| HB822 | Pass | Altering references to the term "mentally defective" individual to "substantially cognitively impaired" individual in provisions of law concerning specified sexual offenses and in provisions of law concerning the licensing of specified individuals to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 633 |
| HB1003 | Pass | Altering a specified provision of law concerning equal pay for equal work to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity; prohibiting an employer from discriminating between employees in any occupation by providing less favorable employme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 557 |
| HB447 | Pass | Providing that the percentage of revenue from the Charles County transfer tax that the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the county is entitled to receive is 0.5%; providing that the Act applies retroactively to revenue received by the Clerk of the Circ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 621 |
| HB835 | Pass | Authorizing the trustees or other officers in charge of specified facility closure reserve funds to invest and reinvest money in a specified manner and sell, redeem, or exchange specified investments or reinvestments; requiring the trustees or other ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 569 |
| HB387 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Clean Energy Center to conduct a study to determine design and implementation strategies for a residential clean energy loan program; requiring the study to include consideration of whether strategies will work advantageously w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 593 |
| HB237 | Pass | Repealing the prohibition on a person convicted of perjury from testifying in a proceeding; and providing that evidence that a witness has been convicted of perjury shall be admitted for the purpose of attacking the credibility of the witness, regard...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 531 |
| HB484 | Pass | Extending by 1 month the date by which specified corporations must complete and file with the Comptroller an income tax return; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 548 |
| HB246 | Pass | Authorizing a specified commanding officer to designate to the Sheriff of Cecil County up to 20 individuals who are members of fire or ambulance companies to serve as fire police in Cecil County; authorizing the Sheriff of Cecil County to appoint spe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 576 |
| HB751 | Pass | Prohibiting a court-ordered services provider from engaging in sexual contact, vaginal intercourse, or a sexual act with an individual ordered by the court, the Division of Parole and Probation, or the Department of Juvenile Services to obtain servic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 629 |
| HB733 | Pass | Authorizing the holder of multiple alcoholic beverage manufacturer's licenses to allow the sampling, sale, and consumption of products produced under the licenses at each of the licensed premises, subject to a specified restriction; repealing specifi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 627 |
| HB565 | Pass | Specifying that a person who violates a provision of law involving the use or possession of marijuana in the amount of 10 grams or more is guilty of the misdemeanor of possession of marijuana; altering a specified provision of law so as to provide th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 514 |
| HB1062 | Pass | Altering the serving size of a sample serving of beer permitted to be served to an individual by a holder of a Class BWTS beer and wine tasting or sampling license in St. Mary's County; establishing a BWT beer and wine tasting permit in St. Mary's Co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 601 |
| HB1068 | Pass | Creating a pub crawl promoter's permit in Baltimore City; authorizing the Baltimore City Board of License Commissioners to issue a pub crawl promoter's permit to an applicant who has submitted an application to the Board of License Commissioners no l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 644 |
| HB773 | Pass | Providing that, if a law enforcement officer testifies that the officer witnessed the taking of a blood specimen by a person who the officer reasonably believed was a qualified medical person, the officer's testimony shall be sufficient evidence that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 630 |
| HB840 | Pass | Altering the scope of a Class C (theater) beer and wine license in Frederick County so that it may be issued to all theaters with seating for 200 or fewer individuals per performance; providing a license fee of $100; altering the scope of a Class EC ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 634 |
| HB641 | Pass | Altering the definition of "DNA profile" for purposes of provisions of law concerning the admissibility of a DNA profile in a criminal proceeding; providing that a DNA profile is admissible for specified purposes if accompanied by a specified stateme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 571 |
| HB1488 | Pass | Establishing the Maryland Corps Program; providing for stipends of up to $15,000 for corps participants and one-time scholarships of up to $6,000 for corps participants who complete the Program; requiring the Board of Directors to issue a Request for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 654 |
| HB870 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, to establish a program to control the spread of black flies in the State under specified circumstances; requiring that the program be implemented init...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 585 |
| HB249 | Pass | Authorizing members of the National Guard whose employment and reemployment rights have been violated to bring a civil action for economic damages, including lost wages and benefits; and authorizing a court to award specified damages, fees, costs, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 561 |
| HB1076 | Pass | Creating in Montgomery County a sports stadium license; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue the license to three individuals serving on the Board of Director for a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company that operat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 646 |
| HB1533 | Pass | Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for specified construction material or warehousing equipment purchased for use in a specified target redevelopment area in Baltimore County under specified circumstances; requiring a buyer claiming th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 604 |
| HB654 | Pass | Requiring an applicant for a specified Class D beer, wine, and liquor license in Howard County to attest in a sworn statement that gross receipts from food sales will be at least equal to 20% of the gross receipts from the sale of food and alcoholic ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 625 |
| HB1054 | Pass | Altering the penalty the Comptroller is required to assess if a person fails to pay income tax when due; and applying the Act to all income tax penalties assess on or after July 1, 2016.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 642 |
| HB816 | Pass | Providing the salary of the Sheriff of Cecil County beginning with the term of office that begins in fiscal year 2019 to be not less than $100,000, as determined by the County Council of Cecil County; and providing for the application of the Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 632 |
| HB855 | Pass | Authorizing the Correctional Training Commission to revoke the certification of a Department of Juvenile Services employee in conjunction with specified disciplinary actions; authorizing the court to reinstate the certification of a correctional offi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 555 |
| HB659 | Pass | Authorizing a specified victim to file an application for leave to appeal to the Court of Special Appeals from an interlocutory order or appeal to the Court of Special Appeals from a final order that denies or fails to consider the victim's right to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 541 |
| HB1148 | Pass | Requiring the Comptroller, on or before January 1, 2017, to collect information on State income tax forms on the amount of retirement income from specified sources reported by an individual taxpayer, and by each spouse in the case of a joint return; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 648 |
| HB72 | Pass | Requiring the State Board of Education and nonpublic schools, defined as noncollegiate educational institutions that hold certificates of approval from the State Board and participate in the Nonpublic Schools Textbook and Technology Grants Program, t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 609 |
| HB177 | Pass | Repealing a criminal prohibition on making specified markings on a flag authorized by the United States or this State for exhibition or display, publicly exhibiting a flag of the United States or this State that has specified markings, or displaying ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 617 |
| HB1073 | Pass | Authorizing the Montgomery County Board of License Commissioners to fulfill a specified notice requirement by posting online a completed application for an alcoholic beverages license at least 14 days before the hearing date.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 645 |
| HB22 | Pass | Altering the membership of the Steering Committee of the Ethan Saylor Alliance for Self-Advocates as Educators: requiring the Steering Committee to review, or request that the Alliance review, the content and monitor the implementation of the trainin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 520 |
| HB155 | Pass | Prohibiting a person from engaging in a malicious course of conduct where the person intends to cause or knows or reasonably should have known that the conduct would cause serious emotional distress to another.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 545 |
| HB146 | Pass | Authorizing a specified property tax credit for specified residential real property in Harford County owned by specified surviving spouses or specified cohabitants; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to grant, by law, a specifie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559 |
| HB557 | Pass | Authorizing an insurer to issue a policy of homeowner's insurance that includes a specified deductible, subject to specified limitations; authorizing the insurer to require a specified deductible in a policy of homeowner's insurance or to offer a spe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 491 |
| HB1453 | Pass | Providing that a licensee of the State Real Estate Commission need not verify that a specified service provider is currently licensed by the State to perform the services if the licensee offers the name of the service provider to a client in the prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 433 |
| HB676 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council to report to the General Assembly, on or before June 30 of each year, specified information regarding each apprenticeship program registered in the State and the individuals enrolled in those...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 495 |
| HB186 | Pass | Establishing the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to maintain the operation of the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home; requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to administer the Fund for staff salaries and benefits, physic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 317 |
| HB555 | Pass | Increasing from 120 to 150 days the time period within which a sole proprietor registered cemeterian, specified permit holders, or specified other persons subject to specified perpetual care trust requirements are required to submit a specified repor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 490 |
| HB1129 | Pass | Repealing a requirement that members of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission from Montgomery County reside in the Washington Suburban Sanitary District.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 502 |
| HB180 | Pass | Requiring specified health care providers to obtain consent for HIV testing in accordance with specified provisions of law and to test pregnant patients, except under specified circumstances, during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy; repeal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 441 |
| HB631 | Pass | Altering the circumstances under which Howard County deputy sheriffs are eligible for a compensable permanent partial disability of less than 75 weeks; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493 |
| HB188 | Pass | Reorganizing and consolidating provisions of law relating to the disclosure of specified information by the Commissioner of Financial Regulation and specified other persons and the authority of the Commissioner to enter into information sharing agree...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 478 |
| HB1017 | Pass | Requiring that, in Prince George's County, the interest payable on specified county property tax payment deferrals may not exceed 4%; requiring the governing body of Prince George's County to establish and promote a specified public awareness campaig...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 369 |
| HB1123 | Pass | Altering a specified provision of law to provide that the boundaries of the Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District do not include the City of Greenbelt as its boundaries are defined on July 1, 2016.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 500 |
| HB790 | Pass | Authorizing the governing body of Washington County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on specified residential property owned by specified disabled veterans of active military, naval, or air service; prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 363 |
| HB192 | Pass | Providing that another planned permanent living arrangement may be a child's permanency plan only if the child is at least 16 years old.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 382 |
| HB1071 | Pass | Authorizing a Class 7 micro-brewery license to be issued in Cecil County; authorizing a Class 7 micro-brewery license to be issued to a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license or a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license under specified cir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455 |
| HB1344 | Pass | Requiring that a specified question be placed on the ballot in Queen Anne's County at the November general election of 2016 to determine the sense of the voters of the County on the issue of the method of electing the members of the Board of County C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 509 |
| HB202 | Pass | Requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to adopt regulations requiring one video lottery facility licensee to adopt procedures to offer players the opportunity to donate coins, when receiving cash on payout, to the Maryland Veterans...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 479 |
| HB648 | Pass | Requiring the Comptroller to implement electronic filing of alcoholic beverage tax returns on or before January 1, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 422 |
