| SB466 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing a register of wills to waive certain fees for the administration of an estate if certain real property subject to administration in the State is to be transferred to a certain individual or is encumbered by a lien and subject to sale unde...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Senators Kelley, Cassilly, and Lee |
| SB610 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Task Force on the Forest Conservation Act Offset Policy to study and review certain issues related to certain changes to forested lands in the State due to certain circumstances; requiring the Task Force to develop findings and recom...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (103-36) |
| SB1036 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring a State's Attorney to serve a certain written notice on a defendant, the defendant's counsel, and the court prior to trial or the acceptance of a plea of guilty or the equivalent; requiring a court to inform, both verbally and in a written ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Senators Zirkin, Ready, and Muse |
| HB1330 | Engross
Sine Die | Designating a contractual or temporary employee of a State's Attorney paid at a rate equivalent to at least State grade level 16 as a public official for a certain purpose; prohibiting an official or employee from being employed by or having a financ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Third Reading Passed (137-0) |
| SB861 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the juvenile court, in a certain case in which jurisdiction is transferred from a court exercising criminal jurisdiction, to issue body attachments for witnesses as provided by a certain Maryland Rule.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Senators Brochin, Ramirez, and Ready |
| HB1406 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing in Worcester County the State Highway Administration, on its own initiative or at the request of a local authority, to designate an area on a State highway as a special event zone and reduce established speed limits in the special event z...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| HB1772 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Governor to include in the State budget for fiscal years 2020 through 2023, an appropriation of $500,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund for the operation of the replica sailing vessel known as the Pride of Baltimore II; requiring a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| SB317 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Governor to include $500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $750,000 in each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024 in the State budget to the Higher Education Commission for near completer grants for certain recipients; requiring that grants are t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Delegates Luedtke, Ebersole, and Patterson |
| HB810 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person from selling a battery operated smoke alarm in the State for a certain purpose on or after October 1, 2018, unless the smoke alarm is a sealed, tamper resistant unit incorporating a silence/hush button and using one or more long-...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Rules Committee |
| HB1426 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission, in consultation with the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, to establish a workgroup of commercial oyster harvesters and other interested stakeholders in the State; requiring the workgroup to review c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SB670 | Engross
Sine Die | Increasing the age that an individual under the age of majority must attain before the individual may marry under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Delegates Sydnor, Gibson, and Kittleman |
| HB88 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to review prescription monitoring data for indications of a possible misuse or abuse of a monitored prescription drug; requiring the Program to report the possible misuse or abuse to the prescriber o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0) |
| HB766 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with certain entities, to undertake a technical study to review changes in forest cover and tree canopy in the State; requiring the study to include surveys and mapping and certain ana...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Third Reading Passed (114-25) |
| SB628 | Engross
Sine Die | Making it a civil rather than a criminal offense to consume an alcoholic beverage in public under certain circumstances or to possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container under certain circumstances; requiring certain offenders to be issued a c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB1584 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the applicability of certain security breach investigation and notification requirements to certain businesses; prohibiting a certain business from charging a certain owner or licensee of computerized data a fee for providing information tha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Reassigned to Finance |
| SB67 | Engross
Sine Die | Renaming the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Fund to be the Advantage Maryland Fund Authority and the Advantage Maryland Fund; expanding the information required as part of a report ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB776 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Board of Public Works to collect certain information related to health care for all construction-related, competitive sealed bids for projects for a certain time period; requiring the Board to direct certain agencies to include certain ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Rules Committee |
| HB1139 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to refuse to register or reregister, or suspend the registration of, a motor vehicle for which the person liable for a violation recorded by a vehicle height monitoring system has failed to pay the civil p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| SB632 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the Department of Commerce to create, own, control, or be a member of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or any other entity, whether operated for profit or not for profit; requiring the Department to issue a request f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Senators Rosapepe, Mathias, and Hershey |
| SB558 | Engross
Sine Die | Increasing from 60 to 90 the number of days within which the Department of Natural Resources is required to hold a hearing for a person who holds an authorization to catch oysters and receives a citation for a certain offense; establishing that the D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation |
| SB1156 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund to provide grants to eligible counties to establish pretrial services programs; requiring the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to administer the Fund; re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| SB211 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring that regulations adopted under certain provisions of law regulating behavioral health programs include provisions authorizing a behavioral health program located in a federally designated health professional shortage area to satisfy any reg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| HB311 | Engross
Sine Die | Extending the period during which the Maryland Stadium Authority and Baltimore City must contribute certain amounts to the annual operating deficits of the Baltimore Convention facility and $200,000 each year to a capital improvement reserve fund; an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Rules Committee |
| HB1624 | Engross
Sine Die | 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] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SB30 | Engross
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] | 2018-04-09
Third Reading Failed (41-89) |
| HB395 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifying the group of persons who may file a certain petition for postconviction DNA testing or a database or log search; requiring a court to order a new trial or vacate a conviction under certain circumstances for certain classes of persons filin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0) |
| SB618 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing a county board of education to award credit to a high school student who completes work-based training or classroom instruction under a registered apprenticeship program; authorizing a county board to count toward high school attendance t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Delegates Luedtke, Wilkins, and Rose |
| HB314 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing a court to issue an order authorizing or directing a law enforcement officer to use a cell site simulator after making a certain determination; requiring a law enforcement agency authorized to use a cell site simulator to take certain act...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (41-3) |
| HB873 | Engross
Sine Die | Repealing a certain provision of law specifying a certain processing fee for articles of transfer; repealing each provision of law regarding executing and filing articles of transfer; altering the types of actions not required by a corporation for ce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| HB1125 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing that a certain report signed by the DNA analyst is prima facie evidence of certain matters for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; providing that a certain DNA profile may be established without the necessity for the DNA analy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| HB1194 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Drug Cost Commission to determine how to make prescription drugs more affordable for State residents, State and local government, commercial health plans and other stakeholders within the State; requiring the Commission to create an ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Favorable Report by Finance |
| HB862 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "ignition interlock system" to require that an ignition interlock device be equipped with a camera capable of recording the image of the driver of the motor vehicle in which the device is installed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| SB1266 | Engross
Sine Die | Increasing the fee from $25 to $125 for a county license to sell cigarettes at retail in Charles County; requiring the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Charles County to distribute $25 of each license fee to the Comptroller and to distribute $100 of ea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| SB309 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing emergency medical services providers and law enforcement officers to report overdoses using a certain information technology platform with secure access; requiring the emergency medical services provider or law enforcement officer making ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Senators Middleton, Feldman, and Hershey |
| HB235 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing that certain exemptions from and reductions of the school facilities surcharge on certain residential construction in Prince George's County do not apply unless at least 20% of the construction is designated as affordable housing for res...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| SB655 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifying that a member of the State Higher Education Labor Relations Board may petition the circuit court to order the State, a president, a system institution, or a person to comply with an order from the Board; and establishing that the failure t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| SB1249 | Engross
Sine Die | Extending to September 30, 2020, the termination date of certain provisions of law that reduce the school facilities surcharge for certain multifamily housing and exempt certain dwelling units from the school facilities surcharge.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Second Reading Passed |
| SB790 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the State song to be the historical State song.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| SB296 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting an individual from committing a certain drunk or drugged driving offense if the individual has been convicted previously for certain other crimes under certain circumstances; making a violation of the Act a felony; establishing certain pe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Senate Requests House Recede |
| HB1236 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the maximum grant amount that the Maryland Energy Administration may award to certain properties under the Solar Energy Grant Program; prohibiting the Administration from denying a grant application for a certain property except under certai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0) |
| SB953 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the distribution of revenue from certain recordation taxes collected by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; requiring the Comptroller, in consultation with the Department, to hire an independent certified public accountant to p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Delegates Walker, D. Barnes, and Long |
| HB1800 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the State Department of Education and the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain standards related to Maryland school-based health centers by August 1, 2018; and terminating the Act after June 30, 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Rules Committee |
| HB1695 | Engross
Sine Die | Defining the term "deface" for purposes of the hate crimes laws to include affixing, erecting, or placing a noose or swastika on.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0) |
| HB596 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 authority and provide a streamlined method for physicians to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SB714 | Engross
Sine Die | Providing that a certain provision of law may not be construed to authorize the possession of marijuana or cannabis on the grounds of a local correctional facility; authorizing the imposition of certain penalties for the possession of marijuana or ca...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| HB1142 | Engross
Sine Die | Providing that the failure of law enforcement to notify a certain individual that the individual is being recorded shall not affect the admissibility of a certain recording.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (42-2) |
| HB910 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring certain county boards of education, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, to ensure that a certain student is screened to identify if the student is at risk for reading difficulties; authorizing a county board to use a screening instrum...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
Third Reading Passed (136-0) |
| SB390 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifying the contents of a certain plan for retraining and placing certain displaced employees who work for a hospital that proposes to close, partially close, or convert to a certain freestanding medical facility; altering the purpose of a certain...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| HB440 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City, following each decennial census of the United States, to prepare a plan for the adjustment of the geographic boundaries and composition of each Baltimore City police district and the reallocation o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee |
| HB133 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to provide for the renovation of the Ocean City Convention facility; increasing, from $17,340,000 to $21,700,000, the amount the Board of Public Works may approve for the issuance of certain bonds related to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-09
To Senate Rules Committee |
