| HB1312 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing certain discharge permits to a person for a new industrial poultry operation or for the purpose of extending or expanding an industrial poultry operation in operation on or before September 3...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| HB1498 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from revoking an authorization to catch oysters unless the Department first holds a certain hearing; prohibiting a certain hearing from being held more than a certain number of days after a certain offe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| HB1014 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Public Service Commission to take final action on an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity only after due consideration of certain factors including whether the applicant's design prioritizes the use or upgra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB1403 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting certain State banks and credit unions from providing financing for or investing in certain securities of an institution, a company, or a subsidiary that owns a private correctional facility or contracts as a private contractor or vendor f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB1549 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to establish, subject to the availability of funds, the Green Career Gender and Minority Empowerment and Training Pilot Program on or before January 1, 2021, to encourage young women and minoriti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn |
| HB418 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering to 2.5% the percentage of the renewable energy portfolio standard that must be derived from solar energy for a municipal electric utility in Frederick County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB472 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Administrator of a certain abandoned property fund to distribute $5,000,000 to the Community Development Program Fund; altering the contents of the Community Development Program Fund to include any money distributed from a certain aband...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn |
| HB1034 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing a certain county or municipality, after giving 60 days written notice to the electric company and the Public Service Commission, to convert its street lighting service to a certain alternative-energy-only tariff, submit a request to acqui...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB429 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the owner or operator of a place of public accommodation or an agent or employee of the owner or operator from selling or offering for sale certain substantially similar products or services if the products or services are priced differen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters; Withdrawn |
| HB626 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that certain chattels and personal property remaining at the time a certain warrant of restitution is executed in Baltimore County are deemed abandoned; establishing that a landlord or a person acting on the landlord's behalf may not be ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn |
| HB1055 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifying an exception to the definition of the term "entity" to include a governmental unit that employs an individual regulated lobbyist for the purposes of allowing certain officials and employees to accept certain gifts under certain circumstanc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| HB494 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the percentage, to 2.5% in 2020 and later, of a municipal electric utility's renewable energy portfolio standard that must be derived from solar energy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB1303 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring each employer, on or before December 1 each year, to report to the Maryland Department of Labor and the Maryland Higher Education Commission and make available to the public the number of the employer's employees who have been granted an H-...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB1128 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a person seeking a certain water quality certification to submit a request to the Department of the Environment; requiring that a request for a water quality certification include certain information concerning the potential environmental i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn |
| HB1416 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a supplier of water to inspect certain valves in a public water system in a certain manner, repair or replace certain valves, inspect certain fire hydrants, formulate and implement a certain plan, identify the locations of certain valves, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| HB1374 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person from shipping, importing, or selling into or within the State an electronic smoking device to which a certain artificial or natural flavoring is added; and providing that a person that violates the prohibition on shipping, import...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters; Withdrawn |
| HB1469 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish that a person is eligible for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor or to serve as a Senator or Delegate in the General Assembly if the person has not yet attained a certain age...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means |
| HB899 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing minimum fines for certain violations under the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law; decreasing the maximum term of imprisonment for certain violations under the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law; specifying that 50% of the fines ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| HB1290 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing certain home improvement contractors to obtain the full contract price of a home improvement contract by posting an irrevocable letter of credit in an amount equal to $100,000 per home improvement contract but not exceeding $2,000,000; au...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Referred to interim study by Economic Matters |
| HB1238 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the construction of a certain transportation project involving a magnetic levitation propulsion system without a certain informed consent of a majority of the governing bodies of the affected counties; requiring a project owner to provide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| HB1664 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter an appropriation to certain education programs equal to a certain amount and an additional $250,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB1396 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore County to grant a Sunday permit to a holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license for an additional permit fee, not to exceed $600, to be established by the Board; establishing that t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB1472 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City from limiting the installation of solar panels on the roofs of commercial or residential structures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| SB815 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing minimum fines of $150 for certain traffic violations relating to the driver of a vehicle failing to stop or yield to certain pedestrian and bicycle traffic; altering the source of funds for the Pedestrian Safety Fund; and requiring the S...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn |
| HB1412 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the authority of the Maryland Department of Health to adopt regulations related to the termination of pregnancies; and prohibiting a physician from performing an abortion on a pregnant woman using a method that results in the dismemberment o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn |
| SB876 | Intro
Sine Die | Limiting the in-person sales or distributions of vaping liquid by electronic smoking devices retailers and vape shop vendors to age-restricted areas; requiring electronic smoking devices retail licensees and vape shop vendors selling vaping liquid to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB1299 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting certain physicians from having a financial relationship with each other; repealing a provision of law providing that a physician is not liable for certain damages or subject to a certain penalty under certain circumstances; prohibiting a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn |
| HB1185 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring each State or private psychiatric hospital that provides subacute care to patients in a unit within the hospital that is licensed as a limited private inpatient facility to provide patients receiving care in the unit with an itemized bill t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn |
| SB415 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection and tenure of circuit court judges; altering the method of filling vacancies in the office of a judge of a circuit court; providing for retention elections following an app...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| SB664 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish that each individual has a natural, essential, and inherent right to privacy that guarantees freedom from government intrusion; providing that the right to privacy includes the right of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| HB1286 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the holders of certain beer, wine, and liquor licenses in Baltimore City to sell beer, wine, and liquor, serve food, provide entertainment and continue all operations during certain extended hours if the licensed premises meet certain req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| SB370 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the assessment of points and penalties associated with driving a motor vehicle while the person's driver's license or privilege to drive is suspended for failure to satisfy a certain judgment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn |
| HB1045 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a Class L beer, wine, and liquor license in Frederick County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County to issue the license to a holder of a manufacturer's license; specifying that the license authorizes the li...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB1046 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a Class MD beer, wine, and liquor license for a certain purpose in certain jurisdictions; authorizing a license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor manufactured in the State for on-premises consumption in accordance with certain requir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| HB869 | Intro
Sine Die | Decreasing, over 5 taxable years, the State corporate income tax rate from 8.25% to 6.25%.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means |
| HB1269 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a direct transfer alcoholic beverages permit; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the permit to the holder of a manufacturer's license; specifying that the permit authorizes the holder to sell or provide free samples of beer, wi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| SB756 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that a public general law may not be construed to limit a power or function of a local government unless the public general law specifically states that it limits concurrent jurisdiction or that the State's jurisdiction is exclusive; provid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn |
| SB703 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection and tenure of circuit court judges; requiring Senate confirmation of individuals appointed by the Governor to the office of judge of a circuit court; providing for conteste...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| SB380 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a Class DLR license in Harford County in accordance with certain requirements; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County to issue a Class DLR license to a certain license holder; authorizing the holder of a Class ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn |
| SB972 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing provisions of law establishing and relating to the Civilian Review Board of Baltimore City; establishing the Community Oversight and Accountability Commission of Baltimore City; specifying the purpose of the Commission; providing for the co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn |
| HB207 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempting Baltimore City Community College from certain provisions of the State procurement law; requiring the Board of Trustees of the College, subject to review and approval by the Board of Public Works and the Joint Committee on Administrative, Ex...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn |
| SB405 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners from revoking an alcoholic beverages license for an entertainment facility for a violation of certain nudity and sexual display restrictions if the holder of the license operates a pe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn |
| HB1284 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that certain entities may not claim certain excess tax credits as a refund under the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit, Maryland Cybersecurity Investment Tax Credit, More Jobs for Marylanders, and the aerospace, electronics, or d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means |
| SB773 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a Class MD beer, wine, and liquor license in Baltimore County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore County to issue the license for use by an establishment that is located in an arts and entertainment district and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn |
| SB974 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifying an exception to the definition of the term "entity" to include a governmental unit that employs an individual regulated lobbyist for the purposes of allowing certain officials and employees to accept certain gifts under certain circumstanc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| SB689 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a minimum fine of $2,000 and maximum fine of $3,000 for unlawfully taking oysters from a submerged land lease or water column lease under certain circumstances; requiring a person who unlawfully takes oysters from a submerged land lease ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-10
Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn |
| SB648 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing certain provisions of law concerning the composition of Democratic Party Central Committees in certain counties; requiring the members of each county Democratic Party Central Committee to be elected in accordance with certain rules and byla...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-10
Motion Recommit to Committee (Senator Lam) Adopted |
| SB243 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt any migratory game birds on Sundays during the open season on private property or public land designated for hunting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-10
Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn |
| SB948 | Intro
Sine Die | Removing the authorization to harvest oysters from the list of activities authorized under an unlimited tidal fish license; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to, by regulation, modify the total number of certain commercial oyster authoriz...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-10
Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn |
| SB964 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Agriculture from certifying and registering a site that will be used to grow or cultivate hemp under the Hemp Research Pilot Program if the area on which the hemp will be grown is located within 2 miles of a res...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-10
Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
