Rep. Matt Morgan
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
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 - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity [HB-197]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity and verify the voter's address if the voter seeks to vote a regular ballot; requiring an election judge to qualify a voter by requesting the voter to present a current government-issued photo identification; requiring an election judge to authorize an individual to vote a regular ballot under certain circumstances; allowing a voter who is unable to present a certain form of identification to vote by provisional ballot under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 02/14/2020
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Health Occupations - Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Patients - Disciplinary Actions (The Patient's Access to Integrative Healthcare Act of 2020) [HB-259]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting health occupations boards and disciplinary panels from reprimanding a licensee or certificate holder, placing a licensee or certificate holder on probation, or suspending or revoking a license of a licensee or the certificate of a certificate holder solely on the basis of a licensee's or certificate holder's use of a diagnostic evaluation or treatment that is integrative, complementary, alternative, or nonconventional, including in the treatment of Lyme disease or tick-borne illnesses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 139 on 05/08/2020
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Victim's Rights - Restitution [HB-358]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering procedures relating to the award of a judgment of restitution; requiring a court to enter a judgment of restitution under certain circumstances; requiring certain notice, evidence, and procedures before a certain court orders a judgment of restitution; requiring a court to order a certain individual to pay restitution under certain circumstances; providing the court may not consider the current inability of a restitution obligor to pay restitution as an extraordinary circumstance; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Protection of Information - Revisions (Maryland Data Privacy Act) [HB-340]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Education ]
Requiring certain units of State government to comply with certain standards and guidelines to ensure that the security of all information systems and applications is managed through a certain framework; requiring certain units of State government to undertake activities comprising collection, processing, and sharing of personally identifiable information in good faith; establishing that certain provisions of law do not apply to public institutions of higher education; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Redistricting Reform Act of 2020 [HB-346]
[Elections ]
Establishing the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission as an independent unit of State government; providing for the intent of the General Assembly regarding legislative and congressional redistricting; requiring a Redistricting Commission be selected on or before March 1, 2021, and each year ending in the number 1 thereafter; providing that the Redistricting Commission consists of nine members who are registered voters and meet certain other criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 3/02 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions [HB-336]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to waive certain application fees for applicants intending to use certain contaminated properties for clean or renewable electrical generation sites under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; requiring that the owner of a certain eligible property that wants to change the use of the eligible property be liable for certain fees waived under the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Occupational and Professional Licensing - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Revisions to Reciprocity Requirements [HB-349]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the application requirements for a service member, veteran, or military spouse to apply for an occupational or professional license from a unit in the Maryland Department of Labor to require submission of proof that the applicant has held a license in good standing from another state for at least 1 year; authorizing the issuance of a temporary license to certain individuals who have held a valid license from another state for less than 1 year provided that the license is in good standing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 176 on 05/08/2020
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Economic Development - Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program [HB-343]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing the Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to facilitate strategic planning, manage a Maryland Technology Infrastructure Fund, and coordinate economic development service delivery; requiring the Corporation, under certain circumstances, to award capital and operating financial assistance from the Fund to support certain purposes; establishing the Maryland Technology Infrastructure Authority in the Corporation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Ethics and Accountability in Government Act [HB-360]
[Ethics ]
[Pensions ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to authorize a law that provides for the forfeiture of certain retirement benefits for a member or former member of the General Assembly who is found guilty of a crime committed while in office; increasing penalties for bribery; authorizing the State Ethics Commission to impose a fine on a certain person for a violation of the Maryland Public Ethics Law; prohibiting former officials or employees from using certain confidential information for certain economic benefit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/26/2020