MD Legislation | 2012 | Regular Session

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB978	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to conduct a specified study regarding the establishment of a career pathways program in the Division of Employment and Training; requiring the Department to submit the results of a specifi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-06 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
SB577	Engross Sine Die	Establishing the State Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund as a special fund to be used to support specified services for specified individuals with traumatic brain injuries; requiring the Secretary of the Department of Disabilities or the Secretary's ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-06 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
HB1339	Engross Sine Die	Specifying 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-06 Third Reading Passed (132-5)
HB15	Engross Sine Die	Establishing that it is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the possession of specified drug paraphernalia that the marijuana or drug paraphernalia was intended for medical use by an individual with a specified debilitating medical condition ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-06 Third Reading Passed (86-42)
HB1309	Intro Sine Die	Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland individual and corporate income tax for 100% of the expenses incurred to buy and install enhanced agricultural management equipment under specified circumstances; providing a subtraction modific... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-06 Second Reading Passed
HB22	Engross Sine Die	Changing the interest rate paid on a security deposit both under a residential lease at the end of a tenancy and when an evicted or ejected tenant makes a timely written demand for return of the security deposit from 3% per annum to the daily U.S. Tr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
HB682	Intro Sine Die	Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
HB1444	Intro Sine Die	Making it a misdemeanor for a retail alcoholic beverages licensee to sell alcoholic beverages by means of a self-scanning cash register or a specified other automated system that may be operated on a self- service basis by a customer; and specifying ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
SB687	Engross Sine Die	Repealing the authority of the Maryland Higher Education Commission to impose application fees for the approval of specified academic program actions taken by specified institutions of higher education. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
SB873	Engross Sine Die	Requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to convene a workgroup to evaluate and make recommendations relating to lead liability protection for owners of pre-1978 rental property; requiring the workgroup to include specified representatives; requ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Second Reading Passed
SB209	Engross Sine Die	Providing that persons who violate a specified provision of law prohibiting paying or receiving consideration in connection with real estate settlements may be subject to disciplinary action; authorizing specified licensing authorities to take discip... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
HB29	Intro Sine Die	Providing that a not for profit entity organized to promote the interests of physically or mentally disabled individuals is included in a specified definition of minority business enterprise only if the annual operating budget of the not for profit e... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
HB624	Engross Sine Die	Requiring the court, in a criminal case, to provide the defendant with a brochure containing detailed, comprehensive, and current information about the law of expungement in Maryland when all of the charges against the defendant are disposed of in a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
HB701	Engross Sine Die	Authorizing the student member of the Montgomery County Board of Education to attend an executive session of the Board of Education that relates to a specified matter; and authorizing the student member of the Montgomery County Board of Education to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Special Order until later today (Senator Frosh) Adopted
SB20	Engross Sine Die	Extending the termination provision for the Chesapeake Bay Commemorative License Plate and the special registration plate honoring State agriculture to the end of June 30, 2021. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Delegates Malone, Stein, and McMillan
HB337	Engross Sine Die	Authorizing a judgment creditor to obtain discovery in aid of enforcement of a money judgment entered or recorded in circuit court or in the District Court by use of a court ordered examination under oath before a judge or examiner of a judgment debt... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB493	Engross Sine Die	Specifying that the factors the Maryland Transit Administration must consider in conducting the Baltimore Corridor Red Line Transit Study apply for fiscal years 2013 through 2018; altering the period during which a specified provision applies prohibi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Second Reading Passed
SB636	Engross Sine Die	Establishing for each permit to drill a gas well in deep shale deposits a presumptive impact area around the gas well; requiring a permittee to replace a water supply under specified circumstances; authorizing the permittee to avoid restoration under... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Second Reading Passed
HB1229	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting an individual, under specified circumstances, from being appointed as a notary public; establishing requirements that a State resident appointed as a notary public must meet; establishing requirements that an out-of-state individual appoi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
SB532	Engross Sine Die	Requiring 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. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Second Reading Passed
HB1399	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a hospital, in its credentialing and privileging process for a physician who provides medical services to patients at the hospital only by telemedicine from a distant-site hospital or distant- site telemedicine entity, to rely on credenti... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
HB1400	Intro Sine Die	Expanding an exception from licensing by the State Board of Physicians to include a physician who resides in and is authorized to practice medicine by any other state, instead of an adjoining state, and who meets other requirements; establishing an e... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
HB218	Intro Sine Die	Providing that the time during which specified administrative proceedings are pending is not included in the computation of the 2- year time period for filing a civil action alleging an unlawful employment practice. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
HB605	Engross Sine Die	Specifying that the factors the Maryland Transit Administration must consider in conducting the Baltimore Corridor Red Line Transit Study apply for fiscal years 2013 through 2018; altering the period during which a provision applies prohibiting the A... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Special Order until later today (Senator Pugh)
HB967	Intro Sine Die	Requiring a hospital or facility in which a pregnancy is terminated to report the pregnancy termination to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring a physician who provides specified medical care to submit a specified report to the Depa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
SB1030	Engross Sine Die	Increasing to $950,000 the minimum General Fund appropriation to the Small Business Development Center Network Fund that the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill beginning in fiscal year 2013. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Second Reading Passed
HB287	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing specified persons or the Commission on Civil Rights to elect to have the claims asserted in a complaint alleging discrimination by a place of public accommodation determined in a civil action brought by the Commission; authorizing a compl... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
HB450	Engross Sine Die	Requiring that a specified form developed by the State Real Estate Commission in connection with the sale of residential real property state the possibility of significant differences in the property tax bill previously paid by the seller of the prop... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
HB356	Engross Sine Die	Establishing that the owner of a rental vehicle may satisfy a specified insurance requirement by maintaining a specified security that is secondary to any other valid and collectible coverage; requiring the owner of a rental vehicle to provide a spec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
HB279	Engross Sine Die	Increasing from $20,000 to $30,000 the maximum amount payable from the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund for specified claims on account of injury to or death of one individual arising from a motor vehicle accident; increasing from $40,000 to $60,00... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Finance
HB6	Engross Sine Die	Including as an allowable expenditure of funds from a campaign account under the State election law a disbursement to pay for travel, lodging, meals, and registration expenses associated with attendance of an office holder or a candidate at meetings ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Special Order until later today (Senator Shank) Adopted
HB983	Engross Sine Die	Requiring specified local critical area programs to, with a specified exception, prohibit the location of junkyards, scrap storage yards, and other scrap metal facilities in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Senate Refuses to Recede
HB441	Engross Sine Die	Altering the Maryland renewable energy portfolio standard program to include a specified amount of energy derived from offshore wind energy; prohibiting the portion of the renewable energy portfolio that represents offshore wind energy from applying ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Re-referred Finance
SB944	Engross Sine Die	Increasing the penalty for causing life-threatening injury as a result of negligently driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Second Reading Passed
HB990	Engross Sine Die	Creating an exception for the use of a remote keyless ignition system to the prohibition against leaving a motor vehicle unattended under specified circumstances. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB1045	Engross Sine Die	Altering a factor that a law enforcement agency considers when evaluating a report regarding a missing child; altering the requirement that a law enforcement agency institute appropriate search procedures to locate specified missing children to inclu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Second Reading Passed
HB1004	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish a generic drug reimbursement program; requiring the program to establish maximum reimbursement levels for specified generic drug products; requiring the program to require a manufactu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
SB572	Engross Sine Die	Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim April 3 as Crime Victim and Advocate Commemorative Day to honor the individuals in the State who have become crime victims and the advocates who serve those victims; and requiring the Governor annually to t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Second Reading Passed
HB1022	Intro Sine Die	Requiring a person who receives a traffic citation with a notice to appear in person for a violation that contributed to an accident that resulted in the death of another to comply with the notice to appear in court contained in a writ or trial notic... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
SB925	Engross Sine Die	Providing that an appeal from a final judgment entered following a conditional plea of guilty may be taken in accordance with the Maryland Rules; and defining "conditional plea of guilty". [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Second Reading Passed
HB492	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing in circuit courts and in the District Court "cash bail" or "cash bond" to be posted in the form of cash, surety bond, or property bond by the defendant or by a private surety acting for the defendant; requiring "cash bail" or "cash bond" ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
SB558	Engross Sine Die	Providing that the statute of limitations for the crime of solicitation is the statute of limitations for the prosecution of the substantive crime that is the subject of the solicitation. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
SB347	Engross Sine Die	Authorizing an individual for whom special registration plates for individuals with disabilities are issued to park in a designated zone for the handicapped established by Baltimore County on any county road, subject to a specified restriction. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 Special Order until next session (Delegate Kach) Adopted
HB883	Engross Sine Die	Authorizing a judge, in a final protective order, to order the respondent to remain a specified distance away from the residence, place of employment, school, or temporary residence of a person eligible for relief. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
HB1042	Engross Sine Die	Prohibiting a labor organization or an agent of a labor organization from being compelled to disclose under specified circumstances any communication or information received or acquired in confidence while acting in a representative capacity concerni... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 To Senate Rules Committee
HB1365	Engross Sine Die	Authorizing the Department of Juvenile Services to refer all restitution accounts to the Central Collection Unit of the Department of Budget and Management for collection; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 Senators Shank, Forehand, and Raskin
HB409	Engross Sine Die	Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations or to issue orders on or before October 1, 2013, to require or allow electric companies to offer LED street lighting to specified local governments; and defining terms. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB376	Intro Sine Die	Altering the definition of "person in interest", as it relates to the disclosure of confidential medical records, to include the spouse, parent, or child of a deceased person under specified circumstances; and requiring a specified person in interest... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn
HB1166	Engross Sine Die	Authorizing the operation of specified instant bingo games using electronic machines; altering the definition of "slot machine"; clarifying that a specified handheld device is not considered a slot machine; authorizing the State Lottery Commission to... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 To Senate Rules Committee
SB483	Engross Sine Die	Requiring specified local critical area programs to, with specified exceptions, prohibit the location of junkyards, scrap storage yards, other scrap metal facilities, and specified machinery in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area; ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 Delegates Frush, Niemann, and Norman