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HB71PassAuthorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $1,063,670,134, the proceeds to be used for specified necessary building, construction, demolition, planning, renovation, conversion, replacement, and capital equipment purchases of the State,...
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2015-05-31
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 495 (Line Item Veto)
SB146PassRepealing specified requirements that specified claimants provide a specified insurer with specified information relating to health care treatment and economic damages before the insurer is required to disclose to the claimants specified coverage lim...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 476
SB743PassRequiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, under specified circumstances, to make a new certificate of birth for an individual whose sex has been changed or who has been diagnosed with an intersex condition; requiring that a specified sex ...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 484
HB72PassAuthorizing or altering the distribution of specified revenue; increasing from 2 to 3 years the maximum number of years the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene may renew a registration of specified controlled dangerous substances; expanding the u...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 489
HB137PassAltering in Charles County fees for specified holders of alcoholic beverages licenses; altering in Charles County a specified annual fee for providing live entertainment or outdoor table service by a holder of a Class D beer license, Class H beer and...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 492
SB409PassRequiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to provide for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State on or before October 1, 2016; prohibiting specified regulations adopted b...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 480
HB135PassAuthorizing the County Commissioners of Charles County to alter the school construction excise tax base rates on specified types of dwellings in specified fiscal years in a specified manner; and providing that the school construction excise tax rates...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 491
SB905PassRepealing specified termination provisions for the tax credit allowed for specified film production activities; limiting the amount of film production activity tax credit certificates that the Secretary of Business and Economic Development may issue ...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 486
SB183PassRequiring that the county boards of education receive a specified grant to reflect regional differences in the cost of education that are due to factors outside of the control of the local jurisdiction; repealing a provision that allowed for the redu...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 477
HB838PassProhibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from requiring specified conditions of coverage for specified infertility benefits for a patient who is married to an individual of the same sex; providing tha...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 483
HB54PassRequiring the State Court Administrator to assess a surcharge on specified fees, charges, and costs in specified cases in the Court of Appeals, Court of Special Appeals, and circuit courts; requiring the Chief Judge of the District Court to assess a ...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 488
HB51PassExtending the termination date from July 1, 2015, to July 1, 2020, of a specified increase in the surcharge on specified recordable instruments that the State Court Administrator is required to establish for the Circuit Court Real Property Records Im...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 487
HB542PassIncreasing to $20 from $10 specified appearance of counsel fees collected or charged by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Calvert County; and altering the purposes for which the appearance fees deposited into the Calvert County Law Library Fund may ...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 479
HB552PassAltering, with specified exceptions, specified attachment points above which a medical stop-loss insurer assumes specified liability for losses incurred by an insured; applying the altered attachment points to renewal of a policy or contract of medic...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 494
SB264PassIncreasing to $20 from $10 specified appearance of counsel fees collected or charged by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Calvert County; and altering the purposes for which the appearance fees deposited into the Calvert County Law Library Fund may ...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 478
HB121PassSpecifying that a person convicted of specified drug-related offenses is not prohibited from participating in a specified drug treatment program; authorizing a court to depart from a specified mandatory minimum sentence under specified circumstances;...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 490
HB449PassRequiring the Department of the Environment, on or before October 1, 2016, to adopt regulations to provide for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State; prohibiting specified regulations adopted...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 481
HB345PassProviding that an agreement between an employer and employee to waive the employee's right to use flexible leave for illness of the employee's immediate family is void; and prohibiting an employer from discharging, demoting, suspending, disciplining ...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 493
HB862PassRequiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, under specified circumstances, to make a new certificate of birth for an individual whose sex has been changed or who has been diagnosed with an intersex condition; requiring that a specified sex ...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 485
SB416PassProhibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from requiring specified conditions of coverage for specified infertility benefits for a patient who is married to an individual of the same sex; providing tha...
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2015-05-30
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 482
SB190VetoClarifying the definition of "taxable price" for the State sales and use tax as it applies to the sale or use of an accommodation facilitated by an accommodations intermediary; altering the definition of "vendor" under the State sales and use tax to ...
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2015-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
HB980VetoAltering specified qualifications for voter registration; and providing that individuals discharged from incarceration are qualified to register to vote.
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2015-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
HB209VetoClarifying that the Howard County room rental tax applies to the total charge for the rental of a room, including any room rental fee charged by a room rental intermediary but not including any tax; and defining specified terms.
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2015-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
SB340VetoAltering specified qualifications for voter registration; and providing that individuals discharged from incarceration are qualified to register to vote; and making a conforming change.
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2015-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
SB528VetoEstablishing a minimum amount of $300 that is subject to forfeiture in connection with a controlled dangerous substance violation under specified circumstances; prohibiting a seizing authority or prosecuting authority from directly or indirectly tran...
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2015-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
SB517VetoEstablishing a civil penalty for the smoking of marijuana in a public place; establishing that a specified criminal prohibition on the use or possession of drug paraphernalia does not apply to the use or possession of drug paraphernalia involving the...
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2015-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
HB809VetoAuthorizing a municipality that is organized under Article XI-E of the Maryland Constitution to create a parking authority as a body politic and corporate as provided under the Parking Authorities Act; authorizing a municipality to authorize an autho...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1288PassProhibiting a person from selling or offering to sell alcoholic beverages that are sold in a powder or crystalline form for direct use or use in combination with water or any other substance; providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of ...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 475
SB355VetoProviding that a not-for-profit entity shall be deemed controlled by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City under specified circumstances; and altering the applicability of specified tax exemption provisions for property of a subsidiary entity of a ...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB490PassEstablishing the Capital Grant Program for Local School Systems With Significant Enrollment Growth or Relocatable Classrooms; requiring the Interagency Committee on Public School Construction to implement and administer the Program; specifying requir...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 355
HB755PassEstablishing the State Public Information Act Compliance Board and Office of the Public Access Ombudsman; requiring the Governor and the Attorney General to publish on their Web sites specified notice relating to specified applications and the names ...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 136
HB369VetoAltering the applicability in Caroline County of specified provisions governing the appointment and duties of members of fire companies as deputy sheriffs; and providing for the appointment and duties of members of fire companies as deputy sheriffs i...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1087PassEstablishing a pilot program on community solar energy generating systems under the authority of the Public Service Commission; providing for the structure and operation of the program, including the generation of electricity and allocation of costs ...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 347
HB70PassMaking the proposed appropriations contained in the State budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, in accordance with Article III, Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; etc.
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2015-05-12
Assigned a chapter number - Chapter 310
SB60PassClarifying that if more than one stockholder, partner, member, or employee of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity engaged in practicing law enters an appearance in an action or a case, the clerk of the circuit court...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 146
SB344PassAltering the name of the Insect Sting Emergency Treatment Program to be the Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program; establishing the program as a means of authorizing specified individuals to administer life-saving treatment to individuals who have ...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 342
HB782PassAltering the calculation of the interest rate paid on a security deposit under a residential lease or a mobile home park rental agreement; altering the requirements for a customized calculator that the Department of Housing and Community Development ...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455
HB827PassDistributing revenue from the excise tax on wine to the Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund.
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282
HB110PassAuthorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $4,625,000, the proceeds to be used as grants to the Interagency Committee on School Construction and the Maryland State Department of Education for the renovation, repair, and capital improve...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 401
HB431PassProhibiting an individual from burying or disposing of a body except in a specified manner; and establishing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both, for violation of the Act.
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 419
SB466PassApplying to Baltimore County a definition of "public school employee" that includes Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors for the purpose of specified provisions of law related to organizations of certificated employees.
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 352
HB917PassProhibiting a police officer at a motor vehicle checkpoint from targeting only motorcycles for inspection or evaluation; creating a specified exception to the prohibition for a police officer at a motor vehicle checkpoint established as part of a pol...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287
SB51PassAuthorizing the Commission on African American History and Culture to provide operational funding to a museum that specializes in African American history and culture.
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 145
SB554PassEstablishing a fee of $1,000 that must be paid to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner for filing the annual statement by an unauthorized insurer applying for approval to become a certified reinsurer; correcting an obsolete reference; repealing an err...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 362
HB970VetoExtending a specified tax rate reduction under the Prince George's County transfer tax to the sale of specified property to a Prince George's County deputy sheriff under specified circumstances.
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB84PassClarifying that a caption or catchline accompanying a section or subsection of law is to be interpreted in a specified manner unless otherwise provided by law.
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 398
SB198VetoRequiring the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities to provide to specified health occupations boards a list of specified recommended courses in cultural and linguistic competency, health disparities, and health literacy; requiring each bo...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB439VetoRequiring the tax collector in Baltimore City to withhold specified owner-occupied residential property from a tax sale when the taxes on the property are under $750; exempting a person redeeming specified owner-occupied residential property in Balti...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB139VetoEstablishing a Class B wine shop and lounge license in Kent County; specifying that the license authorizes the holder to sell wine for consumption on and off the premises and to sell or serve specified foods; providing that the license holder is not ...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB422PassRequiring the Governor to proclaim annually October 2 as South Asian American Heritage Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to properly observe South Asian American Heritage Day with appropriate programs,...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 169
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