| HB317 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the first Monday of October to be Young Heroes Day, in recognition of positive contributions that minors have made to society. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| HB611 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing from the prohibition on engaging in specified financial transactions involving the proceeds of a drug crime the exception for a financial transaction necessary to preserve a person's right to legal counsel. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| HB1234 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the Department of Business and Economic Development, under specified circumstances, to grant an extension to specified small businesses for compliance with regulations adopted by Executive Branch agencies; requiring a small business, in o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters Withdrawn |
| HB1236 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring State units that collect specified demographic data to use separate collection categories for specified categories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; requiring specified State units to use additional specified separate collection cat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| HB546 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the penalties for improper litter disposal by distinguishing between litter in an amount not exceeding 1 pound and litter in an amount exceeding 1 pound; authorizing, for a first offense and requiring, for a second or subsequent offense, the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| HB958 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to establish the Couples Advancing Together Pilot Program in the Department of Human Resources; requiring the Program to be established in at least three counties in the State; requiring the Secretary to coo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
| HB298 | Intro
Sine Die | Expanding the prohibition on the use of State funds to install or replace a permanent outdoor luminaire to include all permanent outdoor luminaires unless the luminaire meets specified requirements. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| HB297 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempting specified members of the Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. from motor vehicle registration fees. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| HB371 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that specified members of the Employees' Pension System may transfer specified service credit from the State Contributory Law Enforcement Officers' Modified Pension Benefit in a specified manner; providing that specified members of the Empl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
| HB469 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing a finder of fact to determine that a person with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more in the blood or breath who causes personal injury or wrongful death while driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle was acting with malice and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| HB1258 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Maryland State Bank Task Force to review and evaluate the creation of a Maryland State Bank; providing for the membership and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting members of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, bu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m. |
| HB1267 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to post on its Web site and to make available the names and addresses of each recipient of a Senatorial or Delegate scholarship and the name of the legis... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means Withdrawn |
| HB783 | Intro
Sine Die | Extending the presumption of a compensable occupational disease under workers' compensation law to include paid police officers employed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority who suffer from heart disease or hypertension resulting in ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB1131 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing a person to place or maintain a temporary advertising sign that meets specified requirements on a State highway; providing that provisions of law regulating the placement and maintenance of outdoor signs in specified locations do not appl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| HB1409 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring that a specified registration plate for a vehicle display the words "Home of Our National Anthem"; and applying the Act to registration plates manufactured on or after October 1, 2012. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| HB1139 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempting a sign placed or maintained by a home builder or real estate broker during specified time periods from the prohibition against placing or maintaining a sign within the right-of-way of a State highway. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| SB1043 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempting a specified project involving the construction of a non- water dependent structure from the requirement to obtain a wetlands license or permit relating to construction on a pier located on State or private wetlands under specified circumsta... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn |
| HB778 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that for purposes of a specified provision of law stating the elements of the felony of manslaughter by vehicle, "operating" includes specified actions involving loading, unloading, or securing a load on a vehicle and specified actions r... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| SB600 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to develop and maintain an Independent Contractor Registry; authorizing an individual who performs construction services or landscaping services as an independent contractor to register wit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Finance |
| HB588 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering specified conditions under which specified inmates are eligible to be granted parole. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| HB1147 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the managing official of a local correctional facility with an inmate welfare fund to adopt regulations that require a portion of the profits derived from telephone commissions to be used for telephone calls that take place between an inmat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| HB652 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring court records and police records relating to a conviction to be shielded automatically at a specified time, depending on whether the conviction is for a misdemeanor or a felony; prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| HB137 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from charging a fee for the issuance of a certificate of title for a vehicle to the joint owner of the vehicle on the death of another joint owner. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| HB1473 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the circumstances under which a unit of State government is required to report to the Office of Legislative Audits on specified corrective actions related to repeat audit findings to require that the report be submitted if there are two, rat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m. |
| HB1426 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that, if a workers' compensation claim is on appeal, the Workers' Compensation Commission has continuing powers and retains jurisdiction over the claim only to consider specified requests; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters Withdrawn |
| HB426 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a specified pilot program to enhance Maryland Medical Assistance Program services; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to administer the pilot program; requiring the pilot program to provide specified services to a speci... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| HB1018 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a motor vehicle in a space designated as disabled van accessible unless the motor vehicle is a van and specified requirements are met; prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Referred to interim study by Environmental Matters |
| SJ7 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging the State Board of Education to encourage students, teachers, educators, and educational policymakers to participate in international education and foreign exchange programs and other activities. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn |
| HB1020 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of State Police to establish the Maryland Animal Abuse Registry; requiring the Registry to be updated in a specified manner and to include specified information; requiring a person convicted of specified crimes involving anim... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| HB1300 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "victim" for purposes of claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; providing for an exception for claims by a victim of crimes relating to human trafficking who would not otherwise be eligible to receive an award;... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| HB1338 | Intro
Sine Die | Making it a felony for a driver of a vehicle to attempt, under specified circumstances, to elude a police officer who gives the driver a visual or an audible signal to stop when the driver's actions pose a risk of imminent bodily injury to, result in... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| HB1021 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Baltimore County Department of Health, Division of Animal Control to make it a priority to place an unclaimed dog or cat in a suitable home; requiring the Division of Animal Control to establish a specified volunteer program; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| SB983 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Task Force to Develop a Creativity and Innovation Index for Maryland; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn |
| HB828 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim March 1 as Saint David's Day; and making the Act an emergency measure. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| HB761 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the circumstances under which an equity court may grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| HB1029 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide an applicant for specified Maryland Medical Assistance Program services with a written notice of eligibility within a specified time period after the Department receives a specified app... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| HB671 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations and a model ordinance to require that sediment dredged from stormwater retention structures be tested for toxic substances and to prohibit dredged sediment from being used in a specifie... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| HB1467 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing specified counties and municipal corporations to finance the costs of public improvements located in a sustainable community and owned by the Maryland Economic Development Corporation, the State, or specified other governmental units; etc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 To House Environmental Matters Committee |
| HB820 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifying that there is an Inspector General of the State; establishing the Office of the Inspector General; requiring the Inspector General to examine and investigate the management and affairs of units and conduct audits of the units; authorizing ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| HB819 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the office of the Inspector General; specifying qualifications that an individual must meet to be eligible for the office; providing that the Inspector General is subject to removal by the General Assembly under specified circumstances; ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| HB561 | Intro
Sine Die | Expanding the authority of pharmacists to administer specified vaccinations to specified individuals in accordance with specified regulations; and requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, in consultation with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| SB992 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a police officer at a motor vehicle safety checkpoint from targeting specific types of motor vehicles; providing for the application of the Act; and defining a specified term. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Hearing cancelled |
| SB180 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the State Board of Naturopathic Medicine; specifying the duties of the Board; establishing the State Board of Naturopathic Medicine Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2014, an individual to have a license before practicing naturopathi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs (Senator Conway) |
| HB1197 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring that the investments of specified special funds reflect the diversity of the State; prohibiting specified special funds from receiving fees from the public unless the industry that benefits from the special fund has ownership that reflects ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| HB253 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the Department of Planning from adopting any regulation or taking any action that restricts the planning and land use powers of local governments or regional planning agencies; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| HB36 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Secretary of Planning to submit the State Development Plan and any substantial part or revision of the Plan to the General Assembly; prohibiting the Plan from being finalized until it is approved by an Act of the General Assembly; autho... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| HB792 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to implement specified prepayment systems and services to prevent fraud and abuse in the payment of claims for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program; r... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| HB960 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing a council of unit owners to petition the District Court to take a specified action against a unit owner who is delinquent in payments to the council of unit owners from which utility bills are paid by the council of unit owners. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| HB637 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Board of Public Works to lease specified renewable energy resources in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring the Board to charge a specified rental fee and specified royalties in a specified lease in a specified manner;... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| HB1288 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a secured party to file a specified request for foreclosure mediation at one of two points in a specified foreclosure proceeding; requiring the court to stay foreclosure proceedings until the conclusion of foreclosure mediation under specif... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |