifying the membership of the Commission; providing for the appointment of a Senate cochair and House cochair of the Commission; providing for the staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; requiring the Commission to study, consider, and make recommendations regarding certain matters; terminating the Act after June 30, 2022; etc.
HB-185: Commission on Tax Policy, Reform, and Fairness
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
Child Support, Custody, and Visitation - Award of Expenses - Suit Money [HB-191]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Adding suit money to the expenses that the court is authorized, at any point in a certain proceeding, to award to a certain party under certain circumstances in a case concerning child support, custody, or visitation and after making certain considerations; adding suit money to the expenses that the court is required to award to a certain party under certain circumstances and absent a certain finding; etc.
HB-191: Child Support, Custody, and Visitation - Award of Expenses - Suit Money
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020