MD Legislation | 2017 | Regular Session | Senate | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB616	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing, for purposes of filing a petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, a victim or victim's family member to request a certifying official to certify victim helpfulness on a Form I-918, Supplement B certification; providing that, for the purpose o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-10 Special Order until next session (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
SB835	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting a specified government agent from taking specified actions for immigration enforcement purposes; prohibiting a law enforcement official from stopping, arresting, searching, or detaining an individual for purposes of investigating a suspec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-10 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
SB53	Intro Sine Die	Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for the value of any medals awarded by the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee and the amount of any prize money or honoraria that is received fr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-10 Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
SB675	Intro Sine Die	Defining the term "conviction" as it relates to the standard required to file a petition for writ of actual innocence by a person convicted at trial; and establishing a standard required to file a petition for writ of actual innocence by a person con... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-10 Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings
SB677	Intro Sine Die	Clarifying the group of persons who may file a specified petition for postconviction DNA testing or a database or log search; requiring a court to order a new trial under specified circumstances for specified classes of persons filing for postconvict... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-10 Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings
SB1005	Intro Sine Die	Requiring a specified owner of a mobile home park to provide written notice of any increase in the annual rent for a site to a specified resident, a specified homeowners association, and the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorn... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-05 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB705	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 specified Maryland constitutional right; authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-05 Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB1187	Intro Sine Die	Repealing specified provisions of law that provide a separate jury proceeding to determine whether a person convicted of murder in the first degree is sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole or imprisonment for life; esta... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-04 Recommitted to Judicial Proceedings (Senator Zirkin)
SB1199	Intro Sine Die	Requiring specified carriers that issue, deliver, or offer policies, contracts, or certificates of long-term care insurance in the State and sell or otherwise transfer their books of business to another carrier to, at least 14 days before the sale or... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-30 Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
SB803	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a local government in Frederick County to use a specified process to remediate blighted property; requiring the owner of a blighted property, on notification from the appropriate unit of local government, to remediate the property's bligh... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-30 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB691	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a court to order administration of specified medication to a defendant for a period of no longer than 30 days after a finding of incompetency or not criminally responsible under specified circumstances; providing that specified medication... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-30 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB1185	Intro Sine Die	Requiring a specified home builder to correct a specified drainage defect within 30 days after receiving written notice of the defect if a specified owner provides notice, including specified documentation, to the home builder within 1 year after the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-30 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
SB1066	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing the State to appeal a specified sentence modification to a three-judge review panel; authorizing a three-judge review panel to review a specified sentence modification; prohibiting a three-judge review panel from increasing a specified se... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-30 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB780	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a county or municipality to conduct a third-party audit of specified sexual assault cases; requiring a county or municipality to arrange a third-party audit of sexual assault cases under specified circumstances; establishing the requireme... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-30 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB932	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Agriculture, to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of atrazine in the State; specifying the parameter... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-30 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB1195	Intro Sine Die	Altering the elevated blood lead level at which an owner of an affected property is required to satisfy the modified risk reduction standard; and altering the elevated blood lead level at which a local health department is required to notify specifie... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-29 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB1197	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission to actively seek, to the extent permitted by State and federal law, to achieve racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity when licensing medical cannabis growers, processors, and dis... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-29 To Senate Finance Committee
SB1123	Intro Sine Die	Requiring that procurements made through competitive sealed bids or competitive sealed proposals by the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency be awarded to the responsible bidder or offeror who submits the lowest responsive bid or proposal under sp... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-29 Third Reading Failed (21-25)
SB1192	Intro Sine Die	Specifying factors that must be evidenced in order for the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to be satisfied that the work that an individual performs under a specified contract is not covered employment for purposes of the unemployment i... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-28 To Senate Finance Committee
SB984	Intro Sine Die	Establishing the Enhanced Security Compassionate Release Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the purpose of the Program; requiring the Program to include a specified initial cap on participation; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-27 Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
SB660	Intro Sine Die	Providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to promote the health, safety, and well-being of patients and to foster communication between patients and health care providers; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-27 Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
SB400	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop and make available a standardized form for a BSL-3 laboratory for specified purposes; requiring the laboratories to report specified information to the Department on or before September... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-27 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB1105	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting, except under specified circumstances, a person from using a specified unmanned aircraft system within 1,000 feet of a correctional facility; and establishing penalties for a violation of the Act of up to 4 years imprisonment or a maximum... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-24 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB1101	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a borrower under a reverse mortgage loan to designate a person to whom specified notice must be sent by the reverse mortgage lender; requiring a reverse mortgage lender to send a copy of a specified notice to a person designated by the re... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
SB1092	Intro Sine Die	Requiring, with specified exceptions, each newly issued or reissued electronic benefits transfer card to contain a photograph of the recipient; requiring the Family Investment Administration in the Department of Human Resources to establish specified... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 To Senate Finance Committee
SB404	Intro Sine Die	Requiring employers with 15 or more employees to include specified information in a job announcement to recruit an employee or independent contractor to fill a position within the employer's organization; prohibiting specified employers from paying l... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB1082	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting a gas company or an electric company from imposing a specified deposit requirement on customers who are at least 65 years old and have an annual income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level; prohibiting a gas company or an electri... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
SB895	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a court to appoint a receiver under specified circumstances; providing that a specified mortgagee is entitled to the appointment of a receiver; requiring a court to appoint a receiver under specified circumstances; authorizing a court to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
SB192	Intro Sine Die	Requiring a specified financial statement required to be submitted by a specified cemetery to the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight to contain a balance sheet from the most recent federal tax return filed by the business, or on a form spec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
SB935	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing the parent or legal guardian of a minor to delegate to a temporary health care agent the authority to consent to and make decisions regarding medically necessary health care treatment of the minor; requiring a specified delegation to be m... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB1130	Intro Sine Die	Excluding, from specified provisions of State insurance laws, specified blanket health insurance policies and contracts that provide health insurance benefits to specified volunteer emergency responders; providing that the blanket health insurance po... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
SB1098	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting a specified services agreement between a credit card processor and a business entity from including a specified provision authorizing liquidated damages or specifying a fee for the termination of a services agreement that exceeds $99; pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
SB1150	Intro Sine Die	Requiring an individualized education program for a child with a hearing or speech impairment to include educating the child's parents or guardians in basic sign language; requiring that the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program include resources suc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
SB1147	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting an individual from operating a vessel on the waters of the State while another individual is riding on or suspended from the vessel's bow, gunwale, or transom in a dangerous manner; establishing a maximum penalty of $300 for a violation o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
SB1037	Intro Sine Die	Repealing the requirement that a health care provider who attests in a certificate of a qualified expert or who testifies in relation to a proceeding before an arbitration panel or a court concerning compliance with or departure from standards of car... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-23 To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
SB1164	Intro Sine Die	Altering the membership of the Maryland Transportation Authority to include specified members of the General Assembly as nonvoting members of the Authority serving in an advisory capacity only; specifying criteria concerning the appointment, tenure, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-22 To Senate Finance Committee
SB1065	Intro Sine Die	Requiring specified Maryland Department of Transportation business entities to review and update the I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study and the West Side Mobility Study in order to ensure compliance with federal and State project development proc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-22 To Senate Finance Committee
SB167	Intro Sine Die	Clarifying that specified costs incurred by the holder of a tax sale certificate shall be reimbursed on redemption of the property; requiring specified payments for reimbursement to be made to the attorney for a holder of a certificate of sale or the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-22 Recommitted to Budget and Taxation (Senator Conway)
SB1129	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene from requiring, under specified circumstances, that an outpatient substance use disorder treatment program be granted specified accreditation as a condition of licensure; requiring each hospital ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-22 To Senate Finance Committee
SB1126	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a workgroup to study the advisability of the State, along with hospitals, pharmacies, health care facilities, and private medical practices, forming a generic drugs and medical supplies ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-22 To Senate Finance Committee
SB1156	Intro Sine Die	Exempting a high-deductible health plan from the prohibition on application of a deductible to coverage for male sterilization; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-22 To Senate Finance Committee
SB783	Intro Sine Die	Providing that a statement made by a party during a discussion held in accordance with a patient safety early intervention program is inadmissible in specified legal proceedings; authorizing a hospital or a related institution to establish a specifie... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-22 Recommitted to Judicial Proceedings (Senator Zirkin)
SB1090	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting the Maryland Transportation Authority from making any capital investment in the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway toll plaza; requiring the Authority to remove the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway toll plaza when it becomes functionally ob... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-22 To Senate Finance Committee
SB1168	Intro Sine Die	Altering the age of an individual to whom a pharmacist may administer an influenza vaccination from at least 9 years old to at least 5 years old. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-21 To Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
SB1043	Intro Sine Die	Requiring an electric company to contract for specified renewable energy credits and electricity generated from specified Tier 1 renewable sources to meet at least 25% of the renewable energy portfolio standard for the electricity that the electric c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-21 To Senate Finance Committee
SB1020	Intro Sine Die	Reorganizing the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Health Services Cost Review Commission to be the Maryland Health Care and Cost Review Commission; repealing the Health Services Cost Review Commission, the Health Services Cost Review Commissio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-21 To Senate Finance Committee
SB1146	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Maryland Clean Energy Center and the University of Maryland Energy Research Center jointly to conduct a study on the renewable energy portfolio standard and related matters; providing for the scope of the study; providing specific subje... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-21 To Senate Finance Committee
SB513	Intro Sine Die	Repealing in Prince George's County the Sunday off-sale permit that authorizes Sunday alcoholic beverages sales for off-premises consumption by Class A beer, wine, and liquor license holders and specified Class B beer, wine, and liquor license holder... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB1103	Intro Sine Die	Establishing the Home Sprinkler and Fire Safety Assistance Fund to provide grants to offset the costs of installing a sprinkler system when purchasing a home; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer the Fund; requi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB1131	Intro Sine Die	Providing that specified students residing in Somerset County may enroll full time in specified community colleges and pay no tuition or fees for up to 3 years if specified conditions are met; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to pay... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs