Baltimore County - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems [HB-50]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the use of certain vehicle height monitoring systems in Baltimore County to enforce certain State and local laws restricting the presence of certain vehicles during certain times; and applying to Baltimore County certain provisions of law relating to vehicle height monitoring systems.
HB-50: Baltimore County - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
Vehicle Laws – Driver’s Licenses Confiscated for Real ID Compliance – Issuance and Display of Recall Notice [HB-28]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing certain individuals to satisfy the requirement to possess and display a driver's license while driving a motor vehicle by carrying and displaying a certain recall notice issued under the Act within the previous 60 days; requiring a law enforcement officer who confiscates an individual's driver's license for certain reasons to provide the holder of the license with a certain recall notice; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop the form for the recall notice and provide the form to law enforcement agencies.
HB-28: Vehicle Laws – Driver’s Licenses Confiscated for Real ID Compliance – Issuance and Display of Recall Notice
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 610 on 05/08/2020
Public Buildings - Changing Facilities - Personal Care for Adults [HB-10]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Construction ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring, except under certain circumstances, that changing facilities suitable for changing the diaper of a child and providing personal care for an adult be installed in certain public restrooms in certain public buildings by October 1, 2020; requiring certain entities to report to 2-1-1 Maryland, Inc., the location of changing facilities when changing facilities are installed; requiring 2-1-1 to maintain a list of changing facilities on its website; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt certain standards; etc.
HB-10: Public Buildings - Changing Facilities - Personal Care for Adults
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/14/2020
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
Potomac Compact for Fair Representation [HB-182]
[Elections ]
Establishing the Potomac Compact for Fair Representation between the State of Maryland the Commonwealth of Virginia; establishing the Congressional Districting Commission to develop a congressional districting plan; requiring the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services to determine the size and composition of the Commission and, on or before June 1 of the year following the decennial census, select the members of the Commission; etc.
HB-182: Potomac Compact for Fair Representation
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 3/02 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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
Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Referendum - Sports Wagering [HB-169]
[Gaming ]
[Sports ]
[Education ]
Providing that the General Assembly may authorize, by law, the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain sports wagering licenses; providing that a license may be issued only to the holder of a video lottery operation license or certain horse racing licenses; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that State revenues generated by the proposed sports wagering be used for public education; submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State; etc.
HB-169: Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Referendum - Sports Wagering
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
General Provisions - State Song - Advisory Panel [HB-181]
[Arts and Culture ]
Repealing the State song; establishing the State Song Advisory Panel; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Advisory Panel; requiring the Advisory Panel to review certain submissions and suggestions for a new State song and to hold at least three public hearings; requiring the Advisory Panel to report its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020; terminating a certain provision of the Act after June 30, 2021; etc.
HB-181: General Provisions - State Song - Advisory Panel
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2020
Declaration of a Climate Emergency and Implementation of a Climate Mobilization Effort [HJR-1]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Declaring that a climate and ecological emergency threatens the State, the nation, civilization, humanity, and the natural world; committing the State to a statewide climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming and the current ecological crisis, end statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, draw down carbon from the atmosphere, and accelerate the development and implementation of adaptation and resilience strategies; etc.
HJR-1: Declaration of a Climate Emergency and Implementation of a Climate Mobilization Effort
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 2/24 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020