Maryland Legislature | 2017 | Regular Session | Adjourned Sine Die
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Active Maryland Bills (Introduced, Engrossed, Enrolled, Passed)
| Bill | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|
| HB617 | Clarifying that units of local government with planning and zoning authority may adopt specified forest conservation thresholds and afforestation and reforestation requirements as part of its local forest conservation program that are more stringent ... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 795 |
| SB949 | Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement at a specified time if the person was convicted of possession of marijuana. | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 801 |
| HB1415 | Altering the circumstances under which a person, whose business or property has been injured or threatened with injury by a violation of specified provisions of law, may maintain an action for damages, an injunction, or both, against any person who h... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 841 |
| HB554 | Increasing from $20,000 to $60,000 the salary of an attorney employed by the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County; authorizing the Board to hire an attorney on a contractual basis to perform work that the attorney employed by the Bo... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 830 |
| SB363 | Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of State Board of Pharmacy regulations to prescribe and dispense specified contraceptives; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, on or before September 1, 2018, and in consultation with the State B... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 821 |
| SB969 | Authorizing a person to which a specified certificate of public convenience and necessity is issued for the construction of a specified overhead transmission line to acquire specified property or rights by condemnation; and applying the Act to the co... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 840 |
| HB746 | Requiring the Attorney General to assign an assistant Attorney General to provide legal services to the Public School Labor Relations Board, the Higher Education Labor Relations Board, and the State Labor Relations Board; requiring the chair of the P... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 806 |
| HB294 | Altering a specified definition of "convicted of a disqualifying crime" to include a case in which a person received probation before judgment for assault in the second degree if the crime was a specified domestically related crime. | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 805 |
| SB1034 | Requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2019, that the Governor include in the annual budget bill a specified appropriation to the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission; requiring, if a specified amount of specified funds received in a specified fiscal... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 816 |
| SB110 | Authorizing, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensed pharmacist to prescribe, dispense or otherwise provide antibiotic therapy to a specified partner of a patient diagnosed with trichomoniasis without making a personal physical assessm... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 822 |
Top Maryland Sponsors
| House Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Del. Marice Morales [D] | 191 |  |
| Del. Andrew Platt [D] | 185 | |
| Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D] | 183 | |
| Del. James Tarlau [D] | 183 | |
| Del. David Moon [D] | 173 | |
| Senate Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Sen. William Smith [D] | 206 | |
| Sen. Joanne Benson [D] | 191 | |
| Sen. Roger Manno [D] | 190 | |
| Sen. Brian Feldman [D] | 187 | |
| Sen. Ronald Young [D] | 174 | |
Top Maryland Committees
| House Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Ways and Means | 155 | |
| Rules and Executive Nominations | 97 | |
| Health and Government Operations | 60 | |
| Judiciary | 58 | |
| Environment and Transportation | 34 | |
| Senate Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Budget and Taxation | 272 | |
| Judicial Proceedings | 111 | |
| Education Health and Environmental Affairs | 84 | |
| Finance | 82 | |
| Rules | 9 | |
Most Viewed Maryland Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| HB100 | Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax under specified circumstances for specified retirement income attributable to a resident's employment as a law enforcement officer or the individual's service as fire, rescue, or emer... | Bill Text |
| SB13 | Clarifying that service in the Maryland Defense Force is voluntary and a member may be dismissed with cause at any time; altering the classes of State militia; repealing the requirement that a specified individual take a specified oath; repealing spe... | Bill Text |
| HB519 | Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Safer Drug Consumption Facility Program by a community-based organization; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or a local health department to make a spe... | Bill Text |
| HB1 | Requiring employers with 15 or more employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with 14 or fewer employees to provide unpaid earned sick and saf... | Bill Text |
| HB343 | Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed deafness registration plate; requiring that the registration plate include the international symbol for deafness; prescribing who may apply for and the clas... | Bill Text |
| HB488 | Making specified violations relating to the use or possession of specified de minimis quantities of specified controlled dangerous substances a civil offense rather than a misdemeanor; applying penalties for a first or second finding of guilt involvi... | Bill Text |
| HB1362 | Providing that an official of State government or a local government is immune from criminal and civil liability for refusing to provide information to the federal government or another state that will be used for specified purposes; stating it is th... | Bill Text |
| HB515 | Requiring specified hospitals to establish a specified substance use treatment program; providing that the purpose of the program is to identify patients in need of substance use treatment and, if appropriate, admit the patient or, if admission is no... | Bill Text |
| HJ6 | Applying to the U.S. Congress for an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that affirms ever... | Bill Text |
| SB928 | Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified cir... | Bill Text |
Most Monitored Maryland Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| SB740 | Prohibiting a person from engaging in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of oil or natural gas in the State; repealing a provision of law that requires the Department of the Environment to adopt specified regulations... | Bill Text |
| HB1325 | Prohibiting a person from engaging in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of oil or natural gas in the State; repealing a provision of law that requires the Department of the Environment to adopt specified regulations... | Bill Text |
| SB928 | Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified cir... | Bill Text |
| SB862 | Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a permit for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State until October 1, 2019, and only under specified circumstances; prohibiting a pers... | Bill Text |
| HB1362 | Providing that an official of State government or a local government is immune from criminal and civil liability for refusing to provide information to the federal government or another state that will be used for specified purposes; stating it is th... | Bill Text |
| HB1185 | Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified cir... | Bill Text |
| HB343 | Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed deafness registration plate; requiring that the registration plate include the international symbol for deafness; prescribing who may apply for and the clas... | Bill Text |
| HB1 | Requiring employers with 15 or more employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with 14 or fewer employees to provide unpaid earned sick and saf... | Bill Text |
| SB835 | Prohibiting a specified government agent from taking specified actions for immigration enforcement purposes; prohibiting a law enforcement official from stopping, arresting, searching, or detaining an individual for purposes of investigating a suspec... | Bill Text |
| SB983 | Requiring a judicial officer to make a specified determination regarding release or detention of a defendant before trial; requiring a judicial officer to consider specified information; prohibiting a judicial officer from imposing specified financia... | Bill Text |
Maryland Sessions
| Year | Session | Introduced | Completed | Legislation | Search | Dataset |
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| 2017 | Regular Session | 2879 | 850 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2016 | Regular Session | 2832 | 735 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2015 | Regular Session | 2248 | 495 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2014 | Regular Session | 2693 | 657 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2013 | Regular Session | 2618 | 692 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2012 | 1st Special Session | 19 | 3 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2012 | Regular Session | 2603 | 721 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | 1st Special Session | 55 | 3 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | Regular Session | 2370 | 621 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2010 | Regular Session | 2720 | 740 | Browse | Search | Download |
