MD Legislation | 2012 | Regular Session

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SB250PassProviding that specified retirees of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System are subject to a specified offset of a retirement allowance under specified circumstances; reducing from 9 to 5 years the number of years required after retirement for ...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB485PassRequiring specified providers to set aside operating reserves that, before January 1, 2023, equal 15% of specified expenses of a facility; requiring specified providers to set aside operating reserves that, beginning on January 1, 2023, equal 25% of ...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1186PassSpecifying that energy generated from a geothermal heating and cooling system is eligible for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard; entitling a specified person or entity to receive a renewable energy credit; specifying the me...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB392PassAuthorizing the Baltimore City Board of Liquor License Commissioners to make the issuance and renewal of specified alcoholic beverages licenses conditional on the substantial compliance of the license holder with the terms of a memorandum of understa...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB672PassAuthorizing the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System to determine the qualifications and compensation for the deputy chief investment officer and managing director in the Investment Division of the State Retirement Agency; pro...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1187PassAltering the percentage of Tier 1 renewable energy that must be derived from solar energy in the State's renewable energy portfolio standard in specified years; authorizing the Public Service Commission, in consultation with the Maryland Energy Admin...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB556PassRequiring specified providers to set aside operating reserves that, before January 1, 2023, equal 15% of specified expenses of a facility; requiring specified providers to set aside operating reserves that, beginning on January 1, 2023, equal 25% of ...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1188PassCreating the Lacrosse Opportunities Program in the State Department of Education to increase opportunities for minority students to participate in lacrosse in their communities; requiring the State Superintendent of Education to administer the Progra...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB250PassAltering the dates of specified elections for municipal offices in Baltimore City; specifying the term of municipal officers in Baltimore City who were elected in a specified year; etc.
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1080PassRequiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with specified organizations and health care providers, to develop a model policy for preseason-practice heat acclimatization guidelines for student athletes; requiring local boards of edu...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB861PassRepealing a specified limitation on the authority of a vendor of portable electronics insurance to sell coverage under a policy of portable electronics insurance; altering the circumstances under which a vendor that collects premiums for portable ele...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB765PassRequiring the Public Service Commission to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations on developing a mechanism to allow specified tenants to pay for utilities when the landlord responsible for utility payments defaults on the responsibili...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1081PassProviding that a person who has been granted a homestead property tax credit and is subsequently found to not qualify for the credit shall be assessed property taxes otherwise due; requiring that a person be assessed, under specified circumstances, a...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
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Establishing the compensation of the members of the Maryland Court of Appeals, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the circuit courts, and the District Court of Maryland.
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2012-05-22
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SB540PassRequiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to work with payors and providers to attain benchmarks for standardizing and automating the process required by payors for preauthorizing health care services; requiring the benchmarks to include, on or b...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB1073PassAuthorizing the Public Service Commission to waive the requirement for an electric company to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity under specified circumstances; requiring the Commission to waive the requirement to obtain a certif...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB654PassAltering minimum percentages of average daily receipts from the sale of food that Baltimore County restaurants must maintain for a specified purpose; authorizing the Baltimore County Board of Liquor License Commissioners to approve the transfer of sp...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1193PassRequiring a unit of the Executive Branch of State government to obtain mental health support services for specified individuals affected by a traumatic event that occurs in a State facility of a unit and results in the death of an individual; requiri...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB390PassCreating the Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Deaf Culture Digital Library; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the coordination of a Dea...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB700PassRevising, updating, reorganizing, and clarifying Title 1 of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code (MUCC) relating to general provisions applicable to the MUCC; establishing a short title; clarifying the transactions to which Title 1 of the MUCC applie...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB19PassRepealing a termination provision applicable to a sales and use tax exemption for sales to specified veterans' organizations; etc.
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB929PassAltering dates by which specified counties must include and implement recycling and waste diversion goals in the counties' recycling plans; increasing specified recycling and waste diversion goals that must be included in the counties' recycling plan...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB652PassSpecifying that energy generated from a geothermal heating and cooling system is eligible for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard; entitling a specified person or entity to receive a renewable energy credit; specifying the me...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB930PassProviding that a State correctional officer who receives an emergency suspension without pay after being charged with a felony and who is not convicted of the felony shall have the emergency suspension rescinded and any lost time, compensation, statu...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1280PassAltering the definitions of "electricity supplier" and "public service company", as those terms apply to specified provisions of the Public Utilities Article, to exclude a person that owns or operates equipment used for charging electric vehicles; an...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1196PassProviding that assisting in the drafting of specifications, invitations for bids, or requests for proposals does not include submitting specified oral comments on specifications; providing that assisting in the drafting of specifications, invitations...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB1018PassExpanding the privileges of a rectifying license so that the holder of the license may conduct guided tours of the licensed premises and serve not more than a specified number of samples of products manufactured at the licensed premises; prohibiting ...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB251VetoAuthorizing the Ocean City Police Department to request State and national criminal history records checks for taxi driver applicants in Ocean City from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository; requiring the Ocean City Police Depar...
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2012-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1085PassAltering the definition of "on duty" in the workers' compensation law to include the performance of specified duties assigned to deputy sheriffs or members of a specified fire police unit; altering the definition of "volunteer company" to include a v...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB801PassProviding that if an individual who was a member of one of the several systems in the State Retirement and Pension System on June 30, 2011, becomes a member of another one of the several systems on or after July 1, 2011, the individual shall be consi...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1087PassExpanding the services that are subject to the Universal Service Trust Fund surcharge; requiring the surcharge to be applied to specified bills and to be payable at a specified time; altering the maximum amount of a specified surcharge; requiring the...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB390PassAuthorizing a person in Caroline County to hunt deer on specified Sundays on private property using specified hunting equipment during specified months.
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB1004PassSpecifying that energy from a specified thermal biomass system is eligible for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard; specifying that a person that owns and operates a thermal biomass system is eligible to receive a renewable e...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1201PassRequiring the Smart Growth Subcabinet to meet at least biannually with specified individuals to discuss specified local government issues; prohibiting use of the State Development Plan to deny a State-issued permit or specified State funding; etc.
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB67PassAltering the residency requirement for applicants for alcoholic beverages licenses in Harford County.
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB363VetoAltering, from Captain to Lieutenant, the rank above which the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City may make an appointment without an examination in the Police Department of Baltimore City.
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2012-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB647PassRequiring the court, on request of the State's Attorney, to make a specified finding as to whether a crime for which a defendant is convicted or receives a probation before judgment disposition is a domestically related crime; requiring the State to ...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB274VetoContinuing the State Board of Pharmacy in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2023, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; rep...
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2012-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB232PassRepealing, as to Baltimore City, the requirement that an authorized person of a limited liability company who holds an alcoholic beverages license that was granted on or before June 1, 2012, be a registered voter in the City.
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB388VetoAuthorizing the Howard County Board of Education to waive the requirement that a participating employer reimburse the county for the cost of specified workers' compensation insurance coverage for students placed in unpaid work-based learning experien...
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2012-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB855PassEstablishing that specified statutory provisions relating to limited liability companies apply unless otherwise agreed on in the limited liability company's articles of organization, in the operating agreement, or by unanimous consent; repealing the ...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1207PassAltering the membership of the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists; requiring specified individuals to be licensed by the Board as clinical professional art therapists before performing specified work in the State; establishing educ...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
SB153VetoAuthorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $15,324,000, the proceeds to be used as grants to the Interagency Committee on School Construction and the Maryland State Department of Education for specified development or improvement purpo...
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2012-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Technical)
HB99PassRequiring the operator of a specified semipermanent food service facility to meet specified requirements regarding wastewater disposal and access to a potable water supply; defining "semipermanent food service facility"; etc.
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1093PassRepealing a limitation on the authority of a vendor of portable electronics insurance to sell coverage under a policy of portable electronics insurance; altering the circumstances under which a vendor that collects premiums for portable electronics i...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB940PassRequiring that guest rooms in newly constructed hotels be equipped with a device that turns off lighting fixtures after a specified period of time; authorizing the required device to control heating, ventilation, or air conditioning default settings;...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1094PassRequiring the Fraud Division of the Maryland Insurance Administration to investigate allegations and to impose penalties under specified circumstances; providing that a fine imposed for specified insurance fraud violations is mandatory and not subjec...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB362PassEstablishing the Northeast Maryland Higher Education Advisory Board; providing for the composition, appointment, and terms of the Board members; providing for a chair of the Board and the establishment of committees; prohibiting Board members from re...
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2012-05-22
Approved by the Governor
HB1095VetoRequiring an insurer that discovers a material risk factor during the 45-day underwriting period to recalculate the premium for a policy or binder of personal insurance, commercial property insurance, or commercial liability insurance under specified...
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2012-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB96VetoContinuing the State Board of Certified Interior Designers in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2024, termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority o...
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2012-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
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