| SB293 | Pass | Continuing the Elevator Safety Review Board in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2019, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 288 |
| SB575 | Pass | Clarifying that specified references to individual retirement accounts include traditional and Roth individual retirement accounts; clarifying that a member of the Employees' Pension System who resumes employment before a specified date may resume pa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 304 |
| HB1082 | Pass | Altering the formula in accordance with which a title insurer domiciled in the State shall reduce the reserves applicable to specified contracts of title insurance for purposes of a statutory or unearned premium reserve; altering a provision of law r... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 351 |
| HB298 | Pass | Authorizing the Health Services Cost Review Commission, consistent with Maryland's all-payer model contract, to establish hospital rate levels and rate increases in a specified manner and promote and approve specified alternative methods of rate dete... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263 |
| SB302 | Pass | Continuing an off-sale privilege to the Class B beer and light wine license issued for hotels and restaurants in the City of Takoma Park. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 289 |
| SB618 | Pass | Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners of Frederick County to issue a Class B-CI (country inn) on-sale beer, wine and liquor license for the use of an establishment that meets specified requirements in a specified election district. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 313 |
| HB772 | Pass | Authorizing the trustees or other officers in charge of a trust fund account or fund for self-insurance purposes of a political subdivision of the State or a unit of a political subdivision to make specified investments in a specified manner. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 423 |
| HB1510 | Pass | Merging the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration and the Mental Hygiene Administration in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish the Behavioral Health Administration in the Department; establishing the responsibilities, powers, and... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460 |
| SB160 | Pass | Extending to March 15, 2015, a specified reporting requirement of a registered debt settlement services provider; extending the deadline for specified reporting requirements of the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation in the Department ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 276 |
| SB321 | Pass | Defining "serious crime" to provide that a register of wills or court may not grant letters of administration to a person convicted of a crime that reflects adversely on an individual's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness to perform the duties of a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 291 |
| HB1345 | Pass | Repealing the credit against the State income tax for the costs of purchasing qualified electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing, for fiscal years 2015 through 2017, the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program to provide rebat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 360 |
| HB295 | Pass | Incrementally increasing the State minimum wage rate to $10.10 beginning July 1, 2018; authorizing specified employers to pay employees under the age of 20 years a specified wage under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Health and M... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262 |
| SB586 | Pass | Authorizing unannounced inspections by the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors of licensed funeral establishments to include advance notice that an inspector may be in the region to conduct the inspections under specified circumstances; a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 308 |
| SB75 | Pass | Prohibiting a person from selling at retail an alcoholic beverage with an alcohol content of 95% (190 proof) or more; and stating that a person who violates the provision is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 271 |
| HB87 | Pass | Prohibiting the Anne Arundel County Board of Education from paying monetary compensation to the county superintendent of schools for sick leave benefits earned while employed by any other board of education or public school system. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 336 |
| HB1091 | Pass | Authorizing the Howard County Board of License Commissioners to issue a special beer festival license; specifying that a special beer festival license authorizes the holder to display and sell at retail beer for consumption on and off the licensed pr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 443 |
| HB628 | Pass | Requiring the Board of Public Works, in consultation with specified departments, to adopt regulations that include specifications relating to indoor air quality for the occupants of relocatable classrooms constructed after July 1, 2014, that are purc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 285 |
| HB1228 | Pass | Increasing the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for specified qualifying volunteer fire, rescue, and emergency medical services members for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 372 |
| HB579 | Pass | Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to enforce a local minimum wage law; specifying that the Commissioner has the same powers and duties in enforcing a local minimum wage law as the Commissioner has to enforce specified provisions of Sta... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 |
| HB701 | Pass | Altering the elements of a specified prohibition involving persuading or enticing from a specified place or knowingly secreting or harboring an individual under the age of 16 years for purposes of prostitution or committing a specified sexual crime s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 420 |
| HB727 | Pass | Specifying the percentage of State money that must be used in an elementary or a secondary school construction project before the Prevailing Wage Law applies by altering specified definitions; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282 |
| HB831 | Pass | Authorizing the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City to waive specified food and location restrictions; prohibiting, beginning July 1, 2015, specified alcoholic beverages licenses from being issued within or transferred into a spe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 347 |
| HB264 | Pass | Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for specified income of specified individuals from the discharge of student loan debt under specified circumstances; requiring an individual to submit specified documentation to qualif... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 321 |
| HB1035 | Pass | Altering the membership and duties of the Prince George's County Juvenile Court and School Safety Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Prince George's County Delegation on or before December 15, 2014. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 439 |
| SB340 | Pass | Prohibiting an establishment, with the exception of a volunteer fire department, rescue squad, or emergency medical services organization, in Calvert County that is not licensed by the Board of License Commissioners from giving, serving, dispensing, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 292 |
| HB615 | Pass | Establishing a Coast Smart Council in the Department of Natural Resources; providing for the membership, chair, staffing, and duties of the Council; requiring specified structures to be constructed in accordance with specified siting and design crite... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 415 |
| SB737 | Pass | Providing specified employees a total of 6 workweeks of unpaid parental leave in a 12-month period under specified circumstances; authorizing an employer to deny unpaid parental leave to an eligible employee under specified circumstances; authorizing... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 333 |
| HB1215 | Pass | Renaming the Community College Transfer Scholarship to be the 2+2 Transfer Scholarship and altering specified elements of the Program; altering the qualifications for the scholarship and the annual amount of the award; specifying that the scholarship... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 340 |
| HB1307 | Pass | Requiring the Social Services Administration to provide specified information, at least one time each year, about available benefits for a child in out-of-home placement who is at least 13 years old; authorizing the Administration to provide the info... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 451 |
| SB587 | Pass | Authorizing the State Board of Examiners in Optometry to issue a cease and desist order or obtain injunctive relief for a violation of specified provisions of law; providing that specified actions may be brought by specified persons in specified coun... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 309 |
| HB690 | Pass | Authorizing the holder of specified alcoholic beverages licenses in Garrett County to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption off the licensed premises on specified Sundays under specified circumstances; establishing the hours for sale on specified ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 418 |
| SB952 | Pass | Requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to include, in each contract with a contracted pharmacy, the sources used to determine maximum allowable cost pricing; requiring the pharmacy benefits manager to update its pricing information with a specified fr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 363 |
| HB1235 | Pass | Establishing the Community Integrated Medical Home Program and its mission; establishing the Community Integrated Medical Home Program advisory body; requiring the advisory body to include specified stakeholders; requiring the Department of Health an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 449 |
| SB624 | Pass | Altering specified information that a title insurer is required to include in specified disclosures; providing that a title insurance commitment or a specified sample form constitutes a specified written statement, is not a representation as to the s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 318 |
| HB100 | Pass | Repealing the termination date of specified provisions of law relating to the authority of a dental hygienist to practice dental hygiene under general supervision in a long-term care facility. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 381 |
| SB161 | Pass | Altering the definition of hard cider to include beverages derived primarily from pears or pear concentrate and water, containing no other fruit product, and containing at least one-half of 1% and less than 7% of alcohol by volume. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 278 |
| SB522 | Pass | Altering the applicability of provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code governing funds transfers; providing that the provisions apply to a specified remittance transfer except under specified circumstances; and establishing that, in the eve... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302 |
| SB250 | Pass | Adding Somerset County to the list of jurisdictions in which a Class 7 micro-brewery license may be issued; and adding Somerset County to the list of jurisdictions in which the holder of a Class 7 micro-brewery license may sell at retail beer brewed ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286 |
| HB1026 | Pass | Providing specified employees a total of 6 workweeks of unpaid parental leave in a 12-month period under specified circumstances; authorizing an employer to deny unpaid parental leave to an eligible employee under specified circumstances; authorizing... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 334 |
| SB977 | Pass | Altering the manner in which insurers are required to notify specified persons of the rescission, cancellation, nonrenewal, or termination of policies or binders of specified property or casualty insurance, of the offer of specified coverage for wate... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364 |
| HB988 | Pass | Extending to July 1, 2024, the date on which the Maryland Horse Racing Act terminates; and requiring that an evaluation be made of the State Racing Commission and specified advisory committees on or before December 15, 2021. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
| HB1043 | Pass | Requiring a registered home builder in Prince George's County to include specified information relating to deferred water and sewer charges in specified sales contracts under specified circumstances; requiring a specified contract for the initial sal... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 441 |
| SB613 | Pass | Altering the definition of a "transient charge" as it relates to a hotel charge for sleeping accommodations that is subject to the hotel rental tax in Frederick County. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 311 |
| HB229 | Pass | Prohibiting a person from importing, selling, or offering for sale specified child care products containing specified flame-retardant chemicals; authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to suspend implementation of specified provisions ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 391 |
| SB83 | Pass | Altering to December 31 the date by which Caroline County and Talbot County are required to file the counties' annual financial reports with the Department of Legislative Services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273 |
| SB1112 | Pass | Prohibiting the Board of License Commissioners of Howard County from issuing more than one Class A license of any type for every 4,000 residents of the county as determined by the latest federal census; and providing the Act does not apply to a licen... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 377 |
| HB18 | Pass | Requiring public senior higher education institutions and community colleges in the State to provide specified information on the cost of higher education at the institution to all first-time, full-time undergraduate freshmen beginning in the 2014-20... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-05 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 270 |
| HB453 | Pass | Repealing specified provisions of law governing the Elderly Rental Housing Program, the Nonprofit Rehabilitation Program, and the Rental Housing Production Program and establishing a new Rental Housing Program in the Department of Housing and Communi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-14 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 229 |
| HB397 | Pass | Authorizing a petitioner to file a written request to shield court records relating to a peace order or protective order proceeding; authorizing the court to order the shielding of all court records relating to a peace order or protective order proce... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-14 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 227 |
| HB167 | Pass | Altering in Dorchester County the hours that a Class B beer and light wine license holder may sell beer and light wine on Sundays for on- and off-premises consumption; and repealing a prohibition against the sale of beer and light wine on Sundays aft... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-14 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 123 |