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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Horse Industry Board - Breeding Stables and Horse Establishments - Definitions [HB-9]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
Defining the term "breeding stable" as it relates to licensure, inspection, and regulation by the Maryland Horse Industry Board; and altering the definition of "horse establishment" to include a breeding stable.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 67 on 05/08/2020
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Plastic Bag Reduction Act [HB-209]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
Prohibiting, on or after July 1, 2021, a certain retail establishment from distributing plastic carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale; providing that, on or after July 1, 2021, only the State may enact a law or take other action to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the use of certain plastic bags by a retail establishment, that certain authority of a county or municipality is preempted, and that certain laws or ordinances are superseded; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Favorable Report By Finance on 03/18/2020
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Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs [HB-184]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a court to award attorney's fees and related costs to the parent of a child with a disability who is the prevailing party in a certain special education proceeding; prohibiting a court from awarding attorney's fees and related costs to certain parents in a certain proceeding under certain circumstances; and authorizing an award of attorney's fees and related costs to a parent of a child with a disability who is a prevailing party under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
First Reading Ways And Means And Judiciary on 01/16/2020
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Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020) [HB-245]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to maintain a page on its website that includes clear information about voter registration and voting by students enrolled in institutions of higher education, including links to information on voting by absentee ballot for students outside the State; requiring a public institution of higher education to designate a staff member as the student voting coordinator; requiring the student voting coordinator to develop and implement a plan to increase student voter registration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/15/2020
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Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act [HB-231]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Expanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of source of income; stating the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in certain neighborhoods; prohibiting a person from refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of source of income; establishing qualifications and limitations on the prohibition against discrimination in housing based on source of income; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116 on 05/08/2020
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Consumer Protection - Unfair, Abusive, or Deceptive Trade Practices - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults [HB-304]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to bring a certain action under the Consumer Protection Act against a person who violates a certain provision of criminal law regarding the exploitation of a vulnerable adult; adding a violation of a certain provision of criminal law regarding the exploitation of a vulnerable adult to the unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices that are subject to enforcement and penalties under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 160 on 05/08/2020
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Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges - County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion [HB-292]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Expanding to all counties in the State a prohibition on State agencies constructing within the nine Eastern Shore counties a toll road, toll highway, or toll bridge without the consent of a majority of the affected counties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2020
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Criminal Procedure - Civil Immigration Enforcement - Restrictions [HB-388]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a certain law enforcement agent from making a certain inquiry about an individual's immigration status, citizenship status, or place of birth or transferring an individual to federal immigration authorities under certain circumstances; prohibiting, without a warrant, a certain law enforcement agent from transferring or detaining an individual, notifying federal immigration authorities with an individual's location information, or using law enforcement resources to further civil immigration enforcement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
First Reading Judiciary on 01/22/2020
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Transportation - I-270 Commuter Bus Route Study [HB-390]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to study and make recommendations on the feasibility of establishing a point-to-point commuter bus route that serves certain population centers along the I-270 corridor and provides service to and from job centers in Northern Virginia; requiring the Department, in conducting the study, to consult with certain governments, stakeholders, and entities and to study and make recommendations to the Governor and certain Committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Third Reading Passed (133-0) on 03/17/2020