Maryland Agricultural Commission - Hemp Industry Member [HB-100]
[Agriculture ]
Increasing, from 29 to 30, the number of members of the Maryland Agricultural Commission appointed by the Governor; and requiring the Governor to appoint a member from a list of at least two nominees representing the hemp industry.
HB-100: Maryland Agricultural Commission - Hemp Industry Member
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work [HB-163]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting an employer from requiring, as a condition of employment or continued employment, an employee or a prospective employee, under certain circumstances, to join or remain a member of a labor organization, pay charges to a labor organization, or pay a certain amount to a third party; prohibiting an employer from threatening an employee or a prospective employee with certain action; providing certain penalties for violation of the Act; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
HB-163: Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/25/2020
You have voted HB-350: Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Correctional Officers, Law Enforcement Officers, and Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act).
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.
HB-358: Victim's Rights - Restitution
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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.
HB-340: State Government - Protection of Information - Revisions (Maryland Data Privacy Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/15/2020
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.
HB-336: Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
Building Opportunity Act of 2020 [HB-338]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority, on approval by the Board of Public Works, to issue bonds to finance the construction of or improvements to certain public school facilities; establishing the Building Opportunity Financing Fund and the Building Opportunity Facilities Fund; exempting certain public school construction projects that use alternative financing methods from certain requirements; expanding certain provisions relating to financing and funding public school construction projects to apply statewide; etc.
HB-338: Building Opportunity Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2020
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income [HB-361]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
Phasing out, over 2 taxable years, a certain limitation on the amount of certain military retirement income that may be included in a certain subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
HB-361: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2020
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.
HB-349: Occupational and Professional Licensing - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Revisions to Reciprocity Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 176 on 05/08/2020
You have voted HB-349: Occupational and Professional Licensing - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Revisions to Reciprocity Requirements.
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.
HB-343: Economic Development - Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020