| HB1282 | Pass | Repealing a certain requirement that a health maintenance organization or a certain health care facility have a certificate of need before taking certain actions to establish a certain ambulatory surgical facility or center; altering the conditions u... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 448 |
| SB69 | Pass | Requiring institutions of postsecondary education to provide certain education loan information annually to each undergraduate student enrolled in the institution who applies for federal student aid in the applicable award year; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 360 |
| HB431 | Pass | Establishing the Fostering Employment Program to provide employment opportunities for foster care recipients and unaccompanied homeless youth; requiring the Department of Human Services, in coordination with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 379 |
| SB92 | Pass | Establishing the Public School Facility Construction Innovation Incentive Pilot Program to provide incentives to encourage public school systems to pursue innovative public school facility construction projects; requiring the Interagency Commission o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 398 |
| SB933 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland 529 Board to develop an application form for a certain State contribution program that includes certain information; requiring the Governor to provide appropriations of $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $3,000,000 in fiscal ye... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 419 |
| HB1630 | Pass | Establishing the James Proctor Scholarship Program at historically black colleges and universities; requiring each historically black college or university to apply funding from the Program to the tuition and fees of an enrolled student who is a resi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 409 |
| HB247 | Pass | Establishing a Victim Services Unit in the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention; transferring existing functions and operations of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and the sexual assault forensic examinations program to the Unit;... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 422 |
| HB301 | Pass | Providing that, in a prosecution for certain sexual offenses, evidence that the defendant committed sexually assaultive behavior before or after the offense for which the defendant is on trial may be admissible for certain reasons; requiring that the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 362 |
| HB1137 | Pass | Altering the tidal fish license and oyster authorization requirements for persons aboard a boat who are using diving apparatus to catch oysters for commercial purposes in the waters of the State; prohibiting more than two commercial oyster divers fro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518 |
| HB253 | Pass | Altering the definition of "stinger-steered automobile transporter" to include certain vehicles not engaged exclusively in the transportation of automobiles or boats for purposes of certain provisions of law regulating vehicle length and loads; speci... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543 |
| SB353 | Pass | Repealing a prohibition against operating golf carts on certain highways in the City of Crisfield in Somerset County; repealing the authority of the State Highway Administration to designate a location for golf carts to cross certain highways in the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 541 |
| HB691 | Pass | Requiring the Secretary of Health to distribute at least $400,000 annually from the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund to the qualified nonprofit organization responsible for the maintenance and operation of a certain donor registry; requiring ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 444 |
| HB848 | Pass | Altering a certain prohibition on a consumer bringing a certain action or proceeding against a consumer reporting agency; altering the manner in which a consumer may place, temporarily lift, or remove a security freeze; requiring a consumer reporting... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480 |
| HB1234 | Pass | Authorizing a county board of education to award certain credit to a high school student for work-based training or classroom instruction completed under a registered apprenticeship program; authorizing a county board to count toward high school atte... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 403 |
| HB193 | Pass | Exempting an individual from the requirement to not be subject to compulsory school attendance and to have withdrawn from school in order to be eligible to obtain a high school diploma by examination if the individual participates in a GED Option Pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 374 |
| SB232 | Pass | Requiring a general hospice care program, when providing services in an in-home setting, to establish a written unused prescription medication collection and disposal policy that includes certain provisions; requiring an employee of a general hospice... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 440 |
| HB1136 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to review certain reports and, in counties where fewer than 50% of students who have failed hearing and vision screenings are receiving the recommended services, to coordinate with the county board or the c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 401 |
| HB1351 | Pass | Authorizing a landowner to use a portion of the land subject to an easement to hold certain special occasion events for commercial purposes under certain circumstances; specifying that a certain approval granted by the Maryland Agricultural Land Pres... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 492 |
| SB979 | Pass | Requiring that, if a self-insured employer, insurer, or the Uninsured Employers' Fund has not waived third-party reimbursement, the Subsequent Injury Fund be reimbursed after the self-insured employer, insurer, or Uninsured Employers' Fund in a certa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 535 |
| HB1132 | Pass | Requiring a carrier that is an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, or a health maintenance organization, except for a group model health maintenance organization, to ensure in certain standards that certain enrollees have access to local health... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 487 |
| HB315 | Pass | Repealing the requirement that the State Board of Education adopt and publish standards for the administration of a subsidized feeding program; authorizing a nonpublic school that participates in the Federal School Breakfast Program or the National S... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 560 |
| HB1532 | Pass | Establishing the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Farmers; requiring the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to assist in the repayment of a higher education loan obtained for tuition, educ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 404 |
| SB607 | Pass | Requiring the governing body of each institution of higher education, on or before August 1, 2019, to adopt and submit to the Maryland Higher Education Commission a revised written policy on sexual assault that includes certain disciplinary proceedin... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 394 |
| HB863 | Pass | Requiring an advanced practice registered nurse who qualifies for certification by the State Board of Nursing by having a multistate licensure privilege under the Nurse Licensure Compact to, at all times, ensure that the Board has certain documentati... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 483 |
| HB982 | Pass | Extending to September 30, 2022, the termination date of certain provisions of law relating to the Maryland Higher Education Outreach and College Access Pilot Program; and altering the provisions related to a certain report on the Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 399 |
| HB1819 | Pass | Establishing the Cyber Warrior Diversity Program at Baltimore City Community College, Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Morgan State University, and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to train students in computer networking and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 566 |
| SB927 | Pass | Authorizing a county and a municipality to impose a penalty against an alarm system contractor for the alarm system contractor's failure to register an alarm system under certain circumstances; authorizing a county and a municipality to impose a pena... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 478 |
| HB1451 | Pass | Making victims of certain crimes involving the operation of a vessel or motor vehicle eligible for payment of a claim through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; and applying the Act prospectively. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 458 |
| SB308 | Pass | Establishing the Fostering Employment Program to provide employment opportunities for certain foster care recipients and unaccompanied homeless youth through training leading to certain credentials; requiring the Department of Human Services, in coor... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 380 |
| SB983 | Pass | Requiring that the Maryland Historical Society receive, for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, $250,000 from certain funds distributed to the Maryland State Arts Council from certain revenue distributed from the State admissions and am... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 557 |
| SB170 | Pass | Expanding the list of charges to which a certain prohibition against violating a certain condition of pretrial or posttrial release is applicable. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 428 |
| SB42 | Pass | Clarifying that any payment toward, written or oral affirmation of, or any other activity on a certain debt that occurs after the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to the consumer debt collection action does not revive or extend the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 549 |
| SB168 | Pass | Authorizing a life insurer to refuse an application for a policy of life insurance on the life of a minor only under certain circumstances; requiring an application for a policy of life insurance on the life of a minor to include a certain consent an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 431 |
| HB781 | Pass | Exempting individuals who have successfully obtained a high school diploma by examination from certain requirements relating to the Guaranteed Access Grant, subject to certain qualifications; requiring certain individuals to meet certain qualificatio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 388 |
| SB1252 | Pass | Correcting certain requirements pertaining to a certain earnings limitation to certain retirees of the Employees' and Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems; exempting certain retirees from a certain earnings limitation under certain circumstances;... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 469 |
| SB234 | Pass | Entering into the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; providing the purpose of the Compact is to strengthen access to health care by developing a process to complement existing licensing and provide a streamlined method to allow physicians to becom... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 470 |
| HB698 | Pass | Repealing certain provisions of law that authorize under certain circumstances, a person to plant, cultivate, process, sell, or buy industrial hemp in the State; repealing an authorization for the Department of Agriculture or an institution of higher... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 475 |
| SB725 | Pass | Authorizing a school principal to make a report to a law enforcement agency if, after an investigation is completed, the principal has reason to believe that a student has engaged in conduct that constitutes a certain criminal offense; requiring cert... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 366 |
| HB1074 | Pass | Requiring public institutions of higher education to grant priority registration for courses to certain currently serving members and veterans of the armed forces of the United States; providing that a certain course registration priority applies onl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 400 |
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Sine Die | Commemorating the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Douglass; and providing that a copy of this resolution be forwarded by the Department of Legislative Services to certain individuals. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Signed by the President and the Speaker - Joint Resolution 1 |
| SB251 | Pass | Requiring regulations adopted by the Board of Public Works to prohibit a unit from assessing liquidated damages for certain contracts for which a certain minority business enterprise was named on a participation schedule or named on a participation s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 482 |
| HB755 | Pass | Prohibiting a campaign finance entity that receives a contribution in violation of a certain prohibition on contributions in the name of another person from using the contribution; requiring the campaign finance entity to remit the illegal contributi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460 |
| HB1278 | Pass | Requiring the State Board of Elections to conduct an audit of the accuracy of the voting system's tabulation of votes by completing a certain audit of electronic ballot images and a certain manual audit after each statewide general election; requirin... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523 |
| HB1685 | Pass | Establishing the Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Coordination Services Grant Program Fund to make grants to counties and municipalities to provide care coordination services to low-income pregnant and postpartum women and to children from birth to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 558 |
| HB249 | Pass | Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for instruction by a licensed health care provider on fertility awareness-based methods; prohibiting the insurers, nonprofit ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 437 |
| SB43 | Pass | Exempting an individual from the requirement to not be subject to compulsory school attendance and to have withdrawn from school in order to be eligible to obtain a high school diploma by examination if the individual participates in a GED Option Pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373 |
| SB764 | Pass | Altering the calculation of certain income tax disparity grants to counties and Baltimore City under certain circumstances and for certain fiscal years; and extending a certain termination provision by 2 years. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 472 |
| SB991 | Pass | Establishing the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Farmers; requiring the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to assist in the repayment of a higher education loan obtained for tuition, educ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 405 |
| SB171 | Pass | Altering the date for the start of the term for a member elected to serve on the Talbot County Board of Education from January 1 to December 1 after the member's election. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 372 |
| HB1093 | Pass | Establishing that requirements of certain laws specifying a certain document be in a certain form or signed as a condition for recording are met by an electronic document or electronic signature under certain circumstances; requiring the clerk of a c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 516 |