MD Legislation | 2011 | Regular Session | House

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB124	Veto	Requiring that an evaluation under the Maryland Program Evaluation Act of the Maryland Insurance Administration and the statutes and regulations that relate to the Administration be performed on or before July 1, 2018. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB167	Pass	Establishing the Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council; specifying the membership and staffing of the Council; requiring the Governor to designate the chair or cochairs of the Council; prohibiting members of the Council from receiving spec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB53	Pass	Prohibiting a person from using, selling, manufacturing, or distributing for use or sale commercial dishwashing detergents that contain greater than 0.5 percent phosphorus by weight after July 1, 2013; and repealing obsolete language. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB128	Pass	Expanding the scope of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act by altering the definition of "consumer" to include an individual who sells or offers for sale to a merchant consumer goods or consumer realty, and altering the definition of "merchant" to i... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB1229	Veto	Establishing the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; establishing the mission of the Program; requiring the Program to carry out its mission by monitoring the prescribing and dispensing of specified su... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1017	Pass	Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from charging a recipient of the Medal of Honor a fee for the renewal of the registration of a vehicle or for the renewal of a noncommercial driver's license. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB57	Pass	Authorizing specified fee revenue collected for the Bay Restoration Fund to be used to pay the cost of connecting properties served by onsite sewage disposal systems to specified existing municipal wastewater facilities under specified circumstances;... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB173	Pass	Establishing an Invest Maryland Program; establishing the Maryland Venture Fund Authority in the Department of Business and Economic Development; providing for the membership, terms, and duties of the Authority; requiring members of the Authority to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB406	Veto	Repealing specified provisions of law relating to the Washington County Water and Sewer Debt Reduction Fund; requiring the County Commissioners of Washington County to ensure service of the debt for the Conococheague Industrial Pretreatment Facility ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1184	Pass	Altering a provision of law concerning regulations adopted by the Secretary of Transportation for grievance procedures for employees under the Department of Transportation; authorizing an aggrieved employee to appeal decisions to the Office of Admini... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB1243	Veto	Altering alcoholic beverages license fees within Baltimore County. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB64	Veto	Continuing the State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2017, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regula... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB65	Pass	Continuing the Electrology Practice Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending until July 1, 2023, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB954	Veto	Altering which salaries the Washington County Salary Study Commission is required to study; increasing the number of regular members of the Washington County Board of Elections to five; requiring the members of the local board to be of specified poli... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB66	Veto	Continuing the State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2022, the termination provisions relating to authority of the Board; requiring tha... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1130	Pass	Prohibiting an employer from taking adverse action against an employee who makes a complaint, brings an action, or testifies in an action under the Maryland Wage and Hour Law; specifying that the adverse action prohibited includes discharge, demotion... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB68	Veto	Continuing the State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2023, the termination provisions relatin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1338	Pass	Providing that specified errors may not constitute fraud or grounds for recoupment of specified claims payments under specified circumstances; specifying that specified claims remain subject to recoupment of overpayment or payment of any discovered u... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB188	Pass	Authorizing the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners to send license renewal notices by electronic means; altering the amount of the maximum fine for specified violations from $5,000 to $10,000; and altering definitions. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB417	Pass	Providing that specified death benefit provisions of the workers' compensation law apply only to specified covered employees of a municipal corporation or a county, and their dependents; altering the authority of the Workers' Compensation Commission ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB573	Pass	Establishing labeling requirements for specialty fertilizer used on specified turf; exempting organic fertilizer sold to specified fertilizer applicators from a specified prohibition; requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB625	Veto	Authorizing a person in Carroll County to hunt deer on the last three Sundays in October and the second Sunday in November on private property with a bow and arrow; and removing Carroll County from the list of counties in which deer hunting on privat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1180	Pass	Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, on request, to prepare and register a certificate of foreign birth for specified individuals who have been granted an IH-3 visa by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service; and req... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB244	Pass	Extending the presumption of a compensable occupational disease under workers' compensation law to include Anne Arundel County deputy sheriffs who suffer from heart disease or hypertension resulting in partial or total disability or death under speci... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB982	Pass	Prohibiting a person from requiring an insurer or insurance producer to prepare or issue, or a policyholder to provide, a certificate of insurance that contains false or misleading information relating to the policy of insurance referenced in the cer... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB393	Veto	Repealing limitations on the amount of the solid waste removal fee imposed on property in the Smith Island Solid Waste District in Somerset County. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB396	Pass	Altering the acknowledgment procedures for citations issued by specified police officers for specified natural resources violations; repealing a hearing requirement that must be met before the Department of Natural Resources may suspend a recreationa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB689	Veto	Increasing to five the number of regular members of the Harford County Board of Elections; requiring the members of the local board to be of specified political parties; requiring a vacancy on the local board to be filled in a specified manner; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1013	Pass	Establishing a permanent Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program in the State Department of Education; providing for the staffing of the Program; requiring the Program to establish a Hearing Aid Loan Bank; specifying criteria for eligibility under the Program;... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB421	Veto	Repealing a prohibition against the deputy State's Attorney for Somerset County engaging in the private practice of law; and making the Act an emergency measure. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB520	Pass	Prohibiting specified entities from being considered a responsible bidder or offeror for specified contracts to provide Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) service unless the entities comply with specified requirements; requiring that, in conjunct... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB1254	Pass	Authorizing the Department of the Environment to alter by regulation the date by which specified rental dwelling units must be registered for a specified purpose and specified fees must be paid. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB38	Pass	Requiring nonpublic schools that participate in State-funded education programs to adopt by March 31, 2012, a policy prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation; requiring the policy to include specified provisions; encouraging nonpublic schoo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB40	Veto	Expanding the membership of the Joint Committee on Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight to include a representative from a self-insured local government entity. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB444	Pass	Requiring a health insurance carrier that receives a complete application from a health care provider that seeks to participate on a provider panel of the carrier to notify the health care provider that the application is complete; requiring, if a ca... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB703	Veto	Establishing a Class CCFA (continuing care facility for the aged) beer, wine and liquor license in Harford County; specifying that the Liquor Control Board may issue a Class CCFA license to an organization that provides specified care, is licensed as... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB858	Pass	Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with specified entities, to develop policies and to implement a program to provide awareness to coaches, school personnel, students, and parents or guardians of students on the risk of con... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB756	Pass	Requiring binding arbitration between specified employee organizations representing specified Baltimore City police officers and the City of Baltimore under specified circumstances; authorizing a specified party to request arbitration under specified... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB1314	Pass	Clarifying that specified utility services provided by a campground to campers incident to the campground's primary business of operating and maintaining the campground are not included in the definition of a "public service company" under the Public... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB947	Veto	Increasing to 26 the times a Class BWTS beer and wine (on-premises) tasting or sampling license may be granted in a calendar year to a person in Caroline County; altering the hours of sale for specified licensees; and requiring that a licensee in the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB275	Veto	Including in the definition of eligible customer-generators that are eligible for net energy metering a customer that uses a specified type of hydroelectric generating facility; and defining "closed conduit hydro". [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1213	Pass	Increasing the State sales and use tax rate for alcoholic beverages sold in Maryland to 9% of the taxable price of the alcoholic beverage; and making the Act a supplementary appropriation to fund specified public school construction projects and rela... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB621	Pass	Requiring the owner of a residential high-rise building with rental units to provide a specified annual notice to all residents of the residential high-rise building of the right of mobility impaired individuals to request specified rental units when... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB1088	Veto	Requiring the county boards of education to conduct specified audits at the request of the State Department of Education; requiring local school systems to reimburse the State for specified employer contributions for employees participating in the Te... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB257	Pass	Increasing the maximum age at which a minor may accompany a voter in the voting room and voting booth at a polling place to 17; and requiring that a minor who accompanies a voter may not be eligible to vote in that election. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB1119	Pass	Stating that specified alcoholic beverages license holders in Prince George's County need not obtain an entertainment permit under specified circumstances; requiring a holder of an entertainment permit to meet all requirements under county law; and c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB253	Veto	Establishing personal liability of persons who exercise specified control over the fiscal management of limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships for payment of the motor fuel tax, interest, and penalties under specified circumst... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1277	Pass	Stating that the policy of the State is to encourage the use of special needs trusts or supplemental needs trusts by individuals with disabilities of all ages to preserve funds in order to provide for the needs of the individuals not met by public be... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Approved by the Governor
HB479	Veto	Authorizing the issuance of not more than 12 additional winery special event permits to Class 4 wineries for use in farmers' markets in Frederick County that are listed in the Farmers' Markets Directory of the Maryland Department of Agriculture; proh... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB237	Veto	Expanding the applicability to Baltimore City of specified provisions related to administrative adjustments to specified zoning requirements. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-05-19 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)