Rep. Ken Kerr
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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Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020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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Higher Education - State Payments to Private Institutions - Unserved Student Populations [HB-167]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Providing that an amount equal to 100% of the State's General Fund per full-time equivalent student appropriation to the 4-year public institutions of higher education be provided by the State to certain eligible private nonprofit institutions of higher education toward the tuition and fees of certain students; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2020
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Education - High School Teachers Teaching Dual Enrollment Courses - Qualifications [HB-147]
[Education ]
Requiring certain county boards of education to allow a high school teacher to teach a dual enrollment course offered by an institution of higher education if the teacher has earned a master's degree or higher degree in the field of instruction or has earned a certain degree, has taught a college-level course, has received certain professional development, and has been observed and approved for instruction by a particular faculty member.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 01/30/2020
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Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Sale of Harvested Cover Crops [HB-156]
[Agriculture ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Food ]
Authorizing a person that plants rye or two-row barley cover crops as a best management practice to sell the harvested cover crop to a malting facility in the State or to a person that will process the cover crop for sale in the State to a person that holds a certain alcoholic beverages license.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/24/2020
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Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project - Requirements and Funding [HB-205]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Department of Transportation promptly to
undertake all steps necessary to complete the design, engineering, and National Environmental Policy Act process and secure a record of decision for the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project; requiring the Governor to include in the annual State budget an appropriation of $12,000,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund in fiscal years 2022 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 for certain purposes related to the Project; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) And Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 01/22/2020
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Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services [HB-206]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
Authorizing a certain unaccompanied minor in need of shelter to consent to shelter and supportive services under certain circumstances; authorizing an unaccompanied minor who is a parent to consent to shelter and supportive services for the minor's child; requiring a certain service provider to contact a parent, a guardian, or an adult relative of an unaccompanied minor within 72 hours; requiring a service provider to develop procedures to screen staff members who work with minors including a criminal history check; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 108 on 05/08/2020
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Cemeteries - Perpetual Care - Distribution From Perpetual Care Trust Fund [HB-243]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a distribution from a perpetual care trust fund made under certain circumstances to be used only for the perpetual care of the cemetery, including the maintenance of the grounds, roads, and paths and the repair and renewal of buildings; permitting a cemetery to select a certain method of distribution; requiring a cemetery to submit to the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight a statement attesting that the cemetery's method of distribution will not result in insufficient protection of the trust fund's principal; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Referred Finance on 02/21/2020
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Criminal Law – Assault in the First Degree – Strangulation [HB-233]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from intentionally strangling another in the commission of an assault; and providing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 25 years for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 119 on 05/08/2020
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Public Safety - Task Force on Missing Persons [HB-301]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Task Force on Missing Persons to study best practices for conducting searches for missing persons and review the options for the establishment of a State Coordinator for Missing Persons to serve as a point of contact for the families of missing persons; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2021; terminating the Act after June 30, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020