Rep. Kevin Hornberger
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office [HB-103]
[Elections ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to require an individual appointed by the Governor to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly to serve for the remainder of the term if the vacancy occurs after a certain date; requiring that a special election be held at the same time as a certain regular statewide election to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs on or before a certain date; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2020
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Crimes Against Animals – Interference With Equines [HB-171]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a certain prohibition against interfering with, injuring, tampering with, or destroying a horse used for a certain purpose to prohibit a person from interfering with, injuring, tampering with or destroying an equine used for a certain purpose or for any other lawful activity; changing the crime from a felony to a misdemeanor; altering the maximum penalty to include a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 93 on 05/08/2020
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Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement [HB-140]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring that the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot provide, under certain circumstances, certain information in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by an individual who has attained no higher than a grade 6 level of reading comprehension; and requiring that a certain statement about the purpose of a question on the ballot be in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by an individual who has attained no higher than a grade 6 level of reading comprehension.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/15/2020
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Homeowner's Insurance - Weather-Related Claims and Notice of Cancellation or Nonrenewal [HB-333]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Repealing a certain exception that allowed an insurer to cancel or refuse to renew coverage for homeowner's insurance based on weather-related claims if there were three or more weather-related claims within a certain time period; and requiring that a certain written notice of intention to cancel or not renew a homeowner's insurance policy include a form adopted by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner that allows the insured to protest the proposed action and request a hearing 30 days after the mailing date of the notice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/02/2020
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Criminal Law - Life-Threatening Injury Involving a Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence (Wade's Law) [HB-352]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from causing a life-threatening injury to another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; exempting certain conduct that results in a life-threatening injury to another; and establishing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 18 months or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act) [HB-368]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Governor to include certain appropriations in the State budget from the Transportation Trust Fund to the Maryland Transit Administration for certain operating and capital needs of the Administration in certain fiscal years; authorizing the reduction of certain appropriations under certain circumstances; requiring the Administration to submit a report each year on the planning and use of capital funds for certain capital projects in the prior fiscal year; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Budget And Taxation on 03/15/2020
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Consumer Protection - Right to Repair Farm Equipment [HB-799]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring a farm equipment manufacturer to make available diagnostic and repair documentation, updates, or information to an independent repair provider or owner of farm equipment to allow for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of the farm equipment; providing that a violation of certain provisions of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice and subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/16/2020
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Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Firearm Safety Devices [HB-618]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing an exemption under the sales and use tax for the sale of certain firearm safety devices, including a firearm safe, firearm lockbox, trigger and barrel lock, or any other item designed for home firearm safety; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/29/2020
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Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel (First Responders Tax Benefit Act) [HB-562]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the minimum number of points, categories of points, and minimum length of service required for an individual to be eligible for a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for service in certain volunteer fire, rescue, or emergency medical services; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2020
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Higher Education - Differential Tuition - Notification and Income Tax Subtraction Modification [HB-526]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Student Loans ]
Requiring public institutions of higher education that charge differential tuition to post on their websites certain information relating to differential tuition and to submit a certain report to individuals who paid the differential tuition; allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for the portion of differential tuition paid by an individual for certain academic programs that is used for student scholarships or other financial aid, subject to a certain limitation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) And Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 01/29/2020