MD Legislation | 2020 | Regular Session

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HB959PassAuthorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to enforce certain provisions of law under certain applicable powers; requiring the Commissioner to adopt certain regulations under certain circumstances that are consistent with certain federal regulat...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 620
SB177PassRepealing the Motor Vehicle Administration's authority to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle if the owner or driver of the motor vehicle fails to pay the penalty assessed for certain violations recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 40
SB236PassUpdating and altering certain obsolete provisions relating to the reemployment of certain teachers and principals who are retirees of the Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 137
HB536PassAuthorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County to allow an approved applicant to transfer an alcoholic beverages license to other premises within one-half mile of the premises for which the license was issued if the premises i...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 601
SB523PassAltering the tax imposed on certain pass-through entities; requiring each pass-through entity to pay the tax imposed with respect to certain shares of certain nonresident and nonresident entity members of the pass-through entity; authorizing a pass-t...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 641
SB599PassAltering the annual salary of the Sheriff of Harford County to be equal to the salary of the Department of State Police lieutenant colonel, at the highest available step for a lieutenant colonel under the Department of State Police pay plan in effect...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 439
SB431PassAuthorizing Charles County to use the proceeds from the issuance of certain tax increment financing bonds for convention centers, conference centers, or visitor's centers, to maintain infrastructure improvements at the centers, and to market developm...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 174
SB809PassClarifying certain provisions of law pertaining to a certain reemployment earnings offset of a retirement allowance for certain retirees of the State Retirement and Pension System that are reemployed in certain positions.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 382
HB1311PassAltering the eligibility criteria for an applicant for a tree expert license to be issued a license.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 456
SB636PassAltering the date, to beginning October 1, 2021, by which initial and renewal applicants to be appointed as notaries public must complete certain requirements; requiring the Secretary of State, by October 1, 2021, to offer a course of study and an ex...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 571
HB106PassIncreasing the cap, from 2 to 4 years, that an applicant for a mortician or funeral director license may spend as an apprentice except under certain circumstances; requiring certain applicants and licensed apprentices to submit to the Maryland State ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 602
SB425PassAltering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment to be the greater of 75% of the disposable wages due or 30 times the State minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the wages are due, multiplied by the number of week...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 184
SB530PassExpanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of source of income; stating the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidie...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 117
HB872PassExpanding the membership of the State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services to include two additional members from the Department of Juvenile Services.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 353
HB304PassAuthorizing the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to bring a certain action under the Consumer Protection Act against a person who violates a certain provision of criminal law regarding the exploitation of a vulner...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 160
HB288PassRequiring in Prince George's County a holder of a certain alcoholic beverages license or an individual designated by the license holder and employed in a supervisory capacity to be certified by an approved alcohol awareness program and to be present ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 155
SB116PassContinuing the Maryland Home Improvement Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2032, the termination provisions relating to certain statutory and regulatory authority ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 530
SB446PassAuthorizing the Secretary of Higher Education to require certain institutions of postsecondary education to refund all tuition and fees to certain Maryland students under certain circumstances; establishing that an institution that closes programs in...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 554
HB503PassRequiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a dependent child of a service member relocating to the State on military orders to enroll in a school in the county in accordance with certain provisions of law; requiring a county superintendent...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 224
HB999PassEstablishing a process for an electric cooperative to operate as a member-regulated cooperative in a certain area; requiring a cooperative's board of directors to hold a certain meeting and forums and provide a certain notice and information to the c...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 606
HB89PassAuthorizing the County Commissioners of St. Mary's County to designate an emergency snow route and to regulate travel and the presence of vehicles on an emergency snow route during a snow emergency.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 46
HB549PassContinuing the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2031, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authori...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 249
SB165PassAltering the nominating entity for four board members of the Industry Automobile Insurance Association to reflect the merger of the American Insurance Association and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America into the American Property Ca...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 61
SB329PassRequiring a public institution of higher education to submit an outbreak response plan to the Maryland Department of Health on or before August 1 each year, beginning in 2021; requiring a public institution of higher education to implement the outbre...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 99
HB948PassProviding that, under certain retirement and pension systems, a member's normal service retirement allowance shall equal the member's annuity under certain circumstances; providing that, under certain pension systems, a former member's vested allowan...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 387
HB318PassRequiring each constituent institution of higher education in the University System of Maryland to develop a method to clearly and conspicuously show students in the online course catalog which courses use free or low cost digital materials and may p...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 165
HB599PassRequiring the student member of the Baltimore County Board of Education to be elected by certain middle school and high school students in accordance with procedures established by the Baltimore County student councils.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 269
SB576PassAltering a requirement that a petition for guardianship of a disabled person include signed and verified certificates of competency by providing that the certificates may be signed and verified by a nurse practitioner and certain other health care pr...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 568
HB81PassRepealing the crime of sodomy; making conforming changes; clarifying that certain evidence is not admissible as an infamous crime; providing that a conviction before October 1, 2020, for sodomy may not be expunged under certain circumstances; etc.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 45
HB1319PassRequiring the Governor to appoint five members of the Board of License Commissioners for Wicomico County; requiring that members of the Board be nominated in a certain manner; requiring that three members of the Board be residents of the City of Sali...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 459
SB47PassRequiring the Commission to Advance Next Generation 9-1-1 Across Maryland to report certain findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2020, and on or before December 15, 2021; and extending the te...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 506
SB463PassAltering the authority of the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System to adopt regulations to manage, for certain purposes, the monitoring and recording of incoming telephone conversations to the Member Services division of the S...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 557
SB564PassRequiring a county board of education to waive certain high school graduation requirements that are in addition to high school graduation requirements established by the State Board of Education for a student in foster care or who is a homeless youth...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 565
SB778PassRequiring certain persons to record electronically a release related to motor vehicle liens with the Motor Vehicle Administration within 5 business days; requiring, rather than authorizing, the Administration to develop and implement an electronic sy...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 412
HB482PassExpanding the authority of certain homeowners association commissions in the code home rule counties of the Southern Maryland class to hear and resolve through alternative dispute resolution certain issues between a homeowners association and a homeo...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 218
SB616PassRequiring, rather than authorizing, the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund to be the third-party administrator for the State's Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Program for State Employees under a contract with the State; authorizing the Fund to use no...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 53
SB111PassRequiring certain insurers to send a written notice to policyholders of universal or variable life insurance if the policy contains a provision that allows the policyholder to reduce the face amount of the policy; requiring that the notice state that...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 527
HB120PassProviding that a motor carrier permit is not required for transportation services that a nonprofit organization provides through the use of a volunteer driver and the volunteer driver's personal vehicle; altering the definition of "transportation net...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 64
SB753PassAuthorizing the City of Laurel to participate in the Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 469
SB7PassAltering the membership of the Maryland Green Building Council by removing the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, or the Secretary's designee, as a member and substituting the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary's designee, as a member.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 494
HB157PassAuthorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend a business or occupational license before holding an administrative hearing if the Administration determines that the license holder is in violation of certain used vehicle safety inspection req...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 85
HB917PassAltering the basis on which a person is prohibited from taking certain actions against a certain person or group, to include certain actions motivated either in whole or in part by another person's or group's race, color, religious beliefs, sexual or...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 367
HB1479PassRequiring, in Calvert County, that certain subdivision plats be prepared and endorsed by certain individuals in a certain manner; requiring certain subdivision plats or deeds of dedication to include a certain signed and acknowledged statement; autho...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 480
SB164PassIncreasing the total amount of awards, from $300,000 to $500,000, the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General is authorized to pay to all claimants for acts or omissions of one registered home builder from the Home Builder ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 59
SB427PassAuthorizing an individual who hunts under a Deer Management Permit in Baltimore County to use a shotgun or a breech loading center fired rifle to hunt deer throughout the year, including all deer hunting seasons, in the locations and under the condit...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 454
SB676PassIncreasing, from 0.17% to 0.25%, the maximum that may be charged to certain public service companies for a State fiscal year to reimburse the Public Service Commission for certain costs and expenses.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 55
SB802PassExempting from the property tax property that is owned by the Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc., and used exclusively for education of the public, encouraging agriculture in the State, assisting in the dissemination of information relating to agriculture, o...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 635
SB170PassClarifying that a ground lease holder may not bring any suit, action, or proceeding against the current leasehold tenant or a former leasehold tenant to recover the ground rent that was due and owing before the date the current leasehold tenant acqui...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 125
SB74PassEstablishing that the Marine Contractors Licensing Board is subject to the Maryland Program Evaluation Act; establishing that the Board is a unit in the Department of the Environment; authorizing the Board, by regulation, to establish certain license...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 513
HB219PassRequiring a person who files a Maryland estate tax return solely for the purpose of making a certain election to file the return within 2 years after the death of the decedent; clarifying the definition of "deceased spousal unused exclusion amount" f...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 111
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