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SB293PassContinuing 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 288
SB575PassClarifying 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 304
HB1082PassAltering 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 351
HB298PassAuthorizing 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263
SB302PassContinuing an off-sale privilege to the Class B beer and light wine license issued for hotels and restaurants in the City of Takoma Park.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 289
SB618PassAuthorizing 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.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 313
HB772PassAuthorizing 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.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 423
HB1510PassMerging 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460
SB160PassExtending 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 ...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 276
SB321PassDefining "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 ...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 291
HB1345PassRepealing 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 360
HB295PassIncrementally 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262
SB586PassAuthorizing 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 308
SB75PassProhibiting 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 271
HB87PassProhibiting 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.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 336
HB1091PassAuthorizing 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 443
HB628PassRequiring 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 285
HB1228PassIncreasing 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.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 372
HB579PassRequiring 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411
HB701PassAltering 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 420
HB727PassSpecifying 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.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282
HB831PassAuthorizing 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 347
HB264PassAllowing 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 321
HB1035PassAltering 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.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 439
SB340PassProhibiting 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, ...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 292
HB615PassEstablishing 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 415
SB737PassProviding 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 333
HB1215PassRenaming 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 340
HB1307PassRequiring 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 451
SB587PassAuthorizing 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 309
HB690PassAuthorizing 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 ...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 418
SB952PassRequiring 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 363
HB1235PassEstablishing 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 449
SB624PassAltering 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 318
HB100PassRepealing 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.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 381
SB161PassAltering 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.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 278
SB522PassAltering 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302
SB250PassAdding 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 ...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286
HB1026PassProviding 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 334
SB977PassAltering 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364
HB988PassExtending 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.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434
HB1043PassRequiring 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 441
SB613PassAltering 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.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 311
HB229PassProhibiting 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 ...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 391
SB83PassAltering 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.
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273
SB1112PassProhibiting 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 377
HB18PassRequiring 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...
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2014-05-05
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 270
HB453PassRepealing 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...
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2014-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 229
HB397PassAuthorizing 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...
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2014-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 227
HB167PassAltering 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...
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2014-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 123
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