| SB438 | Pass | Authorizing a municipality to request that the State Board of Elections include specified offices and questions on a specified ballot; requiring a municipality to file a specified request with the State Board on or before a specified date; requiring ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 501 |
| SB472 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Allegany County, Garrett County, or Washington County to hunt any game bird or game mammal except migratory game birds and wetland game birds on a Sunday on specified public and pri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 506 |
| SB486 | Pass | Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 25% of the amount of a donation to a qualified permanent endowment fund at an eligible community foundation; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to report to the State Depar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 511 |
| SB459 | Pass | Establishing in Montgomery County a special Class B beer, wine and liquor (BWL) (clubhouse/lodge) license; specifying that the Board of License Commissioners may issue a Class B-BWL (clubhouse/lodge) license only to a specified person for use by a sp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 504 |
| SB345 | Pass | Changing the interest rate paid on a security deposit at the end of a tenancy under a residential lease when an evicted or ejected tenant makes a timely written demand for return of the security deposit; altering the annual interest rate paid by a mo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 488 |
| SB415 | Pass | Requiring that specified disclosure statements in pre-need contracts inform a buyer whether the contract is a guaranteed contract, guaranteed in part contract, or nonguaranteed contract; providing that if specified disclosures are made, pre-need cont...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 497 |
| SB354 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Assessments and Taxation to establish a marketing campaign focusing on reaching renters in high poverty areas and promoting the use of the property tax relief program; authorizing Prince George's County to provide $894,850...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 492 |
| SB889 | Pass | Establishing the Northeastern Maryland Additive Manufacturing Innovation Authority; establishing an Executive Board; requiring that, to the extent practicable, the members of the Board reasonably reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 570 |
| SB430 | Pass | Increasing the per capita dollar amount beginning in fiscal year 2016 that is required to be provided to each regional resource center and county public library system participating in the State's library program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 500 |
| SB419 | Pass | Authorizing the State Department of Education to include operating funds for the Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in its budget; requiring the Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to receive a specified a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 498 |
| SB186 | Pass | Authorizing a private lender to provide capital for a commercial loan provided under a local clean energy loan program; providing that, with the express consent of any holder of a mortgage or deed of trust on the property, a county or municipality ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 472 |
| SB172 | Pass | Authorizing specified funds to be used for specified purposes; creating a Maryland Amusement Game Advisory Committee; authorizing charter counties to impose a hotel rental tax under specified circumstances; repealing the authorization for the State L...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 464 |
| SB495 | Pass | Authorizing the Calvert County Board of License Commissioners, or its designee, to inspect each licensed premises in the county every 6 months, rather than requiring the Board to inspect every licensed premises in the county at least once every 3 mon...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 512 |
| SB446 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Disabilities, in cooperation with the National Federation of the Blind, to study and make recommendations regarding accessibility concepts in computer science, information systems, and information technology programs in hi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 502 |
| SB15 | Pass | Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to arrange with the Social Security Administration or a specified entity to receive reports of individuals who are reported deceased; requiring an election director to remove a registered voter who is re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 467 |
| SB413 | Pass | Providing that the Maryland Pharmacy Act does not apply, under specified circumstances, to a licensed dentist who obtains a specified permit from the State Board of Dental Examiners and who dispenses specified products or rinses; providing that speci...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496 |
| SB473 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt deer on a Sunday on specified property from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in January of the following year, inclusive, in Frederick County, subject to s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 507 |
| SB471 | Pass | Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from establishing an off-road vehicle trail on State-owned property located in Sideling Hill in Washington County, including the Sideling Hill Wildlife Management Area and specified other areas; requiri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 505 |
| SB137 | Pass | Extending to fiscal year 2030 the fiscal year through which the Governor is authorized to include an appropriation in the budget bill for the Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund; altering the manner in which disbursements of money appropriated ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 469 |
| SB420 | Pass | Adding a holder of a Class 8 farm brewery license to the list of applicants eligible for a beer festival license in Garrett County; authorizing a holder of a beer festival license in Garrett County to display and sell beer that is manufactured and pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 499 |
| SB793 | Pass | Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue or allow the transfer of a specified cumulative number of Class B beer, wine and liquor licenses into a specified area of the 46th District in Baltimore City, subject to specified limitations; r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 555 |
| SB966 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a program in Charles County and St. Mary's County to train rifle shooters to hunt deer for the purpose of controlling the deer population in those counties; requiring the Department to give a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 574 |
| SB899 | Pass | Increasing the number of gaming permits to six that the Board of County Commissioners of Kent County may issue in a single year to an organization that meets specified qualifications.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 573 |
| SB700 | Pass | Increasing specified pesticide registration fees from $100 to $110; and providing that $10 of each annual registration fee and each terminal registration fee collected under § 5-105 of the Agriculture Article may be used only for activities of the D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 546 |
| SB547 | Pass | Altering the purposes of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council; altering the membership of the Council; requiring the Council to make a specified report annually to the General Assembly; repealing provisions of law that establish the Baltimore Metropoli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519 |
| SB401 | Pass | Requiring specified political subdivisions to require periodic inspections of specified multifamily dwellings with balcony railings to ensure that each balcony railing meets the requirements of the applicable local housing code or the Minimum Livabil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 494 |
| SB520 | Pass | Creating an exception to the prohibition against a person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter on a roadway where the posted maximum speed limit exceeds 50 miles an hour; and authorizing a person who is lawfully operating a bicycle or a motor scoot...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 514 |
| SB849 | Pass | Requiring the State Board of Nursing to establish, beginning January 1, 2015, a program through which the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository reports to the Board specified criminal history information for specified applicants; est...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559 |
| SB546 | Pass | Providing that the holders of specified alcoholic beverages manufacturing and retail licenses and refillable container permits may refill specified containers that are branded by a specified holder of a refillable container permit; authorizing the is...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 517 |
| SB763 | Pass | Transferring specified employees of Talbot County who served as employees of the child support division of the Talbot County State's Attorney's Office as of September 30, 2013, to the Department of Human Resources on a specified date; requiring that ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 552 |
| SB231 | Pass | Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from restricting specified licensed bow hunters from openly carrying a handgun under specified circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 476 |
| SB614 | Pass | Authorizing Frederick County to pay the wages of a county employee by debit card and to require an employee to elect to receive the payment of wages by debit card or by direct deposit as a condition of employment; and requiring the county, under spec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 540 |
| SB854 | Pass | Requiring individuals to register and be approved by the State Board of Pharmacy before practicing pharmacy as a pharmacy intern under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist; defining "direct supervision" to mean that a licensed pharmacist i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 564 |
| SB998 | Pass | Approving specified projects for the acquisition, development, and improvement of specified academic facilities for the University System of Maryland; authorizing the University System of Maryland to issue bonds in a total principal amount of $17,000...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 575 |
| SB865 | Pass | Requiring specified meetings of a cooperative housing corporation to be open to the members of the cooperative housing corporation or their agents; requiring the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation to keep books and records in a speci...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 567 |
| SB600 | Pass | Establishing the Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program; authorizing specified educational institutions meeting specified criteria to apply to the Secretary of Business and Economic Development to be designated as a qualified institut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 530 |
| SB852 | Pass | Providing that the Maryland Pharmacy Act does not apply to a person who only dispenses prescription devices that do not contain a prescription drug, prescription devices within which the only prescription drug is medical oxygen, durable medical equip...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 562 |
| SB560 | Pass | Increasing the fees for specified beer, beer and light wine, and beer, wine and liquor licenses in Carroll County in a specified manner.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523 |
| SB235 | Pass | Authorizing a former Governor of Maryland who began serving as Governor on or after January 21, 2015, and the surviving spouse to enroll and participate in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program under specified circumstanc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 477 |
| SB552 | Pass | Repealing in Harford County a specified restriction on the use of a corporate dining room in an establishment for which a specified Class H-CC (corporate club/conference center alcoholic beverages) license is issued; authorizing the holder of a Class...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 522 |
| SB596 | Pass | Extending by 2 years specified termination provisions relating to an income tax subtraction modification for mortgage forgiveness debt relief; and altering the amount of a specified subtraction modification etc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 528 |
| SB800 | Pass | Altering the conditions under which relief may be provided to a tenant for specified retaliatory actions taken by a landlord of residential property under specified circumstances; etc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 556 |
| SB1091 | Pass | Requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to waive a State criminal history records check to expedite the issuance of a specified license to an applicant who was employed as a registered mortgage loan originator within 45 days before the dat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 579 |
| SB850 | Pass | Prohibiting the State or any of its instrumentalities or political subdivisions from acquiring mortgages or deeds of trust by condemnation during the period between June 1, 2014, and May 30, 2016; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Dev...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 561 |
| SB784 | Pass | Requiring the Office of Student Financial Assistance of the Maryland Higher Education Commission to assist in the repayment of specified higher education loans owed by licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors, licensed clinical marriage and fami...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 554 |
| SB713 | Pass | Providing that a Maryland corporation or a real estate investment trust has the power to renounce specified business opportunities in its charter or declaration of trust or by a specified resolution; repealing specified provisions of law relating to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 550 |
| SB1054 | Pass | Altering the definition of qualifying residing artist for an arts and entertainment district to include individuals who own or rent residential real property in the State and who conduct business and derive income in specified areas; altering the eli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 576 |
| SB390 | Pass | Requiring a court to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of a specified violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law; requiring the Chief Judge of the District Court and the Administrative Office of the Courts, in conjunction with the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493 |
| SB534 | Pass | Establishing eligibility for a county board of education to receive a specified State grant; requiring a specified grant to be provided to eligible county boards in fiscal years 2015 through 2017 if the full-time enrollment is less than 5,000, less i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 515 |
| SB666 | Pass | Renaming the Maryland Teacher Scholarship to be the Teaching Fellows for Maryland scholarship and altering specified elements of the scholarship program; requiring specified institutions of higher education to provide matching funds to participate in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 542 |
