MD Legislation | 2015 | Regular Session | Senate | Bills | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB754	Intro Sine Die	Altering a specified provision of law to require that specified campaign finance entities file a specified campaign finance report on or before a specified day in a gubernatorial election year, rather than in every year. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 Unfavorable Report by Senate Rules; Withdrawn
SB751	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing the Washington County Board of Education to seek private financing, not to exceed $10,000,000 as of the date the private financing is secured, to finance specified projects or capital leases; requiring private financing to be authorized b... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 Unfavorable Report by Senate Rules; Withdrawn
SB272	Intro Sine Die	Repealing the prohibition on the neglect or refusal, by a specified adult child, to provide a destitute parent with food, shelter, care, and clothing; altering the definition of "responsible relative", as it relates to responsibility for the cost of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB704	Intro Sine Die	Exempting the issuance of a specified Class B or Class BLX on-sale beer, wine and liquor license for a specified corporation from specified residency requirements; exempting the issuance of a Class B or Class BLX on-sale beer, wine and liquor license... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 To Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
SB93	Intro Sine Die	Providing that a civil action for specified damages may be brought under specified circumstances against an alcoholic beverages licensee or the licensee's employee who sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages to an individual who was visibly under the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB342	Intro Sine Die	Establishing that a State employee shall be immune from liability in any civil, criminal, or administrative action for any representation made by the employee about the employee's compensation for calendar year 2015 if the employee relied in good fai... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB63	Intro Sine Die	Clarifying that the reasonable fees that the clerk of a circuit court may charge for recording an affidavit of affixation or an affidavit of severance for a manufactured home shall be set by the State Court Administrator. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB603	Intro Sine Die	Establishing conditional parole as a form of release from incarceration for inmates over the age of 64 years under specified circumstances; establishing a means of initiating consideration by the Maryland Parole Commission of the appropriateness of g... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB229	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting a person who owns and operates a specified business in Calvert County that engages in the retail sale of tobacco products from storing or displaying a tobacco product in a specified manner; prohibiting a person in Calvert County from dist... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
SB396	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting a unit from placing specified requirements on prospective responsible bidders or offerors; and prohibiting a unit from drafting specifications requiring unnecessary experience or excessive bonding on prospective responsible bidders or off... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
SB171	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to use a portion of specified Program Open Space funding for grants to acquire property in the Windsor Hills area of Baltimore City that will protect and enhance Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park and asso... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
SB336	Intro Sine Die	Establishing compassionate release as a form of release from incarceration for inmates under specified circumstances; establishing a means of initiating consideration by the Maryland Parole Commission of the appropriateness of granting compassionate ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB628	Intro Sine Die	Establishing that it is lawful under a specified provision of law for a law enforcement officer to intercept an oral communication with a specified device under specified circumstances; and defining terms. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB404	Intro Sine Die	Defining the term "property of another" as used in specified provisions prohibiting arson, burning, and the malicious destruction of property to conform with the definition found in provisions relating to theft and related crimes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB566	Intro Sine Die	Altering the requirements for making a specified complaint against a law enforcement officer for a reason that may lead to a specified action; altering the individuals who may conduct a specified investigation, interrogation, or hearing against a spe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB648	Intro Sine Die	Establishing the Task Force to Study the Effect of the Drug Ritalin on School Children; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
SB294	Intro Sine Die	Establishing the Youth Wellness Leadership Pilot Program in the State Department of Education; requiring the Department, after consultation with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to implement the Program for 125 students in public high sch... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
SB311	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the State Board of Elections and local boards of elections to emphasize in public communications specified information about casting a ballot by mail; and specifying public communications that are subject to the Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 To Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
SB283	Intro Sine Die	Altering specified financial disclosure provisions governing an elected local official of a municipal corporation; prohibiting the disclosure of specified information concerning specified relatives, interests in specified real property or business en... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 To Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
SB697	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a workgroup to evaluate and make findings and recommendations regarding the state of mental health care delivery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; requiring the workgroup to include spe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 To Senate Finance Committee
SB616	Intro Sine Die	Changing the name of the State Board of Master Electricians to the Board of Electricians; authorizing the Board to issue an apprentice license and a journeyperson license; authorizing the Board to adopt a State electrical code; altering duties and me... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
SB156	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish, before June 1, 2016, a specified sickle cell disease outreach program; requiring that the program provide specified programs, support, and services. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
SB357	Intro Sine Die	Increasing, from $1,500,000 to $6,000,000, a specified statutory minimum grant to Baltimore City, payable from the State's share of the proceeds of Program Open Space, for specified purposes related to Program Open Space; requiring the Department of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
SB365	Intro Sine Die	Altering eligibility criteria for credits under the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit to include persons who establish or expand a business facility that, for specified business incubators, creates at least 25 qualified positions at the fa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
SB397	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt rules and regulations for licensees of the Developmental Disabilities Administration to obtain and provide information on employees; requiring the rules and regulations to require a licens... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Finance Committee
SB475	Intro Sine Die	Increasing from $15,000 to $30,000 the maximum amount in controversy in a civil action in which a party may not demand a jury trial; providing for the construction and application of the Act; and making the Act contingent on the passage and ratificat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB390	Intro Sine Die	Requiring specified public agencies to bear a specified burden of proof in due process hearings that are held to resolve a dispute relating to the provision of a free appropriate public education; providing a specified exception for a parent or guard... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
SB574	Intro Sine Die	Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for specified sales of bottled water; clarifying that the exemption does not apply to specified sales of bottled water; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
SB405	Intro Sine Die	Providing a tax credit against the State income tax for contributions made to specified student assistance organizations; requiring the Department of Business and Economic Development to administer the tax credit; requiring specified entities to subm... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
SB584	Intro Sine Die	Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 50% of an investment, not to exceed specified amounts, made in a qualified innovation business; requiring a qualified investor to meet specified requirements in order to be eligible for the credit; r... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
SB474	Intro Sine Die	Increasing, from more than $15,000 to more than $30,000, the amount in controversy in civil proceedings in which the right to a jury trial may be limited by legislation; and submitting the constitutional amendment to the qualified voters of the State... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB281	Intro Sine Die	Establishing the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Maryland's Behavioral Health System; providing for the composition, chair, staffing, and duties of the Commission; requiring, to the extent practicable, that the membership of the Commission reflect th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Finance Committee
SB280	Intro Sine Die	Allowing a qualified farm a credit, for tax years 2015 through 2017, of up to $5,000 against the State income tax; providing that the credit is equal to 50% of the value of an eligible food donation or 75% of the value of donated certified organic pr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
SB494	Intro Sine Die	Increasing from $3,500,000 to $6,000,000 the maximum sum of contributions for specified projects under the Neighborhood and Community Assistance Program that are eligible for a specified tax credit. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
SB312	Intro Sine Die	Establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program for eligible private sector employees; establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Trust; establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Board to implement,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
SB338	Intro Sine Die	Altering the definition of "person in interest" as it relates to the disclosure of confidential medical records to include the spouse, parent, or child of a deceased person under specified circumstances; and requiring a specified person in interest t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Finance Committee
SB479	Intro Sine Die	Altering the maximum amount of noneconomic damages that may be recovered in health care malpractice and other civil actions for a catastrophic injury under specified circumstances; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB319	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a court to award to a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in specified actions seeking to remedy a violation of a Maryland constitutional right; authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB212	Intro Sine Die	Requiring a person who is convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol to successfully complete the Ignition Interlock System Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-24 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB473	Intro Sine Die	Requiring that in Baltimore County, a specified allocation of money from the Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund shall be determined by a two-thirds vote of specified individuals. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-24 To Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
SB464	Intro Sine Die	Requiring, for the purpose of assessing specified costs under a specified provision of law, the Workers' Compensation Commission to find under specified circumstances that a person has brought a proceeding under the Workers' Compensation Act without ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-24 To Senate Finance Committee
SB358	Intro Sine Die	Applying a specified provision of law relating to the reversal or modification of an award for permanent partial disability compensation to the Workers' Compensation Commission; clarifying that, for purposes of a specified provision of law relating t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-24 To Senate Finance Committee
SB395	Intro Sine Die	Requiring an individual who is convicted of a specified alcohol offense to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for specified periods of time and to successfully complete the Program; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-24 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB378	Intro Sine Die	Repealing a specified restriction on Sunday deer hunting in Baltimore County; and authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Baltimore County to hunt any game bird or game mammal, except migratory game birds and wetland game... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-24 To Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
SB612	Intro Sine Die	Providing that the prohibition against operating or riding on a motorcycle without specified protective headgear does not apply to an individual at least 21 years old who carries at least $10,000 in health insurance coverage for injuries that may be ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-24 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB232	Intro Sine Die	Establishing subsequent offender penalties of imprisonment not to exceed 15 years or a fine not to exceed $10,000 or both for specified offenses that result in the death or life-threatening injury to another as the result of a specified person drivin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-24 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB558	Intro Sine Die	Requiring a manufacturer to make specified payments to dealers relating to benefits, incentives, and rebates; prohibiting manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches from taking specified coercive, punitive, and retaliatory actions against deal... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-24 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB8	Intro Sine Die	Altering specified definitions related to the regulation of milk products; repealing the limitation on the number of milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permits the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene may issue; repealing the requirement th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB452	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include a notation indicating a specified allergy or medical condition on the driver's license or identification card of an applicant who provides specified evidence of the allergy or medical condition to... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-23 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
SB333	Intro Sine Die	Proposing an addition to the Maryland Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to provide that specified property located in Calvert County may be taken by the County Commissioners of Calvert County for public use immediately on payment of a sp... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-23 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn